We're not barely the best! We are the best! Much better than Bear Be Gone™
Safely transporting your Black or Brown Bear since 1974*
*Since June 2021 no longer transport Grizzly Bears. Ask Kevin why
Our Team
Founder & Chairman, Richard ("Old Grumpy Dick") Schnebly
Richard Schnebly used to hunt bears for sport in the woodlands of Northern Arizona. Legend has it that he took three black bear pelts with his trusty .45 caliber pistol one day.
One day a neighbor of Mr. Schnebly in Sedona, AZ who knew of Schnebly's bear tracking and species expertise, ask him to transport his pet bear to the East Coast for the summer - and voila the Bear Delivery Service was born! Schnebly is nicknamed "Old Grumpy Dick" as it's the most descriptive "endearing" term for him by employees..
Chief Bear Officer, Alex "Bear Down" Pound
Alex is one of the early pioneers in bear transportation, having cut his teeth moving bears on behalf of the National Park System in Alaska in the 1980s. He invented the patented oversized, ergonomic bear net ("The Big Momma Net") that is so crucial to successful to "trap & transport" of reluctant bears.
Ever creative, Mr. Pound also devised the highly regarded, Snuggle Snare, a less traumatic way to capture bears in the wild through pioneering use of female bear sex hormones lathered on used fur coats that hide and cushion the impact of traditional, less humane bear snares. As Mr. Pound says about his invention: "After all, what good is a three-legged bear?".
Mr Pound's nickname "Bear Down" was earned in his early days with the company when he singlehandedly took down a 400 pound brown break that had broken lose in the cab - by using two punches and a chokehold
Head Bear Psychologist, KK "They Just Want to Cuddle" McGee
KK , author of the acclaimed books: "I Know Why the Sleeping Bears Lie"; "Bears Just Want to Cuddle", and "Bear Whisperer, Just Not too Loudly" joined our company in mid 2014 and had an immediate impact.
Prior to KK's breakthrough research into bear psychology, the primary way of handling bears in transport was to restrain all limbs to each corner of the transport cage with lumbar straps. But due to KK's breakthrough research, she showed it was possible to positive pre-reinforce the transported bear with olfactory cues (for example, our favorite bear to transport, Pudding, was particularly motivated by fondue) so that, with the help of essential oil diffusers and body rub downs, the bear would remain calm and serene during the transport process. This negated the need of restraints.
Original Bear Wrangler #1: Kevin "No Hands" Williams
What can we say. Kevin was and still is the original Bear Wrangler for us. His dedication to service, and his ability to kick the crap out of a bear when needed, is unparalleled. Kevin would never let you down and cared deeply about bear welfare.
Due to an unfortunate incident in 2021 with a Grizzly named Hades, Kevin has asked to only work desk duty going forward and we have honored that. Kevin, we love you!
Bear Wrangler #1 Tristan "T-Bone" Jangler
Tristan is one of our longest tenured employees, having joined the our "family" in 2003. Prior to joining Bear Delivery, Tristan worked the Serengeti plains of Africa where he trapped and tagged tigers and rhinos for National Geographic and other international wildlife preservation organizations.
Tristan's most memorable moment with our company is when he and one of our favorite bears to transport, "Pudding", survived a drive-by shooting in Detroit when relocating Pudding from Colorado to Northern Michigan.
Bear Wrangler #2 Sebastian "Thunderstick" Knight
Sebastian joined the firm in 2005. He has the most varied prior experience of any prior Bear Wrangler that we have ever employed, ranging from professional magician, vocalist, debater and even a stint as a semi-professional hockey player. Sebastian's compassion for animals, matched with his still impressive sleight of hands abilities from his magician days, has been invaluable to the company and we feel treasured to have him in our employ.
In Sebastian's words, his greatest day with the company was when he used his sleight of hand involving honey jars and a cape to successfully distract our client's bear Hades from continuing to attack Kevin. As we say around the company, at least he's "No Hands Kevin" and not "No Body Kevin". Thank you Sebastian for all his tremendous work.
Bear Wrangler #3 Bo "Boundaries Man" Supstah
Bo joined the firm in 2008 and quickly learned the ropes as well as clever bear handling and misdirection techniques. Prior to working for Bear Delivery, Mr. Supstah spent more than a dozen years wrangling bears for the Ringling Bailey Brothers Circus. When the Circus ceased using live bears in its shows due to animal rights activists, Supstah took his talents to Las Vegas working several years for Cirque de Soleil. However, he found that wrangling performers dressed as bears simply wasn't as rewarding as working with wild bears so he left and joined Bear Delivery to help open our Canadian operations.
One of the most exciting days (and terrifying as well) was when the Wrangler Team was having a particularly difficult time luring a wild bear into a trap to relocate it as the property's adjoining neighbor had reported this bear as a nuisance (breaking into trash cans and houses in search of food). Being the newest and lowest on the totem pole employee, the other wranglers convinced Supstah to cover himself with peanut butter to lure the bear. It worked and the bear came over and started to lick Supstah. Supstah was terrified but the other wranglers successfully captured the bear with our patented Bear Ensnare Net, but not before Supstah, who had been acting boneless and dead, startled the bear by biting him! YES, he actually BIT THE BEAR.
After the peanut butter incident, Supstah routinely (and rightfully) declined to participate in such inane bear capture schemes ever again as he said that they were outside his 'boundaries", and thereby earned the nickname of "Boundaries Man".
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