Let's Keep Our Community BEAR SMART You can prevent the death of a grizzly or black bear by protecting your livestock, garbage, bees, and other attractants today with an electric fence or bear-resistant garbage cans and preventing that bear from learning bad behaviors!! Common Bear Attractants Include: Human food Household trash Fruit trees Livestock & poultry (and feed) Pet food on porches Vegetable & flower gardens Compost piles Birdfeeders Bee hives Keeping Bears WILD The majority of conflicts involving bears and small livestock can be prevented by using electric fencing. ELECTRIC FENCE The number one human-black bear conflict on the Flathead Indian Reservation is garbage. Secure your garbage in a bear-resistant garbage container or secured hard sided dwelling until the morning of pickup. Bring a current CSKT Recreation License or Tribal ID to the Division of Fish, Wildlife, Recreation & Conservation office in Polson (406 6th Ave E) to obtain a can of bear spray for only $20* while supplies last, only one can issued per person To report a bear conflict, or to learn more about how to secure attractants in the Mission Valley on the Flathead Indian Reservation contact the CSKT Wildlife Management Program at Our Actions Matter!! Their survival depends on it... (406) 275-2774 VITAL GROUND Let's Keep Our Community BEAR SMART You can prevent the death of a grizzly or black bear by protecting your livestock , garbage , bees , and other attractants today with an electric fence or bear - resistant garbage cans and preventing that bear from learning bad behaviors !! Common Bear Attractants Include : Human food Household trash Fruit trees Livestock & poultry ( and feed ) Pet food on porches Vegetable & flower gardens Compost piles Birdfeeders Bee hives Keeping Bears WILD The majority of conflicts involving bears and small livestock can be prevented by using electric fencing . ELECTRIC FENCE The number one human - black bear conflict on the Flathead Indian Reservation is garbage . Secure your garbage in a bear - resistant garbage container or secured hard sided dwelling until the morning of pickup . Bring a current CSKT Recreation License or Tribal ID to the Division of Fish , Wildlife , Recreation & Conservation office in Polson ( 406 6th Ave E ) to obtain a can of bear spray for only $ 20 * while supplies last , only one can issued per person To report a bear conflict , or to learn more about how to secure attractants in the Mission Valley on the Flathead Indian Reservation contact the CSKT Wildlife Management Program at Our Actions Matter !! Their survival depends on it ... ( 406 ) 275-2774 VITAL GROUND