Massive Black Bear Roaming My Farm 

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I love how those old bear hunters gave you such gold comedy material. 😂

My FAVORITE part of this video happens just after the 10 minute mark. Morgan is shuffling the gosling escapees back toward the open gate and Toby in his normal everyday exemplary manner sauntered out of the gate with perfect timing and the "im just minding my business, nothing to see here" so he didn't scare the escapees away from the fence and then puts himself in the perfect spot so the goslings were herded back towards the open gate. That right there.... is a man's best friend!

I know this isn't a hound hunting video, but having the main argument being the respect of private property rights is in my opinion the best way to get broad-based support.

Bear, you better run. He's gonna milk ya XD

Those "hound hunters" are the epitome of "stuck in the past". Their ways have led us to the point we're at today. Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results is insane. I love regenerative farming practices. My grandparents were small, subsistence farmers in southern Minnesota. I really enjoy your videos, Morgan (and Allison!) ❤

Wow! The pigs are getting big! Also, make your property as bear-proof as possible. Seal up any excess grain in bear-proof containers. Bears are often attracted to the feed, first, then go after the easy prey of contained farm animals.

I love your stance about co-existing peacefully with the wild things! Your farm stories always bring smiles! (And the little chicken feed cam was especially joyful!) Thank you, Morgan, for your hard work in bringing all this to us. (Get well wishes to Abbie.)

Do you think Jemima might be more comfortable down the hill with the goslings, where it's flatter and she could get off her feet in the pond?

I must say (as a woman from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the bicycle capital 😇) I’m very proud of you filming your self while riding that bike 🚲🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Please tell me you have a whole lot of bush cameras set up now……I’m wondering what kind of animals all show up around the farm! I can’t imagine since the mosquito i the scariest animal we have here! 😂

Having bears around is wonderful, wildlife co-existence on farms is key.

I live in eastern Maryland where we started having bear sights in 09 after 150ish years and it is one of the most exciting things in our area no one wants it shot or to go away we want them back even bear hunters

I remember when Samuel Puddleduck was harvested because of his old age. Makes me so sad knowing Jemimah will probably be joining him soon, but definitely the right decision if her QOL is not doing so hot.

The Black Bear heard about the book reading and asked to be reminded about it

Hi Morgan and Allison, that catnip looks great! I'd highly recommend you start harvesting it now (or sooner), as it looks pretty tall now. If it gets too old, it'll go to seed, and then the leaves lose their potentcy. Also, if you pinch off those tender tops, the plants will grow more width-wise, and you'll get even more. I understand you can make tea from catnip; but beware, it might make you frisky. 🐱

The bike shots not ridiculous you go that little extra mile for us and good content I enjoy skits like that a long with others keep up the good work

Wow. Watching your cattle walk by with the sun reflecting off them. Gorgeous.

The bear/s will move forward until there is a deterrent - the dogs and electrified fence. NB The highlanders may get spooked and stampede. You may consider movement detector lights or other early warning devices.

i live in Eden Vermont, the bears are very normal to see but they can be annoying when they destroy stuff

That's why we have the big white farm dogs! To do lots of woofing and peeing and generally making the bear decide that the calf and the birds just aren't worth the bother. That bear is a great big round roly-poly ball. They always looks so snuggle-able - I know they are not! But my goodness, I would love to give them a cuddle.

Abby’s clearly limping. Not from a superficial cut. Suggests that she may have had a crush injury. Vet a good idea.

Dude I lived in the boonies with black bears everywhere, and to act like they’re this insanely dangerous menace (like those hunters are suggesting) is so laughable. Sure don’t try to engage them, but that’s true of any wild animal, especially the large ones. Coyotes are more aggressive than they are! Most black bears are very risk adverse, they typically don’t want to start a fight with anything that could do any sort of damage unless the bear has cubs or some other mitigating factors. Big dogs are usually enough of a deterrent. I’d be more worried about your cats and your garbage cans than anything else! Speaking of garbage, keeping all your trash and your animals’ feed locked up tight somewhere like your barn or a shed will help a lot!

Morgan your humor is spot on.

HI MORGAN! 1) Abby is your dog, feel free to coddle her! 2) L❤VE when you do the Kitty Cam 2) The Chicken Cam was fun!

It’s such a good video. You are helping people like myself who have health issues and cannot get out much. I really admire your improvements to your property and the overall building up of the farm operations. Keep doing this good work! Thanks

I'm sorry but as a Brit, hearing Morgan say 'Bl**dy Hell' absolutely made my weekend. Lmao 😂😂❤xx

I really like your point of view! *Find ways to coexist peacefully*. I hope the bear(s) won’t destroy, hurt, or kill anything of yours.

(yes, this is a video about a black bear and I want to talk about Jemima puddle duck) have you considered introducing any new breeds of duck onto the farm? maybe some more cayugas, welsh harlequins, perhaps some white campbells if possible? I think its an amazing feature of your farm to see what kind of offspring the different breeds of ducks that you raise create. I'm devastated that you lost all those ducklings in the flood, it would have been so nice to watch them all grow. I get raising ducks isn't a staple part of your business, but at this point ducks are the heritage of GoldShaw Farm!

Pro tip as a fellow person with ADHD: Always put stuff in the same place. Make it a habit. My hat? Always goes on a specific peg next to the door. My wallet? In summer, it's in my clutch with my car keys which goes right next to my computer chair. In winter, it's in my coat pockets. My keys? See above My phone? In my hand or right next to me. And yes, this is the hardest one to keep track of and I've had to backtrack several times to find it. My shoes? Right next to the door. My cane? Right next to the door. My meds? In the end table next to my computer desk. And your habit locations can be anything you like. Just make it somewhere that makes sense to you and make it a habit to always put it there. And then hope your partner doesn't move it on you... Again.

Congratulations, Morgan, your video today captured the attention of Kahli the Destroyer (resident house panther). She was fascinated with the Ginny cam moments 😆

In a recent (July 17, 2023) fascinating New Yorker article entitled, "The Bear in Your Back Yard", Jill Lepore writes: "It was during another housing boom, in the industrializing England of the eighteen-thirties, that the poet Robert Southey wrote 'The Story of the Three Bears', a fable about how it’s not the bears who are the burglars-it’s us, peeping through their windows and barging through their doors, sitting in their chairs and eating up their porridge. In the words of Wee Bear, ‘someone’s been lying in my bed,’ and, well, here we are...Bears aren’t sleeping in our beds; we’re sleeping in theirs."

Keep up the great farming videos, I love see the majestic Toby. Suggestion attach a door flap on the bottom of the gate it wilĺ stop the ducks from escaping

I know I'm often critical. But I also really like that you understand that we have to coexist with wildlife, and also the wild predators. And you do quite a lot to keep your animals safe, with fences, guardian dogs, and so on. That's how it should be. And not like in Norway, here farmers leave their sheep and other livestock out on pasture in nature, alone and no-one watching them. Then they get upset if one of our few predators like wolfs here kill some of them. Even if far more sheep die due to accidents, disease, and so on, because they're left to wander alone for months in summer. And many wolves and other large predators are legally hunted and shot, even if they're strongly to critically endangered here. It's just sad.

Glad Abby is doing well, I hope she heals up nicely. Love that bears are a good thing as well. As a wildlife biologist, I agree, managing for ecosystem balance is the best. The bear(s) may be keeping other predators away as well.

I love black bears, really cool to see one around, that does generally mean a really healthy ecosystem. I just wish we could raise bears - if not friend, why friend shaped?

Your cows (cattle) look great - nice job on those guys. That's regenerative farming on a small scale for sure - good work.

I knew the old feller's warning would be perfect..you used it and that made my morning lift a bit. Trying to introduce my LGD pup to my 2 great danes has made for a very long night. Continuing into the morning.

Another great video. Giggled when you lost the mic and then the bike. Exciting to have a bear. They Don exist in UK other than in a zoo so its lovely to see your local wildlife. Hope it stays the right side of the fence!

Love the low camera view of the chickens eating, and their dinosaur feet. You can plainly see the ancestry.

Jemima Puddle Duck has been around forever. I have come to love her just like the OG Chickens! Maybe even more so! I know she seems to be slowing down. She is such a symbol of Gold Shaw Farm. I, personally, love her so very, very much.

Wonder if it's the bear that you saved from the hunters with dogs that day, if so, he/she certainly has grown a lot. Hope Abby's wound continues to heal, really hard to keep it dry I would imagine. Looking good Morgan, the animals are content. Thanks for taking us along, see you soon!

I'm surprised at some of the comments about the bear from people who should know better. I don't live too far from Morgan and this spring we noticed a slight boom in the bear population. I contacted fish & game because I found an unusually high number of them hanging out in my yard (20 +!) We worked to disburse them (they were after the town trash dumpsters). But the rain & floods may have upset the ecosystem and come fall, there's going to be serious competition for winter food. THINK about it!

I've had bears in my yard, and even a bear in the garage when I left the door open by mistake. (central Connecticut) They were here first. On the other hand, so were the wolves who controlled the bear population.

Very cool! The dogs will do their job here and keep the bear at bay.

I would be very concerned for the new calf. I would bring him and her mother down to the barn. No doubt in my mind it is what the bear is after.

Inside of the new barn is gorgeous. I'd decorate it with old farming tools and such.

In Windsor ct ,we have several bears that live in town ,they never bother us ,last year one did break our fence ,then sat under our mulberry tree and had lunch ,I considered it a privilege,

You've seen Abbydini, now it's time for.... Goslingdinis! 😅😂😂🤣😺

This is perfect for your bear dairy business!

I love your videos because your animals are so well treated. I have nothing but respect for you.

That hole/mark in the ground looks like a mark from your feet pedel from the bike! When you drop your bike on its side…..the pedal is beeing pushed in the ground 😉😬(anybody understands my bad English explaining?) 😂😂😂

We live on border of New Hampshire and Vermont. Same bear that roamed our acreage. Biggest bear I’ve seen for ages. Our dogs barked him off our farm. Unfortunately headed him toward Vermont border and your property. Sorry about that.

When you do those 'ride by or walk by' shots, it reminds me of one of my favorite shows growing up, Survivor Man! He would talk about that every now and then how those really nice, panoramic shots do require him to do that hike, that climb, that far away walk, twice. Great job on your skill set and your trials as you explore, Mr. Gold! I am excited to see the piggies see their new area when they get it

7:43 That's why I use my phone app to store all my cards and payment information to prevent credit card theft

I liked the footage from the tiny camera in the chicken feed...feathery Godzillas!

I love all your different movie shots. Thanks for making your videos 3D for us. Always Trust your instincts that’s why we have them. Keeping Abby close while she is healing is a good idea.

Morgan, another great video. I hope the bear keeps to himself and just forages in the woods. BTW the new barn looks amazing.

Love the bear meandering through your property.

The bear has all of the ingredients for a nice honey ham out there, depends if one is hungry enough to go for it. They aren't strictly herbivores.😋 For those that think they're harmless teddy bears: "The American black bear is a large omnivore, and while they typically scavenge for easy food sources, they also prey on other animals when the right opportunity arises, including wild hogs." Plus we all know how much bears love honey. 🐷🍯🐻

I love the flashback clips with the deja vu warnings. LOL. ❤

The cows' horns are looking amazing!

Careful of letting wounds stay too moist with antibiotics. It can encourage it to keep reopening because the tissue stays soft! I have a nasty scar on my wrist from getting a bump scar removed with a whole punch by a dr and the stitches kept tearing through bc of this exact thing. I was keeping neosporin on it a lot and the stitches got redone twice before someone finally told me. By then the wound wouldnt stitch together right 😅

Years into watching Morgan and my respect and admiration continues to grow….you’re a good duck, goose or chicken egg, that’s for sure!! 💛🤍💚

my new chickens laid their first egg! I'm very new to the whole ordeal, but man that first egg, it makes me so darn proud!

LMAO....." Come on you dingus".😂😂 I say that alot to my roosters.

If you have extra gravel from the new barn, you should dump some buckets of it by the gate :), to fill up the hole under, and to make it a bit less slippery in the mud :)

"I think sometimes we need to take a step back and just remember we have no greater right to be here than any other animal." ~ David Attenborough When I watched today’s video I was thinking you’re the luckiest guy on the planet with your farm. You’ve done remarkable! Then I got quite depressed reading the comments of so many ready to pack a gun & destroy the bear who has done nothing but be a bear, a black bear not a grizzly.😢

Wow the new barn looks amazing.

Instead of having to move that cage constantly, you could just take a scrap of wood and put it across the bottom of the entrance. Just a couple of screws to secure it until they get too big to go under.

Cap him with the blinky blinky blap blap gat gat

Biennial thistles are particularly noteworthy for their high wildlife value, producing such things as copious floral resources for pollinators, nourishing seeds for birds like the goldfinch, foliage for butterfly larvae, and down for the lining of birds' nests.

That tiny camera bit was clever. And I agree with live and let live. It is our problem to find a way to live with the wildlife.

That last gosling that couldn't figure out how to go under the gate that screamed like he was in a horror movie, omg! 😂😂😂😂

Great video Morgan, thanks! 😊

I really like the way you look at things on your farm, you have a good attitude, thanks 😊

I love what you said about not « hunting your way out of a predator » and rather making sure you have proper fencing etc and livestock guardian dogs and I really hope people would think more like that about wolves where I live (France).

I hope that bear lives a long and happy life 🐻

That's an excellent opportunity to domesticate the bear and finally farm that bear milk! And next, the tigers!

Is it possible that the bear is the smell Abby was following previously ? How's Randy doing with all the, um... summer fun ?

Love cat-cam and dog cam ❣️

I love seeing bears in places where I am not. Creating a healthy ecosystem & co-existing with nature is the heart & soul of Goldshaw farm. 🥰

for minor cuts and craps on our dogs I have found that silver honey works wonderfully. It has saved me many trips to the vet.

I live in a very rural area. During my entire childhood I played in the woods in the summer and never saw any wildlife. In the last 15 years I have seen bobcats and a coyote in broad daylight and also a cougar. Cougars are supposed to be more secretive and stay away from people, but one came and waited outside our yard fence over three nights, starting a couple hours before dark. The fence keeps the dog in, but not the cats. Two of my house cats disappeared at this time and so were presumably taken by the cougar. The next year another cougar was sited on our driveway and I lost another house cat. That was three years ago and we haven't seen a cougar again, but last spring our turkeys were killed in their pen (and one was eaten), presumably by a bobcat, as there was an overhanging tree. We've also had problems with weasels in the last. They didn't eat anything except chicken heads. Our dog is a schnauzer and really only barks at deer. The deer don't run away, as they are outside the fence and the dog stays inside. We also occasionally see dead rabbits inside the fence that the dog has killed. The cats and dog keep the rodent population in control so we can grow a garden. We've had a gopher problem here for years, but it improved greatly when we had five cats spending time in the garden. Hope you continue to do well in regards to predators. I know a single predator, even a small one, can do a great deal of damage in one night.

That little camera in the chicken dish, looking up at those big raptors was slightly terrifying lol 🤣

Lmao the ending of the video was perfect! 😂

5:10 I wish more people would take this advice, Esp those people in recent times trying to take selfies with Bison ???? Bewilders me lol

The end clip to this video was so satisfying! lol

Love your vlogs thx for sharing. Love and greetings from germany 🇩🇪🙏🥰

I saw a video of a mountain lion trying to get into the same chicken coop you have for the crazy chickens (my favorite) he wasn't sucessfull, so I think they are safe from the bear. I don't live on a farm, but in the Sonoran desert. People move here for the beauty of the mountains, weather, and such....but then they complain about the wildlife that is here. Just because they build a house, doesn't mean that the Javalina, bobcats, packrats, rabbits etc go away. Like you were saying, have to find a way to coexist, because they are all important to the ecosystem. Yes, coyotes can jump a very high wall, so you can't leave your dog in the backyard.....

Love the scene w the chicken cam!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I like the cows skipping into their fresh pasture 🤣

😂 Ahhhhh, yes, the barn cats continue their scene stealing habits! 😅

Install some high-rez wireless outdoor security cameras set to motion detect mode along your frequently travelled route (use wireless repeaters & solar power if needed). That way, they can all get automatically saved to a dvr/computer/NAS on your home network and you won't have to do those shots anymore unless you're filming while you're travelling or something.

What a great attitude about the bear. It seems nice enough! Better the devil you know than you don't. The bear may keep coyotes at bay. The next step in rewilding your area would be the reintroduction of beavers. Streams by you would benefit from beaver dams. They slow down the water to keep it in the landscape for dry times. It would create wetlands which would reach the edge of your farm. Speaking of mud, get those pigs moved ASAP! ~with love from the mitten state.

Damn honestly love the fact that you encouraged them to come and yet you still have not reported many animal loss to (wild) predators since obtaining Toby

Where O where can the Bear be🐻.....O yes where ever he wants to be🧸......Thanks Morgan 👍 Old Shoe🇺🇸

This is likely the bear that was treed a couple years ago... Adult in his prime, contributing to his species and ours

Great job protecting your animals! Prayers for health and safety!🙏❤🙏

You had a total Gordon Ramsay moment when the ducklings got loose! 😂

Can you show either a time-lapse or picture timeline, as best as you can, of the pig areas before, once introduced, during and after to demonstrate and display what pigs can do to land? I would find this thoroughly interesting. also as a hiker, bears do not hurt you unless you threaten them. the fence and dogs such be more than enough