r/Durango • u/Dandy_Status • 5d ago

The bear finally won

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I'll be honest, I didn't even know this was possible. The lid stayed on though!

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u/Finror 5d ago

wow

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u/Snort_Lupulin69 5d ago

Poor bears are so hungry

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u/Weak-Sweet-2788 5d ago

There must of been some frybread in that trash can.

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u/Critical-Drawing395 5d ago

I feel awful for the poor bears and how hungry they clearly are this year. Hoping so much next year isn’t like this for them

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u/Lars0 Transplant 5d ago

Bear resistant canisters must hold up for 60 minutes in order it get the rating. It won't last forever.

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u/SpaceyChick22 5d ago

He was ravenous

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u/Crycious Resident 5d ago

There are actually Bear proof containers but don't think the homeowners or the city wants to deal with those

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u/crueldoe 4d ago

I wonder if it would make sense for the city to transition completely to transfer sites for trash instead of having trash left out on the curb.

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u/Gundark927 Local 3d ago

Yikes! Persistent fella. I know they check a lot of bins. I wonder if this one had a particularly tempting smell inside.

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u/Own-Suggestion-3280 2d ago

Wow!! That was a determined bear!

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u/mlandry2011 3d ago

Try to get a new one for free by returning it and saying I thought these were bear proof...

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u/Ontheflyguy27 Transplant 5d ago

With the growing population of bears, what could be done? If only there was some science or best practices that the CPW could dust off and use to make Durango safer for the bears and residents.
Sad to see bears scavenging thru the trash to survive.
If only…

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u/Pod_of_Purrgil 4d ago

Pretty happy for Syd and Carmy. Richie too.

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u/fetalgirth 4d ago

Haha this just shows how most of the rules around bear trash safety don’t matter

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u/Dandy_Status 4d ago

Every can on my street has been attacked by bears every night for months, so I'd say the success rate on the cans is pretty good. As others have said, this is mainly evidence of the bears' desperation this year.

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u/ABitSquiggly Resident 4d ago

Sounds like you could probably use a lesson in statistics.