138491 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 (406) 275-2774 Our Actions Matter!! Their survival depends on it... VITAL GROUND 138491 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 ( 406 ) 275-2774 Our Actions Matter !! Their survival depends on it ... VITAL GROUND