Where's Bubba

When local bears make the front page of the WSJ, it's local news. So, we have an article, complete with photos that show bears just want to have fun: driving a red convertible, and swilling a half gallon of pepsi- in broad daylight. This past week, while out and about, it seems everybody was talking about"their" bear experience. Most seemed to include a bear making house calls uninvited. Clearly, we have a problem. What to do? What to do? We all want the humane solution. After early summer's bad outcome bear story in Homewood, nobody wants to duplicate that scenario. The bear boxes are working- too well. The bruins know-from experience- the chow is in the house through1) the door,2) the window, 3) the garage door,4)the cellar door. The nose knows, and they are strong enough to get through any residential obstruction. Now for the defense: air horns, bear spray, pepper spray, other obnoxious odor products. 100% effective? No, but unless you want to start packing artillery, these are the humane alternatives.
If you call the Sheriff, bad things can happen. If you call the Bear League-wait. So, look upon it as a man/animal contact, with rare serious outcomes. Don't leave foodstuffs in garages, vehicles, or on porches and decks. It's a seasonal condition that we can all live with.