New Hampshire Fish and Game says the best way to prevent bears from wandering onto your property is to take away their source of food.

They say bird feeders should be taken down from April to December every year when bears are most active.

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Mathew Palmer, a former Delta Air Lines employee, at his home in Atlanta on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.  Palmer was fired less than two weeks after writing a post on social media about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. (Natrice Miller/AJC)