That’s a good policy! Every spring or summer, we get bears on our back porch due to our hummingbird feeders. With 5 rescue cats, we need to be so careful never to let them out. What state are you in?
Central Indiana. I like to say that we live in the suburbs of the suburbs. It takes a good 45-50 minutes to get to the outskirts of Indianapolis from here.
The front side of our house looks like an atypical suburban home. The back is all woods, except for a few parts. Part lawn, mostly botanical gardens. The plot is situated on a hill, so it sort of is like living in a really cool treehouse. Did they make Victorian treehouses? Well, that’s what we’re in.
We have lots of wildlife out back and neighbors at the front of the neighborhood have no idea of the beauty we have here. Fauna include white tailed deer, raccoons, foxes, coyotes, skunks, groundhogs, possums, hawks, owls, and an occasional bobcat. My backyard neighbors are farmers and have chickens and hogs, or should I say, HAD.
There is limited space for me to grow crops though. It’s very shaded all over. Helps on electricity costs, but makes it hard to grow much for eating. I have a small herb garden out front so the HOA won’t come bearing down on me. I’m not supposed to grow anything edible, but I won’t snitch if they don’t. ;) We back up to a creek and farms, so there’s plenty to keep the critters happy.
P.S. I’m not into bears or alligators. Guess I won’t be moving back to Florida anytime soon. Or even Tennessee or Georgia.