Hello, My (older and usually wiser) sister in law has just told me that the bears of (Norwich)Vermont do not bother with thistle seed feeders! She says they are safe to keep up... She is an excellent birder, I hasten to add! Does anyone know if bears of New Hampshire, particularly in the Springfield/New London area, have a similar culinary distaste!?! PS. I do take my suet/sunflower feeders down every evening, but SHE does not! And thus far, she is proven right! Dare I try? Thanks, Sallie Barker