{"id":57391,"date":"2025-07-11T17:20:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T17:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/57391\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T17:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T17:20:12","slug":"theres-been-100-bear-complaints-in-michigan-in-2025-heres-tips-to-avoid-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/57391\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s been 100 bear complaints in Michigan in 2025: Here\u2019s tips to avoid them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"WLRPF6NNCJGEXEFCDUV6OCHBOQ\">GRAND RAPIDS, MI \u2013 Black bears are active across Michigan. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BVI6LPFC7JHZXAZKOHEJHA67ZY\">That\u2019s the word from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, which reported this month that there have been about 100 bear complaints through the first half of 2025. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"64CG5AEILFENXNIRDFEVQQF6ME\">Most of the encounters have occurred in the Upper Peninsula and in Northern Michigan in Delta, Marquette, Menominee, Grand Traverse, Chippewa and Otsego counties. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BZKKFOIFXJGQ3O4NMU24USKXZM\">\u201cImagine how hungry you would be after a several month nap,\u201d the DNR wrote on Facebook. \u201cThat\u2019s the life of a black bear. Early summer is primetime for bear sightings as they search for food across northern Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VD3JTFUP3NDYTCRSVW67SN3HMI\">Michigan is home to nearly 13,000 black bears, so the occasional encounter is bound to happen. Residents can follow these DNR tips to minimize the chances. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"article__unordered-list\">\n<li id=\"UFLTFKLERBCSHKJGOM2XGQOKUU\">Secure food and garbage, use bear-resistant trash cans if allowed by your waste-management company and put garbage cans out the morning of pickup.<\/li>\n<li id=\"HTBQLPCWUZHPFA6W3GDJ56PZOA\">Bears love birdseed (it\u2019s high in calories) and they can literally smell it from a mile away. Consider removing feeders when bears are active.<\/li>\n<li id=\"FJRDSEQNMRBQXPWAJPSIIOYKDM\">Feed pets indoors. If you must feed pets outdoors, only leave enough for a single serving and remove bowls after feeding.<\/li>\n<li id=\"UGUY36SQRNC4BABOYDFPEK7E54\">Protect chickens, small livestock and apiaries with electric fencing. Ordinary fences can\u2019t keep out bears.<\/li>\n<li id=\"OXOKZBXSKREWFCPREW3KDBG7AE\">Don\u2019t invite bears to the barbecue. Clean and store grills or smokers after each use. Grease, fat, and food smells can attract a hungry bear.<\/li>\n<li id=\"K6SJYKPXTVBQTIL5VQRFUK2BWE\">It\u2019s camping season, so keep a clean camp, don\u2019t burn food scraps or trash in your fire ring and store food and trash in bear-resistant containers or in a locked vehicle.<\/li>\n<li id=\"4WVVAG3KNNGMPAV6D7BWZKZ47I\">Let your neighbors know when bears are around. This gives the community a chance to be BearWise before problems start (and they can indeed start).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GRAND RAPIDS, MI \u2013 Black bears are active across Michigan. 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