Quote Originally Posted by Fentonite View Post
Awesome pic! Do you know what put those claw marks on the tree? (assuming that is what they are)
The long claw marks are bear and there are finer ones on that tree from raccoon. We had serious bear problems for a few years until I caught someone on a neighboring property after he shot a bear over bait. He had been baiting bears and other wildlife for years causing problems for neighbors all around the area. He killed Yogi, one of the bears I photographed and posted earlier in this thread. I installed 100 yards of electric fence around our house which has mostly been effective except for a breach by Yogi on the morning he was shot by the person baiting wildlife on his grandmother's property.

BTW, I don't put out bird seed, etc., until late fall when the bears are hibernating.