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I have five kids under nine. We already do things differently, we home school, we drink a substance that some think should be pasturized, we don't follow every little recomendation of the conventional medical world. I already worry about someone giving us a hard time about these things. I recently read about a man and his wife whose children were taken away from them because they were living in a storage unit. read about it here-- They sound like creative people who were doing a great job with what they had, imploying a lot of the attitudes that this website stands for and it sounds very similar to my shipping container home ideas:

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/E-Houston-shed-family-says-poverty-cost-them-kids-2080056.php


It appears that parents are "guilty until proven innocent" these days when it comes to children. These people can have their kids taken away on anonymous tip from a neighbor. Some people don't think its right to even togive children chores to do. I am looking for advice, encouragement and experiences. Do we even have any rights anymore or are our kids simply state property that we feed while they brainwash them? So far we have been able to do what we want with homeschooling etc but I am a little afraid of alternative homes b/c I don't want to endanger them by opening our family to further criticism.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14647/130266 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14647/130266
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Hines Farm - Go Anywhere Post Hole Digger !!!

Recently we needed a 6" hole digger for transplanting larger plants and trees. We purchased a Harbor Freight 6 inch post hole auger (On sale for $49.99 - 25% Easter Day Discount), http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-diameter-auger-bit-95973.html, and adapted it to be used with our Milwaukee 1630-1 drill, (Voltage 120 AC Chuck Size 1/2 in. Amps 7.0 No Load Speed 900 RPM Chuck Type Keyed Spindle 5/8 in.-16 Gear Train Double Cord Type 8 ft. Fixed Construction Type Grounded Trigger Lock -- Spindle Lock No Soft Grip Handle No Length 12-1/4 in. Tool Weight 11.2 lbs.)

Overall it provides for 36" depth, but can be easily adapted for deeper lengths.

It has worked flawlessly so far for us.

Always be prepared to release drill switch if you encounter large tree roots or rocks... (-: !!!







This with a generator, 100 foot drop cord, and a 4x4 tractor, ATV and/or UTV provides hole drilling capacity almost anywhere you want.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14644/130246 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14644/130246
We are building a tank to hook up to be fed by a windmill as well as gutters (we have long dry spells, hence the windmill--plus we have a good windmill sitting around not in use, and an unused well by the house too). In addition we have a dozen 40 gallon barrels we'll attach to each other and attach to the new tank. The water will be used for watering plants, and as emergency-only, to-be-filtered drinking source.

We have a guy who's good with rockwork and has built cattle tanks for us before. Planning to coat the inside with thoroseal. Don't know about a roof--will probably have just a simple tin roof with leftover tin, not air tight or anything.

Our plan is to dig down until we hit rock (we are guessing this will be maybe 1-2 feet--it varies around the property from 2" to 4 feet) and lay the foundation there. From the inner base of the tank (where the water will sit) we'll put a pipe going out one foot up so silt/debris will catch in the bottom and not clog the pipe. Hopefully this will be underground (depends on depth of rock) to avoid freezing. This will go to an above ground faucet pressurized by the water in the tank.

That's the plan anyway. We've never built a tank like this before--is there something we're missing? Or anything that's crazy? :)]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14619/130016 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14619/130016 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14614/129986 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14614/129986 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14606/129886 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14606/129886 Greenhouse is 20 ft diameter state of the art and solar powered (from Growing Spaces) with aqua/hydroponics set-up. Excavation for in-ground greenhouse 36x18on great south facing slope. Orchard has well established ...and newly planted trees...a large variety, several variety of newly planted nut trees, 11 blueberries and a young vineyard. Numerous raised beds, including an asparagus bed, make gardening easy. Metal roof has water collection system. Solar panel frames in the ground, panels and electronic equipment are in the shop, battery storage is the only component needed to complete. Rabbit hutch barn with rabbits, Chicken coop/barn with ducks and chickens. Sheep and goats on lower pasture with 1 of 2 ponds, this pond has a small spring. Neither pond has gone dry. Ranch styled home is sprawling. Home is centered around a very functional kitchen and the very large Great Room (1000sg ft) is ceramic tiled with a cathedral ceiling includes an old-fashioned cookstove, it is plumed and wired for a second or canning kitchen, this room is suitable for meetings or large family get-togethers. Just off the Great Room is a food storage room with below ground walls, for temperature control, and LOTS of shelves. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, oversized 2 car garage with storage shelves. Unfinished 900 sq ft carriage room over garage. Large attached shop roughed in for another full bath.
Close to Springfield and Branson Missouri. Only 4 miles to Ava. Douglas Co Missouri has no building codes but this house is built to national codes!
Owners MUST relocate because of an amazing job opportunity and are heart-broken to leave this homestead. All animals ( hair sheep, goats, chickens, ducks and rabbits) may/may not convey. May also convey Garden Tractor with bagger and cart, Chipper and other equipment for gardening and animal care.
Primary heat: Propane Forced air also Fireplace insert
Central Air
Ava R-1 schools
Acres 14.7 W/L
Square feet: 4500 approx
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Contact: Sharen Berry owner:
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Last week, I got to visit Polyface Farms in Swoope, VA. The Coup de Grace was actually getting to meet the man himself, Mr. Joel Salatin!

The farm is amazing and it is so exciting to get to see things that you have read about or watched on Youtube.

I blogged about it here with pictures, video and audio from the farm: http://pantryparatus.com/blog/polyface_farm/

Leave a comment if you like.

Wilson
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14588/129694 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14588/129694 Last year I tried a scythe but my back didn't like it much. I could do a little and then had to rest. Also the weather up here rarely stays dry enough to cut for several days by hand and then turn and dry manually.
So my plan is to turn one of my ruins on the land into a greenhouse / drying room. I want to add an under floor rocket mass heater so that I can toss the grass onto the slabs, dry it quickly without turning much and hand bale it. If I can make 30 small square bales I can feed my goats all winter and should have some spare for my pigs. Of course if I could make more I could sell some but thats maybe for the future.

I am open to all ideas on how else I could cut the grass. Also hand baler plans are more than welcomed, I came up empty when I searched for it online. Any suggestions on the whole idea? Anybody doing this already? ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14579/129649 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14579/129649
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Thank you all for any help you can give me.
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I'm looking to move, and set up my Permie Paradise on a acreage with another family. The catch: My husband and I were planning to stay in our current house for 50 years, so we have the beginnings of a weird-ass suburban permie garden/foodforest that I have spent lots of time/energy/love creating. I don't want to sell this place and find that it's all been ripped out a year later. I don't want to spend the next year making it look more conventional, because I don't even know what that IS any more (and what if I sell it to someone that would have ripped it out anyways?!). I suppose I'm looking for stories from people that have done similar things, and had it turn out ok, or sold a place and were somehow able to never look at it again. Argh!! Help me decide what to spend my energy on, in the last year I'll be here? Please?]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14292/127348 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14292/127348
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I'm new to the forum, but I have been reading about modern homesteading and permaculture (and related topics) for some time. Mostly, I was just idly dreaming without actually putting much into practice, though I have been trying to garden in the shady, poorly drained patio of my rented house.

Now, however, I might have an opportunity to purchase a house with some land, almost 3 acres. I realize this isn't much compared to a big farm, but it is a lot compared to a patio. I am excited about the possibilities with the land, but a little confused as to how to start. I don't own the house and land yet, but having some guidance would make it much easier to go ahead with the deal.

Currently, the three acres are full of weeds, which seem to have occupied the rows that were previously planted with an annual row crop. I was thinking about starting by gradually converting that land to mixed crops, especially perennials. However, it is somewhat nerve wracking to think of having all that land and needing to do something with it. Also, the house needs some work, which isn't too intimidating, but most of our disposable funds would probably go to getting the house ready at first, so we are wondering about start up costs for growing any crops.

I was wondering what resources you all could direct me to/ advice you could give me about getting started with permaculture.

Thank you!]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14207/126804 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14207/126804




The title of the video is misleading when you consider that this pressurized cannon can puff rice (Rice Krispies), barley (Golden Puffs), quinoa, wild rice or any other grain. I have not been able to locate these in the U.S. so I may look into manufacturing my own someday in the future hopefully :)]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14184/126596 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14184/126596 http://www.prairiemoon.com/blog/customer-frequently-asked-questions/dames-rocket-vs-native-phlox/2010/05/

But since they may not have the permie attitude we do, I wanted to pose the question to the awesome experts here at permies.com.

I've seen several threads on search here that mention dames rocket and some people eat it. No one yet has said, at least in my searches that it's bad and needs to be killed. I think its a pretty plant. We have about an acre of land. I would love to keep it if it has any benefits. ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14172/126484 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14172/126484 ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14112/125970 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14112/125970
So I pose this question to other homesteaders: How would you establish 12x25 undisturbed top-soil (last winter I piled the leaves in this area so some of the grass is already dead). Would you go dig? No dig + Sheet Mulch? What are you doing now? How is it working? How do you feel about it?

Right now I'm leaning towards a very traditional victory garden. My goal is to produce a very productive patch of healthy vegetables. Due to personal time constraints I need to minimize how labor intensive upkeep is, and importing organic matter to the property has been a challenge.

I've recently been reading Steve Solomon's books and am inclined to follow his methods because my experience in the garden thus far supports a lot of what he has to say.

However because I'm implementing permaculture practices elsewhere on my property; I'm a bit torn when considering going completely traditional; Being in my 4th garden year I've already learned the hard way that while idealism and enthusiasm are cheap, hard work and carefully applied technique are often more productive.

One thought I had was to dig down maybe 10'' with my spade, backfill the hole with branches/rotten logs from around the property and then push the soil back on top to create a slightly raised bed. In this area I have 3-5'' topsoil and then a moderate clay. I wouldn't use mulch and do weed control with the hoe.

Another thought I had was to do a bake off of different techniques, sheet mulch one area, double dig another, ect.... Then I'd let field trials make my decision. (I've already learned the hard way that bio-intensive raised beds are not a sustainable practice for the part time homesteader. ) Again my end goal is to find the no gimmick; truly manageable, sustainable, and efficient way to produce a large portion of the household vegetables.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14109/125928 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14109/125928
If anyone knows of anymore documentaries like this, please share!

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We only stack to get 10' high cages because our tomatoes only get about 10 or 11 feet tall. The cages have been in use for 10 years and will last as long as we will be gardening.

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which are most expensive , and some are the cause of wastage of water,
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpB_6MUZLy8

So basically a 3' wall with 1 1/4 PVC as the hoop roof. My concern is a buddy who is helping me build this is strongly recommending the PVC be filled with concrete. A little background: I live in Prince Edward Island, Canada. We get upwards of 100 inches of snow a year, and winds that can gust to 60mph. Even summer is breezy, since we are an island. Is the concrete overkill?, will it make it more wobbly?, or is sand good to use for fill, or no fill at all. I am using 6mil UV greenhouse poly as the cover and sides...

Any comments/suggestions are welcome ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13991/124982 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13991/124982
My girlfriend and I are looking to take the jump and finally buy land within the next year or so. I wanted to ask what factors you personally would consider when purchasing land. Here's what I can think of off the top of my head-

total price
price per acre
total acreage
seclusion
distance from nearest town
population of area
slope
what property was previously used for
any water source
taxes

Am I missing anything important that you would consider?

Also- how would you rank these in importance? Would the lack of south facing slope be an absolute deal breaker? Would you only buy land where you are completely secluded? I personally think my list is arranged from most to least important, simply because I wrote down what came to mind first.

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The first example that pops into mind is ponds. If you talk to some agencies, they wanna give you grant money to build a pond. Other agencies will tell you that it is illegal to build a pond. Some agencies only care about your pond if they receive a complaint. There could be several dozen government offices that require to be notified about anything pondish, and yet those that build ponds know which offices to notify and which to skip.

Building permits are similar. Some people build without them and never have a problem. Some people built without them and are then told to tear their stuff down. Some people build without them and find themselves in a four year long entanglement with several levels of government including the feds.

And then there is that thread about trespassing. I first heard about these techniques as a way to bypass building codes. I suppose it works on every branch of government. So you can basically do whatever you want. but it sounds like you need to be pretty savvy about that sort of thing.

Another thing is that I was talking to a construction guy and he was telling me that pretty much everything is illegal if you get into a pissing match with an inspector. And different inspectors can come out and some will say "what you are doing doesn't need a permit or inspection" and others will say that the same thing needs more permits and more inspections.

And then there is the story of two guys in one town. One easy going guy fixed the leak in his roof without a permit and got a $20,000 fine. Another guy, fully ready to take the city on, did all sorts of roof work and other stuff without a permit and the city did nothing.

Another awkward position is having potlucks. The upside is building community. the downside is having people attend your potluck that have a hobby of calling every government office to report every wacky thing they can think of. They just can't stop themselves. And if you are doing something interesting, they have to call.

Another thought: some people are sweet as pie. People just naturally like them. And they can do all sorts of odd things and have all sorts of interesting people come over every day and all of their un-permitted stuff is never questioned. their interesting stuff is never reported. I am certain that I cannot depend on this approach since I don't have these super powers.

I've been thinking a lot about the idea of ten or more acres, a border hedge and a really big, strong, people proof gate. My thoughts are that while this works very well at keeping critters in, and discouraging predators, it also discourages trespassers and people up to no good. It seems kinda icky to keep people out to this degree. But at the same time, I suspect that if one is doing interesting things, it could facilitate a lot more smoothitude. If an agency is responding to a complaint, then they are probably used to driving up to the front door and doing their thing. but if they can't get near the front door and there is no way to walk in, I suspect there is a 98% chance that they will just say "screw it" and move on to their next task.

It is amazing how some folks think that the law seems to require that in order to do anything interesting, you need to be lawyer. A really good lawyer. Maybe even have a team of a dozen excellent lawyers. Maybe even be spending a million dollars a year on lawyers to for a farm operation that nets $20,000 a year if everything had no lawyers. And this team of lawyers needs to be experts in all sorts of laws.

Another thing that might help: having a really good lawyer. A bulldog lawyer. So that if an office gets a complaint they might say "I know those guys have that bulldog lawyer, so I'm gonna move this complaint to the bottom of the stack. So it is on the "to do" list, but we will probably never get around to it."

As I travel around and see lots of amazing and interesting things, there are a lot of excellent things that I don't share because the property owner is concerned about legal repercussions. And I appreciate hearing the stories of how things work out, and what sorts of challenges were encountered, and how to make the best of it.

I think it is kinda funny when I talk about wofati or rocket mass heaters and people say it will never be permitted, or you can never get it insured. At the same time I live in a county that does not require any permitting and either thing is perfectly acceptable. Granted, insurance companies aren't gonna insure it, but I kinda think there are a lot of times where it is better to not fool with insurance companies. And then I think about areas where it might be illegal and then I think about how people are willing to smoke pot illegally, but they aren't willing to try a rocket mass heater. And I've heard of people that decided to take the risk - and they heated their home last winter with a rocket mass heater.

I would very much like to hear stories on how people were able to accomplish interesting things in these complicated times. Too often people say "you can't _____" when the more accurate answer is that you can, but it just takes knowledge on how to navigate this sort of thing.

]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13957/124734 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13957/124734 We are looking for 10-40 Acers in Central WI to rent or land contract. Has anyone on Permies leased there property or homestead before? What was some of pros and cons of your experience. We just don’t trust the banks rite now and would like to try a different route.
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Thanks,
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Thanks,
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1) High milkfat content. I was shooting for 3.5% or better.
2) Able to produce well on grass only.
3) Able to withstand the heat of South Carolina in the summer time.
4) Good beef production.
5) Average to low production. I could make less than 3 gallons a day work well enough.

Obviously, these are not set in stone, just some thoughts I had initially. I came across the Florida Cracker that seemed like a decent cow and saw another place that had a few breeds that might fit the bill. I also heard about the miniature jersey, but they are really expensive (which is good and bad of course). I just wanted to toss it out to the general consensus and see what recommendations y'all had.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13658/122423 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13658/122423
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The charms of the Straight of Northumberland gives it a really nice beach just 1 km from the house. 10 minutes walk puts you on the beach.Kelp compost possibilities.
A house of a story and a half with 2 bedrooms downstairs and a loft and an extra room upstairs.
Small shed and potting shed at the back could be turned into chicken coop and such.
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Asking $145 000.00. contact me at jacques_lanteigne@hotmail.com
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Other chains also get rid of stuff long before they wear out but aparently Starbucks machines are the best of them because they start with good quality and replace them so often. He's been at it for 30 years, so I have no reason to doubt this.

Stripped down units would be perfect for shelving in a large cooler or freezer. They have wheels and the doors seal out odor so that fish, meat, fruit and vegtables could share the same space. Any decent shelving would cost more than this.

I could see rolling a fridge into a food prep area where it could be loaded with freshly killed chickens or garden produce. Once loaded it would be left in the walk in freezer with the doors left open until everything reaches the propper temperature. This would make for a high end very slick freezer room at a bargain price.

Units left intact could be used as stand alone display cases in the sales area on larger farms. The refrigeration guy told me that plain looking units without stainless cladding are much cheaper. Extra insulation can be added to most surfaces to increase efficiency.

My next demolition project has two walk in freezers. I'm going to try to swing a deal on these. They currently have grand plans of selling them, but experience has taught me to play it cool and swoop in with a low ball offer just when they start dialing the scrap yard once they determine that there aren't many buyers for this sort of thing. I should have word within 2 months.

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The expense from the rain water cache would involve putting on a steel roof, so water collected doesn't have all the crap/chemicals that comes from shingles.

I'm at a loss, so any ideas are appreciated.

My option of last resort is to fill up a large container from the lake, and filter that.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13278/119813 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13278/119813 I am from Melbourne and need to hire skip bin. Is there anyone who suggests me a cheaper and good company?
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First, I am not an expert on the subject, don't claim to be, and haven't even played one on TV; however, I did grow up in bear country and currently have a hundred acres of land in northern Maine that I share with at least four individual black bears, some of whom only visit during mating season. I don't think that I am naive when it comes to bears, and sometimes even carry a gun while walking on my land, yet I have no reasonable expectation of ever having to use it, and just as often I don't carry a gun when walking on my land.

I have never actually seen any of the bears on my land in Maine, because bears prefer it that way, but I have trail cameras set up that I move to various parts of the property, and hardly a day goes by that at least one bear doesn't show up on camera. In fact, I have a theory that one particular bear has made a game out of finding my camera because even when I moved it into a small clearing in the middle of a cedar swamp on the far end of the property, he was there within a few days. Since black bears on camera often look very very much alike, I may have had more than four individual bears.

From homesteaders and others who live in or on the edge of bear country, I often get the feeling that the very presence of a bear is seen as a threat and an imposition, and many will voice opinions reminiscent of early views of Native Americans, that the only good bear is a dead bear.

I grew up on a small farm on the edge of bear country, and spent a great deal of time in the woods, and have never viewed bears as a threat, at least no more than I would dogs or other people. In fact, far more people are killed each year by dogs and other people than by bears. I grew up in the UP of Michigan, where there were bears in the woods on the far side of our pasture, yet only once did we see one outside of the woods, and that was a young black bear that we watched running across the pasture, crossing the road and our neighbor's pasture, the into the woods on the other side. Generally, bears that have not been acclimated to people will go way out of their way to avoid being seen. We always had a couple of dogs, so there was never any evidence of bears coming into our yard or around the barns and outbuildings. Yet there was plenty of evidence of them in the woods. If we were to see a bear in the woods, it would be a fleeting glimpse of a bear's butt retreating into the bushes.

As children, we camped out in the woods all the time, without parents or adults with us, and neither we or our parents ever show any fear of harm coming to us from marauding bears. My cousins and I spent two full weeks in a teepee sort of structure that we had built ourselves out of native materials. Of course, there were always some scary moments, hearing the noises of animals scuffling about outside of our tent at night, but these villains of the night were as likely to have been raccoons than bears.

Recently, I did some research into the numbers of people killed by black bears in North America. I don't have the statistics in front of me right now, but most of these fatal attacks were committed by caged bears or bears that people had turned into pets, followed closely by attacks occurring in national parks or other unnatural environments, where bears have become acclimated to viewing people as sources of food. Third, but way behind the other two, were that of bears in places that had only recently been settled by people, where there were more bears than the natural environment could support.

Maine had only one recorded fatality caused by a black bear, which is the only kind of bear we have here, and that was a bear that had been kept in a cage at a gas station in, I think it was in the 1930s. The gas station owner, and keeper of the bear, had gone into the cage with the bear for some reason, and was attacked and killed. Going back as far as 1900, there were no recorded deaths caused by black bears in the wild in Maine, and very few attacks. Our black flies probably pose more of a threat than our black bears.

The dangers presented by black bears are nevertheless real and are, to some extent, probably regional in nature. Black bears in Maine, with its vast woodlands and forests, have little need to rummage through people's trash cans at night, or to enter homes looking for food.

Bears are nearly always in search of food. Over the spring, summer and fall, a black bear will put on a huge amount of weight, in preparation for winter. Rather than being major predators of deer or livestock, black bears rarely hunt and kill animals larger than rabbits or rodents. When bear are found feeding on a deer or on someone's cow, the greater likelihood is that the animal died of something else before the bear came along. Eighty-five to ninety percent of a black bear's diet consists of vegetable and plant matter, and a large percentage of its meat is in the form of insects, caterpillars, grubs and other crawly things.

The above refers to a black bear's preference. However, black bears are highly adaptable. When its environment is changed, whether by human encroachment or other destruction of the forests and woodlands in which it lives, then the bear will look elsewhere for food. One of the places it might look is in your backyard. A dog will generally be enough to keep a bear away, and I've seen video of large bears being chased away by little ankle-biting dogs. Otherwise, if the bear comes into your backyard, it will usually be at night. If it finds food in a trashcan that you have left outside, it is going to get into that trashcan, and it will remember your backyard as being a source of food. Other attractants include birdfeeders, food stored in accessible outbuildings, dog food bowls left outside while the dog is taken in at night, or chickens and other kinds of poultry. A very hungry bear might look to larger animals as prey, but generally any animal larger than the bear will be safe from harm.

People who live in the city take precautions to protect their stuff. At the very least, they lock their doors and their windows, and they don't leave their keys in their car. People may go beyond that, to hire security companies, installing burglar alarms, and maybe carrying their wallet in their front pocket rather than their back left pocket, where thieves may expect to find it. We warn our children to look both ways before crossing the street, and not to talk to strangers.

Yet, when they move to the country, they think that they don't have to worry anymore about anyone taking their stuff. That's not true. Not only are there dishonest people in the country as well, but you need to concern yourself with the raccoons, skunks, bears and other critters who may be lurking about in the night, or even in the daytime, looking for your stuff. Take similar precautions. Don't put food wastes in trash cans or bags outdoors or in easily accessible porches and outbuildings. Take your birdfeeder in at night, or make sure that it's not accessible by bears. Birdseed is very high in the calories that bears need and are looking for, and they will be strongly attracted to it. If you have a dog, don't yell at it to shut up at night because it's probably busy doing its job, as annoying as it might be at three o'clock in the morning.

Don't feed the bears, whether intentionally or accidentally, and they are not likely to be a nuisance. Feed the bears, and you can expect to find more of them. If you remember reading about the marks that hobos would put on people's fences indicating whether or not they were a soft touch, it's a little like that, I think. Bears will remember the places where they have found food in the past, and they will come back. If you don't find food, you may still have a bear coming in to investigate from time to time, but you won't have repeat visits.

In my research, I have read some accounts of people whose homes or camps had been broken into by bears, some even resulting in attacks. At least two of these people had been feeding the bears, because they enjoyed seeing the bears in their yard. Once you have a bear in your yard, the animal can smell any food that you might have out in your house and, although it would certainly be unusual, the bear might decide that it's worth the effort to go in and get some. Campers are wisely told not to keep food in their tent. If you are living in bear country, it's a good idea not to leave food lying around in your house either, such as on your table or on a window sill. Of course, the first step would be not to attract them into your yard to begin with.

When you are in the city, do you leave your wallet lying on the seat of your car where anyone walking by can see it? Of course not, because that might tempt someone to break into your car and take it. It's the same principle, only bears can smell a lot better than they can see, so you want to keep the smells down.

My experience is restricted to black bears. While I have done some reading on brown bears, grizzlies and polar bears, I don't know a lot about them. Of course, you should feel free to discuss them here as well, if you wish. There are more similarities than there are differences.

The most dangerous black bear is one that has been acclimated to people, and which has come to view people as sources of food. These would be the ones who can be found in national parks or other unnatural habitats. These might also include those that have become accustomed to being fed by people, whether intentionally or through carelessness.

The next most dangerous black bear is one that resides so far into the wilderness that it has no experience with people at all. Such a bear might view a person as being the 150-pound weakling that he is, and could potentially view the person as being food.

Then, of course, there are the aberrancies. It is not the norm for people to molest, rape, murder or cannibalize people, yet there are people who do these things. The same may be true of a bear. For reasons that may make sense only to the bear, some bears might just simply be dangerous. With such bears, there is probably a story behind whatever it is that they are, as there is with people who exhibit aberrant behavior, but that story doesn't matter to you if you are being attacked. This is outside of the norm, but it can occur. Nevertheless, just as most of us don't walk around in cities and towns with an unreasonable fear of people, we shouldn't have an unreasonable fear of bears while we are in the forest. Caution and respect are in order, but not fear.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13078/118359 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13078/118359 2 Your more likely to get robbed just for the gun.
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I grew up in the city and even owning a gun is dangerous.
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