Bear Damage is real!

Keep spilled seed off the ground with a SeedHoop

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  Bears Love Birdseed!

  Bears have a keen sense of smell.  They are attracted to nuts and seeds which are very high in protein and fat.

Black Bear prowling in a residential neighborhood

Feeder destroyed by a hungry bear attracted to birdseed

Mission accomplished!

Black bear eating birdseed

Ken & Mary Lou Schneider

Ken & Mary Lou Schneider

Ken & Mary Lou Schneider

*Hang feeders 10’ out from any tree and 10’ off the ground.

*Catch spilled seed with a seed catcher such as a SeedHoop under the feeder.

*Many birds dump seed until they find the kind they want.  Put only one kind of seed in each feeder; the birds will go to the feeder with their preferred seed. 

*Take feeders in at night.

*Perhaps feed birds only during the winter when bears hibernate, from late November through late March. 

*If visited by a bear, remove feeders for two weeks.  Hopefully the bear will give up and move on.

NJ Fish & Wildlife

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