Goldilocks and the three bears

Compared to previous years, it has so far been a summer free of bears here in the valley. Friends visiting have been disappointed to see none on the hour long drive from the foot of the hill down the valley to our community, and I’ve heard of no home or chicken shed invasions since late [...]

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Clearing the front forty

Because of animals like the above cougar–which are becoming frighteningly more and more common in our valley–we are now clearing some more land in the front of our place in the hopes of discouraging them from entering our property. ‘Discouraging them’ is the best we can do. Unfortunately, there is no way of keeping these [...]

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