My bad, I thought your house and deck were your habitat! They have all the rest of the forest you know. If I let the local coyotes off the hook that eazily, they would be in my house eating my breakfast
How would you feel if someone let themselves in and camped in your living room? I see more coyotes than bears. I don't get why ppl are so fearful. We've never lost a pet. I've been shadowed by a mountain lion but just that one scare.
Life is hard for critters. We had sustained 70mph winds for the last 24h. I saw the bear in the pic huddled at the base of a Jeffrey Pine last night. It's a rough existence and I see no need to make it tougher.