Dang Greg, that must have been one hungry bear. Last year I had a cub danging 15 feet in the air off a wire we have strung by our hunting cabin. We mount the bird feeders off if it to keep the bears from destroying them. That cub was giving it his all to get to the feeders. I have seen bears swim, so I guess if hungry enough they'll take to water to get to a feeder full of tasty food.
Mark, two of the guys I work with live in Front Royal, both have bears in their yards almost daily. One said he has a mother and 3 cubs tearing his trash cans up nightly. Fortunately they are a rarity here in Stafford. I am about fed up with them at our cabin in PA though. Never are they around come bear season!
