Bear Unwelcome Mat
We sell install and even rent bear mats.
Bear unwelcome mat. The bear should not be able to reach the opening without stepping on the unwelcome mat. If a bear just broke into your home trust us it will be back. They must be constructed to specific guidelines key is spacing and height of the nails as the point is to deter bears not to injure them. Bear mats or unwelcome mats protect your home by shocking bears that step on them.
Safe effective bear unwelcome mats are easily constructed from materials plywood and nails or screws available from your local hardware or farm and ranch supply stores. An unwelcome mat uses nails and plywood placed in front of doorways windows sheds and other openings to discourage black bears from entering. Unwelcome mats cause instant pain if a bear attempts to walk over them to reach a door or window but do no permanent damage to the pads of bear s feet if properly constructed. A single doorway would likely require a 4 ft x 4 ft sheet of plywood.
3 anchor the plywood to prevent the bear from pushing it out of the way or flipping it over. A properly constructed installed and maintained electrified unwelcome mat will delivers a short non lethal deterring shock when the bear steps on it. Unwelcome mats usually placed at the base of doors or windows are intended to cause instant pain when a bear steps on them which works as a passive deterrent peterson said.