[SkaerE]

Seriously... We've got a 125-150 lb black bear that feeds around our house and is ALWAYS drooling. About a foot to foot-and-a-half worth of drool coming from his jowl. Is this normal for a black bear, or should we be worried about disease?

Thanks

[one-shot-one]

my advice isto contact your fish and game/wildlife service or what ever they call themselves in your area. tell them about the bear and ask about any concerns of disease transfer to humans or pets.

[NRA4LIFE]

I'd buy a bear permit, if you can.

[SkaerE]

archery season opens up the 11th of Oct around here for bear, i just want to make sure im not gonna drag anything back that has some kind of contagious disease that myself, my family, or my animals could catch.

guess i'll give them a call and see whats goin' around :)

thanks

[Selfdfenz]

Something is not normal about that.
Seen many a blackie but never noticed anything like that.

Could be a disease, oral injury or the effects of some kind of poison.
And who knows what else.

Call Fish and Game and have them take a look at the critter.
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[TallPine]

Your bear is probably a raving-mad anti-gun liberal :D


Or maybe something smells really good at your house ....?


I wouldn't pet him if I were you.

[Peter Gun]

I've seen a couple black bears in the back yard and never seen them drool, even when stuffing rasberry bushes in their mouths w/ both paws.
Maybe it ate something strange? I had a lab that wouldn't leave the toads alone. She'd come back to the house drooling like a saint every other day. The have a skin secretion that is like a mild poison causing foaming at the mouth. Maybe it has a good buzz too?

[Hkmp5sd]

Maybe he thinks you look real tasty and he can't help himself. :)

Seriously, I also used to have a dog that absolutely would not leave frogs alone. As such, everyone in the neighborhood thought he was rabid because he always had a nice foamy mouth. But in this case, better to assume it's a sick bear and deal with it accordingly.