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  • From: kk maser <maser.fruitcrops@gmail.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] apple preferences of bears
  • Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 19:44:03 -0600

Derry. Bears will eat anything that is available. If it's ripe they will eat it. When I was in the Okanagan bears would eat grapes, bears or apples. Color really didn't matter if it was ripe it was fair game. The bears were quite habitual and seem to know when the fruit was available. Even if the season varied by a couple of weeks they would show up. They usually went for the outside rows. They like to come in at dusk. Usually we reserved a few rows for them. If you want to scare the "bejusus"(excuse my newfinese ) out of them bear bangers or shooting off a shotgun will keep them away. They really like the later season more sugar in the fruit gives them the energy they need for winter hibernation.
 
Cheers
 
Kim

On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 3:45 PM, derry&bill <wchase@interchange.ubc.ca> wrote:
Does anyone know of any research done on whether bears prefer red or
green apples or sweet or sour apples?

I know about choosing varieties which ripen early ... ideally before the
bears come down the mountains.

Derry Walsh
with customers in bear country.
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