California family discovers five bears hibernating in crawlspace under home

[oldbrownhat]

Bear League describes how family in Lake Tahoe heard ‘odd snoring-like noises’ but dismissed them before eventual discovery

Article here.

A California family spent the winter dismissing odd noises that sounded a little like snoring, only to discover that five bears had spent the cold season hibernating under their house...

...In a Facebook post, the group described how one mother bear, along with three of her own cubs and an adopted orphan, had decided to spend the winter in the crawlspace under a local house.

“It was a home where people lived, and they thought they heard some odd rumbling, snoring-like noises but ignored it because it simply didn’t make sense … and the neighbors said they were imagining it because they didn’t hear anything,” the Bear League said in a Facebook post....​

I think I'd prefer this:

 

[Kevin J.]

I am surprised they couldn’t smell them. I have a friend who is a researcher that studies bears in captivity during hibernation The smell of a bear den can be overwhelming.

 

[LoadedRound]

And......the Three Bears jokes can start....Now!

 

[Jessie]

Or what caliber to take down to the crawl space.

 

[NYlakesider]

Or what caliber to take down to the crawl space.

The bear minimum as a quick guess!

 

[S42N8]

Put three large bowls of porridge outside, let the bears do their hot/cold/just right thing. Laced with a lot of ketamine. Let animal control relocate them.

 

[S42N8]

Bear League describes how family in Lake Tahoe heard ‘odd snoring-like noises’ but dismissed them before eventual discovery

Article here.

A California family spent the winter dismissing odd noises that sounded a little like snoring, only to discover that five bears had spent the cold season hibernating under their house...

...In a Facebook post, the group described how one mother bear, along with three of her own cubs and an adopted orphan, had decided to spend the winter in the crawlspace under a local house.

“It was a home where people lived, and they thought they heard some odd rumbling, snoring-like noises but ignored it because it simply didn’t make sense … and the neighbors said they were imagining it because they didn’t hear anything,” the Bear League said in a Facebook post....​

I think I'd prefer this:

I call out the photo… clearly staged. Way too many things that haven’t been pushed off the shelves.

 

[oldbrownhat]

I call out the photo… clearly staged. Way too many things that haven’t been pushed off the shelves.

Defiinitely. But I like cats so am prepared to cut the creator of the pic a little slack. In fact, the cat looks very much like one of my gf's two big Norwegian forest cats, "Charlie-of-Epic-Whiskers", who has graced these digital pages from time to time.

And I'd certainly prefer to find that in the attic than 5 bears in the crawl space!

 

[S42N8]

Defiinitely. But I like cats so am prepared to cut the creator of the pic a little slack. In fact, the cat looks very much like one of my gf's two big Norwegian forest cats, "Charlie-of-Epic-Whiskers", who has graced these digital pages from time to time.

And I'd certainly prefer to find that in the attic than 5 bears in the crawl space!

Agreed. Good photo, and waaaay better than five bears in the crawl space. One cranky badger was enough!

 

[LoboGunLeather]

I have encountered black bears in the woods on several occasions. I even took one intentionally years ago, thinking that would be a good way to fill the freezer.

Smelliest, nastiest, filthiest critters imaginable! A wild bear will make the neighborhood skunks seem like cuddly critters by comparison.

Having a sow and cubs den up for the winter in the crawl space sounds like a good reason to sell the house.

 

[shell627]

I remember a bear stalking me and a nephew. We were heading out of woods after hiking in the smoky mountains.All we had was my ruger357 and it was a nerve racking couple of hours.But as bad as he smelled who was living in that house?A group of bikers?

 

[Rustyt1953]

Hang up some bear fresheners.

 

[oldbrownhat]

I remember a bear stalking me and a nephew. We were heading out of woods after hiking in the smoky mountains.All we had was my ruger357 and it was a nerve racking couple of hours...

I'd want to be loading up some 180 gr HC over a stiff dose of 296 or 2400 if that's what I was carrying.

There's a thread on the Reloading section about a guy wanting Bullseye loads for 158 gr. HC for a 3" Model 60 for (black) bear protection. To each his own but...

 

[oldbrownhat]

Rick Mercer goes bear tagging

This the guy you want to check on hibernating bears

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJRDpTUIrJI[/ame]

 

[Golddollar]

The bear minimum as a quick guess!

< < < rimshot > > >

 

[Xfuzz]

This thread "barely" makes any sense.....

 

[pittpa]

I think it’s just right.


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[boykinlp]

I am picturing a rather large (you can only say this if you resemble this) plumber going under the house in the crawl space to find a water leak.........then running through the wall like the "Koolaid Man", when he sees the sleeping bears!
Larry

 

[oldbrownhat]

... One cranky badger was enough!

I take it you "upsett" it

"One Cranky Badger" would be a good name for some slightly offbeat website.

 

[islandguy]

I am surprised they couldn’t smell them. I have a friend who is a researcher that studies bears in captivity during hibernation The smell of a bear den can be overwhelming.

That was my first thought. Compared to bears, skunks, beavers, and other stinky critters are rank amateurs (pun intended).