Grizzly Bear

·       First a necessity to acquire the permit is a suitable portion of land.  For a bear a plot of land 50’x50’ is a suitable habitat.  This land should be fenced and should be plentiful in trees and berry bushes (this will cut down on the food you have to buy).  A 20-30 gallon watering hole for bathing drinking and if you supply it with fish feeding.

·       A Bear’s diet consists of consuming berries and meat.  The season will decide what the bear will eat, during spring they may eat grass, moss, and roots.  In summer time they will eat more berries, bulbs and tubers.  They eat small animals and insects year round.  Bears tend to eat about 10% of their body weight in a day.  So if your bear grows to be large, be prepared to be spending a ton of money on food.  A bear will eat much more during late fall to prepare for winter hibernation.  It may break of this habit because it may realize that you are feeding it and it has no need to sleep.

·       Grizzly males have been known to grow up to 1700, and as low as 200 lbs in exceptional cases.  The average is around 800 lbs.

·       Their life span is generally 25-30 years but they have been known to live up to 50 while in captivity.

·       They become sexually mature around 4-6 years old, but will grow up to 10-12 years old.

·       Keep any garbage or hazardous materials away from their habitat, bears have been known to eat garbage when hungry.