tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post5554822050725472147..comments2024-03-17T01:38:27.642-07:00Comments on Marblemount Homestead: Share with the bearMarblemount Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10591217272029541556noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-29402241395630847802015-09-18T10:17:45.364-07:002015-09-18T10:17:45.364-07:00That's good. I don't have any direct exper...That's good. I don't have any direct experience with bears except when hiking and then we always try to steer clear and make noise. They run away. I have heard of people in the Sierra's say like around Nevada City where there are a lot of rural houses and bears going into people's houses and getting into trash and those people don't have a good feeling about that and try to find a new home for the bear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-46568057395460822902015-09-18T09:55:11.693-07:002015-09-18T09:55:11.693-07:00Nope. These black bears are not the monsters peop...Nope. These black bears are not the monsters people think they are. We have co-existed with mountain lions and bears in these mountains for hundreds of years. I am aware of my smallest child being outside though, making sure the kids are together out there.Marblemount Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591217272029541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-85042725066980161962015-09-18T08:17:02.752-07:002015-09-18T08:17:02.752-07:00We put up a fence that almost has razor wire on th...We put up a fence that almost has razor wire on the top but not quite. My deer grass ornamental lingers on and forget the idea of growing sunflowers out front for beauty. Irises are there now. Nothing likes them.<br /><br />Do you worry about bears getting your small animals or even you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-60188727308645165662015-09-18T07:24:45.872-07:002015-09-18T07:24:45.872-07:00Oh, no, how heartbreaking, Jennifer! To start ever...Oh, no, how heartbreaking, Jennifer! To start everything from seed and tend the plants for months, and then have everything destroyed by a bear. Argh! I feel for ya!Marblemount Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591217272029541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-41081489281029491072015-09-17T19:47:26.316-07:002015-09-17T19:47:26.316-07:00I live in CO and bear in the area is very common- ...I live in CO and bear in the area is very common- they mostly go for the sarvisberries and chokecherries.....all except for last summer! We started tomatoes from seed and after giving some away ended up with 14 plants. I babied those things all summer, taking them in and out when needing too, shielding them from wind, etc. I awoke one night to the sounds of snuffling on our deck which is on the back of the house. I looked out and saw a mama and at least two cubs. "Oh no," I thought because the only way back there is the front porch where all the tomatoes were. I thought I would wake up to a few plants down. Oh no! Those bears had eaten every single tomato red or otherwise! Aargh! My husband has been paranoid about the tomatoes this summer telling me I should pick them before the bear gets them. Haha! Every year is just different isn't it?Jennifernoreply@blogger.com