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Bears emerging from hibernation; cause for preparation, not alarm

...for food sources that could attract bears. "When human-related food is easy to find, bears stop seeking their natural foods," said Jeff Lightfoot, DNR Northeastern regional wildlife manager. "These bears eventually get into trouble because...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2013-04-11/bears-emerging-hibernation-cause
Outdoors
Much obliged-Diabetes Walk

...Grizzly's, Hirshfield's Paints, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Lakeland Vet, Light Depot, Ja-Mi Nails, Life Preserver Natural Foods, McDonald's, Mills Auto Sales, Minnesota School of Diving and Porthole Gallery books from Bill Matthies and Evelyn...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-10-28/much-obliged-diabetes-walk
News
Many bears visiting bird feeders this spring

...for food sources that could attract bears. "When human-related food is easy to find, bears stop seeking their natural foods," Lighfoot said. "These bears eventually get into trouble because they return again and again." Unfortunately...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2012-04-09/many-bears-visiting-bird-feeders
Outdoors
Hunters keep Duluth area bear-meat processor busy

...night just to check in. He had seen a bear but passed on it, having seen a larger one on his trail camera. With less natural food available because of dry conditions in late summer, many hunters have had multiple bears hitting their baits."Ever...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2011-09-07/hunters-keep-duluth-area-bear-me
Outdoors
Much Obliged- Oct. 30

...Grizzly's, Hirshfield's Paints, KFC, Lakeland Veterinary Hospital, Light Depot, Ja-Mi Nails, Life Preserver Natural Foods, McDonald's, Midwest Eye Center, Mills Auto Sales, NAPA, North Central Medical Supply, Pearl Vision, PetNorth...

http://brainerddispatch.com/lifestyle/2011-10-28/much-obliged-oct-30
Lifestyle
Keep your landscape deer free

...reduces the food supply. Most areas with overpopulated deer herds experience problems year-round. The availability of natural food sources and the taste preferences of individual deer make deer-proofing a difficult task in many areas. "Deer will...

http://brainerddispatch.com/lifestyle/2012-01-12/keep-your-landscape-deer-free
Lifestyle
Outdoors Notes

...humans.The DNR has been in northwestern Minnesota studying the bear migration, which began in the mid-1990s, when natural foods in the traditional bear range became scarce.- Associated Press

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2011-03-18/outdoors-notes
Outdoors
There are reasons bear are not falling for bait

...bear food year then they usually don't respond that well to baits," said Drotts. "When there are lean years for natural foods, usually in years when there is a drought, they respond to baits better. We did not have a drought this year, it's...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/082899/out_0828990056.shtml
Outdoors
Love them or hate them, both sides are crying wolf

...These creatures have an elaborate family social structure that has allowed them to survive without decimating their natural food source for centuries. Whenever someone says wolves totally wiped out a local deer herd, likely it wasn't just the...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/121899/out_1218990050.shtml
Outdoors
Outdoor notes

...Yearly hunting success rates average about 30 percent, but vary between 15 and 42 percent depending on availability of natural foods. Poor hunting success, especially in western Minnesota, was due to an abundance of acorns, a preferred food for...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/122599/out_1225990005.shtml
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