Neighbors at the top of Risinghill Road confirm that there are 2 bears, possibly a 3rd with the 3rd being a cub.
The biggest bear as well as the cub are black, the other is cinnamon colored and the most active and curious of the bunch.
Bears seem to be living in the canyon between the top of Risinghill Road and La Vina. They are very very active, visiting just after sundown and stay most of the night. They have been nightly visitors all summer long.
One morning, said neighbor awoke to find one bear asleep near the car. Bears had been coming up onto the porch so neighbor installed a 'driveway alarm' which can be bought at Harbor Freight for less than $20. They placed the receiver by the front door and when bears trip alarm, it sends a loud, high pitched screech, which sends the bears running away. It has worked beautifully.
Blog postings are correct, bears are very timid and run away when they see a human. We need to keep it that way. And it's true, bears do s**t in the woods. And on my lawn. And on my landing. And my backyard, frontyard, next to my car....
Also, DO NOT leave food or food wrappings in your car. Bears have amazingly sensitive noses. We learned the hard way!
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We have seen all three bears on lower Canyon Crest Road. Our neighbors built a fence after seeing the mother bear and two cubs in their yard a few months ago. Their dog got in between the mother and the cubs, prompting the fence. So, there may be four bears. Mama, Papa and two babies.
If you'll stop and think for a moment...........there is a connection between the Rambro hunter showing up and the blogs noting where the bears are showing up. Come on folks.......we're telling this guy exactly where they are. The're normal........no need to call attention to them. Let's try to help them stay alive, and be considerate of their presence.
I just moved into the Meadows and am a HUGE wildlife lover (plants, animals... you name it). I was hoping we'd have some larger wild animals here. I know deer used to frequent these canyons before the Station Fire, and I hope some are still around. Anyway, what Mr. Shearer said is right. We're calling attention to Rambro, or whatever his name is. Let's appreciate and respect our animal neighbors as they were here first long before any one of us moved in. We can coexist safely without anyone or anything being harmed if we follow some simple procedural guidelines...
I saw a bear while watching the meteor shower back in August. I was sitting on the edge of the water station on top of El Prieto and heard some noise on my left, pointed my flash light at it. He was walking slowly down the stairs towards me. He wasn’t aggressive.
As soon as I pointed the flash light at him, he turned around, hid behind a bush and eventually went down the canyon. It was a brown bear of around 200lb.
Be careful if you walk up here at night.
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