Date: 10/21/26 6:36 pm From: Brenna <dbgaldenzi...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] are bears still out?
That’s very frustrating to hear, Liz. I share your concern.
Lesley, it’s definitely too early to fill the feeders. F&W advises to wait until at least Dec 1st.
Brenna
www.ProtectOurWildlifeVT.org
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> On Oct 21, 2026, at 9:18 PM, Liz Lee <lizl...> wrote:
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> Not anytime soon. I was in the woods in Moscow last week and saw an enormous bear scat that was all sunflower seed. No wonder the Stowe area has an ongoing "bear problem." Fish and Wildlife gives guidance, but it really needs to be cold for awhile with little available food for the bears to go to bed.
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> Liz Lee
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> Hinesburg
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>> On 10/21/2026 3:50 PM, Leslie Nulty wrote:
>> I want to know when to fill my feeders!
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