Ed, I keep the corn in the galvanized trash can in the pic. In one pic he is sniffing it but hasn't tried to open it ..YET! Last year a bigger bear tried to get in the can and dented it up and rolled it around. I have a screen door spring with an "S" hook on each end that goes under the top handle and hooks on the side handles. I did this to keep the coons out, not thinking about bears. So far it has held up but I know time is getting short before one gets in it.