I am a member of a Hunting Club on Tug Hill. Around 7-8 yrs ago the DEC starting taking nuisance black bears from Old Forge and "relocating" them into our neck of the woods. Since you can't hunt black bears in 6N, everybody just wanted to see them....for the most part.
For the past couple years, 2 of our neighboring camps have had some problems. One bear has decided to chew the corners of the camp, and turn a 4x4 post on their porch into a toothpick after using it for a scratching post. The other camp informed us last winter they found the outside walls scratched up and a window was busted in, with a lot of blood. They assumed the bear decided it wasn't worth it, why a bear? The doors are usually unlock (in case snowmobilers get lost).
Now the only thing touched at our camp is our deer pole. I say have at it, I don't care. The siding on our camp is aluminum siding (looks like one GIANT tin can) could it be why the bear hasn't gone for our camp. Some of our members are afraid of the bear destroying our camp and since these are bears who have become accustom to humans feeding them, some of our members think this is what could eventually cause an attack. One member went as far as feeding this fear as to say black bears like these think of humans as a food source (the kind of food source they eat).
Anyone have any insight on how to keep bears from attempting to cause problems. Maybe if possible, ease the nerves of the ones who see themselves as a food source?
