Linda Carrig, who is an ActiveRain member, heard a big noise on her deck. She has a Boxer and a Great Dane and they were barking up a storm. She opened her back door and both flew outside. The source of their concern was a Bear on Linda's back deck pulling at a bird feeder.

Now Linda's back deck is a good 2 1/2 stories off the ground. The bear shimmied up a couple of deck posts and was outside the deck railing reaching for the feeder. The dogs went after the bear. The bear swiped at the dogs. Linda grabbed a chair and tried to get it in between the dogs and the bear. It must have been a great sight. In the end the Bear shimmied down the posts and all were OK. But it led us to tell Linda next time grab a camera and not a chair.

If you live in the mountains DO NOT LEAVE FOOD OUT or fill bird feeders. No matter how high up you think you are and how inaccessible you think the feeder is bears get to them. Think you can shield them , guess what, bears just knock them down. Aside from the obvious danger you do not want to allow bears to associate humans with food. The bears end up hurting some one and getting shot. That really is a tragedy.

Enjoy the mountains and respect the wild life. Hope you all had a great weekend.