My wife shouted at me the other day, saying there was a bear at our door. Sure enough, a yearling bear was prowling around the house and even though we banged on the window that we thought it was going to try to come through, it didn’t want to leave. It finally wandered off, and I called WDFW enforcement to inform them. Two officers showed up at the house and told me that bears were a particular problem this year, due to the drought. There aren’t any berries and other food sources that are typically available to them this time of year. We have had more bears around our home than usual. More than I can remember seeing in the 20-plus years I have been living in Leavenworth. I have a bear-proof garbage can and showed the officers the scratch marks and even a hole in the top made by tooth or a claw. They might be putting a trap near the house in hopes of capturing this bear. They said they captured one recently at the edge of our neighbor’s house. I am hearing about a lot of bear activity in other areas of the state, so be aware.