Late June and early July is the peak season for human-bear interactions in New Hampshire. New Hampshire Fish and Game advises people to take down their bird feeders and ensure their trash is secure. You should also clean up any spilled bird seed leftover from the winter. “There’s no need to be feeding birds in the summer,” Dan Bailey with NH Fish and Game said. “In doing so, you are going to inevitably attract black bears into your backyard. They’re going to start to become comfortable finding food there.”One neighborhood in Auburn has seen bears several nights in a row. One bear made a mess in Corey Canning’s backyard by destroying his bird feeder. “The bear was laying in the yard, eating peanuts from the bird feeder,” Canning said. According to New Hampshire Fish and Game there has been an increase in the number of bears being shot by chicken owners. Bailey suggested poultry and livestock owners install electric fences to prevent bears. “Electric fencing is a very effective barrier for black bears,” Bailey said. “If properly installed. Electric fence putting out at least 5,000 volts of electricity, will deter a bear.”
AUBURN, N.H. —
Late June and early July is the peak season for human-bear interactions in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire Fish and Game advises people to take down their bird feeders and ensure their trash is secure. You should also clean up any spilled bird seed leftover from the winter.
“There’s no need to be feeding birds in the summer,” Dan Bailey with NH Fish and Game said. “In doing so, you are going to inevitably attract black bears into your backyard. They’re going to start to become comfortable finding food there.”
One neighborhood in Auburn has seen bears several nights in a row. One bear made a mess in Corey Canning’s backyard by destroying his bird feeder.
“The bear was laying in the yard, eating peanuts from the bird feeder,” Canning said.
According to New Hampshire Fish and Game there has been an increase in the number of bears being shot by chicken owners.
Bailey suggested poultry and livestock owners install electric fences to prevent bears.
“Electric fencing is a very effective barrier for black bears,” Bailey said. “If properly installed. Electric fence putting out at least 5,000 volts of electricity, will deter a bear.”
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