BEARS in the Hood (JT) !

[SteveJ]

Doesn't matter if it's daylight or dark, bird feeders, hummingbird feeders, food odors are an attractant 24/7. (I don't think the concept time and light matter to bears)

I don't know how the notion of bringing feeders in at night came about as an effective means of prevention other than it would prevent the bears from feeding on them a night, but obviously it's not working. I guess one could stand guard by the feeders during daylight hours.

When bears find a concentrated source of easy food, especially a mother bear with a cub, they become habituated.

Judging a bears reaction or lack thereof to being hazed and expecting to run in shame, well, it doesn't necessarily work that way. 

They assess the potential threat level, fight or flight, it's nature. Hunger rules, someone yelling "shoo" or "bad bear" isn't really that threatening, and the air horn may startle them, until they figure out it doesn't hurt them and that it's just an annoyance.

So can we think of any way to feed birds & not bears? 
Steve J.