What to do about a Black Bear in your compost at 4:00 AM

1. Yell "Hey" and startle your cats, and get the black bear to look up momentarily from it's position on top of your compost box.

2. Realize that if the black bear thumping on your compost box didn't wake up your neighbours, yelling "Hey" probably did.

3. Get your camera and realize the bear is too far away (far end of the yard) to photograph with your flash, and that it is NOT WORTH IT to get within flash range.

4. Resign yourself to a few more claw marks on the lid of your compost box, and go back to bed.

Note: The next day we figured out he was a male bear, because he left the compost lid up.