Molasses and Grain for Bears

This is not benevolent, like having a bird feeder. Hunting bears is legal in Maine and all aspects are closely regulated by state authorities. During part of the limited hunting season, it is legal to put out "bait" to entice bears into firing range. Often the bait is old pastries and grease, rather than commercially purchased products. Despite using hunting to control population levels, the Black Bear numbers in Maine are growing about 3% annually to about 35,000 currently.

Guptill's is not a gentile suburban supplier. Really an offshoot of a logging business; big, heavy, tough-guy equipment (and dirty boots and calloused hands). Huge logging trucks with huge loads of logs parked close by.

If you have access to a series of television programs called "North Woods Law", it is accurate and informative. Early seasons about Maine; recent seasons about New Hampshire.