This is a picture of trash hanging from my front porch. This trash was the goose and duck remains from the most recent hunt. (See duck hunt post below) The trash is "hung" from the porch so that the wild cats in our area do not get into the bag and spread it's contents around. Who does this? Why don't we just throw it away? Put it in the back of the truck and take it to town and dispose of it the same day it was gathered? Because it is night and it is cold at the time and the next day we are busy drinking beer and it is just too easy to leave it hanging there...
You didn't fool me for a second! Having lived in the north woods amongst throngs of black bears for several years, I recognized this as "bear bait" the instant I saw it. You can fill it with anything dead and smelly that you like or don't need at the time, or old bread slathered with honey or molasses, or better yet old jelly donuts and sweet rolls. (Yogi has a sweet tooth.) It then becomes nothing less than a bear piñata. Hanging up off the ground out of reach of smallish varmints like raccoons, rats, oppossums, and two year old toddlers, it is just the right height to lure any bears in the vicinity with its enticing aroma, yet not so high that they can't reach up and bat it down, spilling all the goodies onto the ground for their gleeful consumption. And of course if you don't want to be bothered with small bears, you hang it a little higher so that only larger bears can reach up and get rewarded for their effort. There is actually considerable art to this game...you experimenting with various treats and odiferous substances to entice just the right bear, and the various ursine suitors providing clues as to their size & gender in the form of personal calling cards and other sign, in the event that you aren't in the vicinity at the time of their visit. However, sensing your veiled shrewdness, I suspect that you have, with foresight and planning, hung this bag in front of a large picture window, on the other side of which you will be stationed after dark with generous supply of Guinness, vigilantly keeping watch and keeping yourself amply hydrated. Let me know how this turns out!
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