A lot of black bears came into the dump in Galena. You could go and see half a dozen at a time. But it had good picking for them. I saw pickup loads of salmon and whole moose dumped there.

Dang, I wouldn't think native Alaskan would throw away anything edible?

I know nothing about bears admittedly. Would it not be feasible to put a couple of strands of high tensile electric fence around the active dump area with suitable voltage?

There’s plenty of “let’s complain about the government” threads to choose from. This one is about bears at the dump. Be nice to see at least a few threads stay on topic.

We had 23 bears at our dump a couple years ago. I’ve watched many Cubs grow up and continue to use the dumps. Females that grew up on the dump menu usually teach their Cubs to do the same. Seen a cub with a glass jar stuck on its head and seen a few adults with garbage bags hanging out their…well out their opposite end the head is on. Lol. There was an old female with a bad foot that was a regular for years at the aklavik dump. Waiting for muskrat411 to find this thread. He’s one of the leading experts on dump bears. You know Remington slugs and rubber bullets are both green? Lol. Right Ian?
I don’t mind dump bears though. I make $400-600 to skin them when they have to be put down in town. Nasty job but someone has to do it. Usually full of bite marks. Infection. Stink obviously.