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[ChuckD]

Yes. I caught them (there were two!) in the act last year, they were able to climb up one of the wooden fence post braces and get over. Not sure what else to do... I don't love the idea of an electric fence and I don't think barbed wire would dissuade them (plus I don't want my home to look like a prison yard...) Maybe some of those spikes that you can get to keep birds off things?

Late in the summer, we can often hear what sounds like a cannon going off every 20 minutes or so from the ridge opposite. I spoke to a vineyard manager last year who said that it was her vineyard, the noise is supposed to scare the bears off. Not sure it works because she said that their usual 3-4 ton yield was reduced to 1/2 ton last year due to bear damage...

I don’t think spikes or barbed wire will dissuade a bear. They protect bee hives with a multi-strand electric fence. Their fur is so thick it acts as an insulator so you put peanut butter on one of the wires to entice the bear to lick it . Works for coons too!

 

[Boatboy24]

 

[Kraffty]

My sister is visiting for the 34th year in a row that she has come to spend July 4th. She lives in Los Angeles. Today I took her out to the coast line on the Olympic peninsula.

A few pics from the day:

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Stunning photos once again, thanks for the share!

 

[geek]

…… so you put peanut butter on one of the wires to entice the bear to lick it . Works for coons too!

 

[geek]

 

[jswordy]

Deck Construction Day 17: Jumped out there at 7 am with the humidity at 98% and heavy clouds. Weatherman said rain, but I've heard that before. Clouds went away. Kept plugging away until noon and 91 degree in the shade, and got the railing all in place. Cloudy again now, so it probably will rain this afternoon. It lacks 60 more screws to make sure it stays where it is, but otherwise it's installed.

The posts on the left are higher because I had designed a 42-inch rail but the wife issued a change order for a 37-inch rail (1 inch over code minimum in all but two states). I am glad she did. I'll trim those off eventually, then the post toppers will look real nice on it. It's got that simple Shaker-like look to it that I was after.

The gaps are opening up in my tight-installed deck boards now.

Still lots to do - install screws and a couple more Carriage bolts, wiring, lattice, stairs - but right now I need a gummy!

 

[geek]

An airplane is calling me….

 

[jswordy]

Yes. I caught them (there were two!) in the act last year, they were able to climb up one of the wooden fence post braces and get over. Not sure what else to do... I don't love the idea of an electric fence and I don't think barbed wire would dissuade them (plus I don't want my home to look like a prison yard...) Maybe some of those spikes that you can get to keep birds off things?

Late in the summer, we can often hear what sounds like a cannon going off every 20 minutes or so from the ridge opposite. I spoke to a vineyard manager last year who said that it was her vineyard, the noise is supposed to scare the bears off. Not sure it works because she said that their usual 3-4 ton yield was reduced to 1/2 ton last year due to bear damage...

I use electric all over the farm. We even have two solar dog fencing chargers running two devices called the Coon-O-Matic that I invented to keep coons and squirrels out of our bird feeders. People say it is not humane - hogwash. They get a short nonharmful shock. The fencer is built to cut the shock off once delivered.

I've been shocked a few times and it makes you take notice. Usually once an animal gets a taste, it will respect the boundarries set by the fence. The two factors in a good electric fence are a ground rod driven deep enough to be in permanently moist soil and keeping the fence as weed free as possible.

Coon-O-Matic prototype. They are now built of PVC pipe.

 

[jswordy]

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Man, I'd be so scared to get profile pulled for that tag around here!

 

[jswordy]

An airplane is calling me….

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Different strokes. I'm not averse to travel but I am a nester and I like where I live.

 

[crushday]

Stunning photos once again, thanks for the share!

Honestly, Mike - coming from you that’s a compliment!

 

[Boatboy24]

Man, I'd be so scared to get profile pulled for that tag around here!

I hear ya! I have stickers of wine bottles and corkscrews on my back window from @Kraffty.

 

[ceeaton]

I hear ya! I have stickers of wine bottles and corkscrews on my back window from @Kraffty.

Here I thought that was just a sticker to commemorate how my wife got me to go along with having 4 kids?

 

[ibglowin]

If that's you grilling you have definitely upped your game!

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[ceeaton]

If that's you grilling you have definitely upped your game!

I bet you could get a nice tomahawk steak from that giraffe in that image...

 

[geek]

If that's you grilling you have definitely upped your game!

Just trying….

 

[geek]

 

[sour_grapes]

I hear ya! I have stickers of wine bottles and corkscrews on my back window from @Kraffty.

I was fortunate to get those too, but I sold that car after 21 years of ownership. And the stickers went with it!

 

[ibglowin]

We had a "Queen" cover band (from Australia no less) at Overlook Park here in Los for the 4th of July celebration. They were actually pretty good sounding for a cover band.

 

[jswordy]

We had a "Queen" cover band (from Australia no less) at Overlook Park here in Los for the 4th of July celebration. They were actually pretty good sounding for a cover band.

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I'm looking forward to creating a WMT buck-a-square betting grid for when the first heart attack occurs and to whom in the coming Aerosmith farewell tour! Nobody in that band is under age 70...