What is it like living in an area with bear activity?

We've been getting a lot more bear activity recently. The only thing that's really changed is we don't put trash out the night before garbage pickup anymore, because they will make an ungodly mess with it. Bird feeders also had to come down, a couple of neighbors had their fences damaged when the bears went after the bird feeders. Black bears are usually pretty shy, I've only ever had one come right up to my porch when I was sitting on it. I yelled at him, he gave no fucks. I ran inside lol. Called animal control, but they did nothing. Mostly it's just a matter of being more aware of your surroundings and making sure you give them their space, especially if they have cubs.

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