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07-13-2006, 09:45 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,534
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Black Bear in my back yard
Yep, it's true. Had DEM at the house last night and identified some dropping I found yesterday as that of a Black bear. BTW, I live in Burrillville Rhode Island. Not bear country.
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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07-13-2006, 10:32 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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wow
i knew the bears would eventually make their way over yonder...
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your about 12 miles from me (give or take) as the Raven Flies..
and theres nothing but woods behind me....
plus i hang allot of suet for the pecker heads which usually
draws them in... so ..... i'll be keeping an eye..... peeled.  |
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07-13-2006, 10:49 AM
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Boston Anglah
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Sitting on top of the world with my legs hangin free
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any lions or tigers?
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Used hard and put away dirty....
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07-13-2006, 10:50 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southern NH
Posts: 3,781
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Don`t Forget
He or she is at times a fisherperson  |
Good health and family
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07-13-2006, 10:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: RI
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We know someone who lives in the remote Exeter/Richmond area who told my wife that she has had bears in her back yard.
Also, and noone I tell ever believes me, but about 5 years ago while driving on Route 2 in the Charlestown/Richmond area at about 2:30 AM going fishing I saw what was definitely a bear walking on the edge of the woods near the side of the road.
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07-13-2006, 11:00 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
Posts: 21,182
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Originally Posted by piemma
BTW, I live in Burrillville Rhode Island. Not bear country.
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Well, with a thick RI accent...Burrillville does sound a lot like bearville 
-spence |
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07-13-2006, 11:16 AM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
Posts: 9,511
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Negotiate
Spence how should piemma chat up the bear (diplomnatically speaking) to get him to leave?  |
Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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07-13-2006, 11:26 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
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Originally Posted by Swimmer
Spence how should piemma chat up the bear (diplomnatically speaking) to get him to leave?
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Well, I've known my share of bears over the years...they don't like to be rushed...that's for sure.
I'd suggest he sets a table for tea with honey and engage in some lighthearted conversation to get to know the bear, before he suggests any potential change in the bear's venue.
If that fails a 30-06 between the eyes would work as an alternate plan, but if it's at close range he'd better not miss 
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07-13-2006, 11:28 AM
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Boston Anglah
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Sitting on top of the world with my legs hangin free
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Who are you chatting up, Pooh?
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Used hard and put away dirty....
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07-13-2006, 11:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
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I live in Exeter and I can believe there are bear in the area, tough I have never seen one.
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07-13-2006, 02:43 PM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
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someone say beer  |
Domination takes full concentration..
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07-13-2006, 02:57 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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I guess next time someone asks you something Painfully Obvious you can just answer "Does a Bear $hit in my Back Yard"
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Originally Posted by piemma
Yep, it's true. Had DEM at the house last night and identified some dropping I found yesterday as that of a Black bear. BTW, I live in Burrillville Rhode Island. Not bear country.
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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07-13-2006, 03:00 PM
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Registered User
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Location: RI
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-spence |
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07-13-2006, 03:30 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
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It was only a few years ago that a black bear mother and cub had taken up residence in the Melville Ponds area here in Portsmouth.
There are more black bears here in RI than most realize.
Don't be so surprized when you hear of a report about mountain lion sightings.The rural regions of RI are perfect territory especially with the out of control deer populations.
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07-13-2006, 03:35 PM
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Needlefish Nazi
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Pauli, There was one buy the Apple Orchards next to the house last week.
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07-14-2006, 03:57 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,534
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John:
Thanks for that. These guys think I'm smokin' something funny...
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No boat, back in the suds.
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07-14-2006, 05:45 AM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
Posts: 3,275
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piemma/Habs, plese send them my way.....
Wife: I used to see deer in the yard all the time in PA, aren't there any deer here in RI and they are so cute.
Me: There are deer here you just don't see them they stay in the woods.....
Wife: Something ate my green beans and I found deer tracks, that @#$%^er needs to become venison if it does it again......I planted those beans three times this year..
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“It’s not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections,” Antonin Scalia
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07-14-2006, 06:31 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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ya gotta do pee pee on the fence posts.... |
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07-14-2006, 07:18 AM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
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Hung some sheet strips neck high to simulate a fence and started to do as you recommend, but how much beer can one man possibly drink???  |
“It’s not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections,” Antonin Scalia
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07-14-2006, 07:37 AM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
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Originally Posted by Fishpart
piemma/Habs, plese send them my way.....
Wife: I used to see deer in the yard all the time in PA, aren't there any deer here in RI and they are so cute.
Me: There are deer here you just don't see them they stay in the woods.....
Wife: Something ate my green beans and I found deer tracks, that @#$%^er needs to become venison if it does it again......I planted those beans three times this year..
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My wife used to live in Fishkill, in upstate NY. She had the same problem with deer. She planted habanero pepper plants around the perimeter of her garden, and never had another deer try to eat anything 
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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07-14-2006, 07:45 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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answer
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Originally Posted by Fishpart
Hung some sheet strips neck high to simulate a fence and started to do as you recommend, but how much beer can one man possibly drink??? |
how much to do ya got? |
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07-14-2006, 08:14 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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Originally Posted by Fishpart
but how much beer can one man possibly drink??? |
Ahh, the eternal question and the True Meaning of Life. Yes That is my Quest, My Holy Grail. |
"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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07-14-2006, 12:13 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Exeter RI
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I have heard many stories about bear sightings in wooded areas such as Scituate and Richmond! I also heard about four years ago there was a bobcat sighting in escoheag (don't know correct spelling) their out there.....  |
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07-14-2006, 12:36 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rhode Island
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Yup, I live in Richmond and about 5 years ago neighbor saw bear cub sitting at the end of my drive way. His wife said "boy that sure is a big cat." He said,"Nope dear that's a bear!" They are here, just not in big numbers yet. I grew up in the berkshires of MA and we had them quite frequently in my area and yard. The cubs are cute just keep your distance.
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07-14-2006, 03:47 PM
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Calling Jon The Fisherman
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The Sack Of Mass
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Seen more than a few bobcats in my old hometown of Westboro MA, no bears though.
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07-14-2006, 10:39 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Warwick
Posts: 163
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Can ole BigFoot be far behind?
I have some bear stew medicine if you want it!
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07-15-2006, 07:05 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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i'm gonna
shoot him
sell his gallbladder
to japan
and buy
a boat...  |
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