Thread: Bears - That time of year again

After spotting a black bear at the Regional Hospital last night we found this news story this morning Bear in tree on Maplewood - Tbnewswatch.com Thunder Bay News . That is only a couple of blocks away. As it happens I just finished raking up my apple in the front to be put out for garbage pick up tomorrow. Good thing black bears are more of nuisance than a threat normally. Gotta love nature.

Bob

We had one right out the living room window the other night..

Security lights came on, and the wife scoots off the couch saying "Ummmmm yeah that is a Bear outside the window"

Went out and scared he off, pretty good sized Blackie, found where he has been tearing up the old stumps on the back 5 acres and eating grubs stripping the wild berry bushes too

BTW it is true they do poop in the woods everywhere

We get quite a few Blackies in the area,,, been a few years since we have had Grizzlies come through

You have Grzzllies in your local??

Black bear with blue head spotted in Mission, B.C. - British Columbia - CBC News


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Originally Posted by pixelfixed

You have Grzzllies in your local??

Oh yes, we have had them hit on our road a couple of times

We have a few actual run ins up here

Just had one shot last month that got too close to a group of kids will see if I can't find the story


Edit: Here is the last story from up here

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-...-her-backyard/


Same story with link to another

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/201...print-friendly


This is a Black Bear I took a quick vid of,,, Brown in color but still a Black Bear hehehe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SODasbO6Eas

Yea, black/brown/cinnamon bears are sure different from grizzlies and respond to loud noises differently too.

The black bears are in our city of 100,000 pop not in a rural area. The one in the report was not all that far from a downtown area and the one at the regional hospital is in an area that has the university across the road as well as a golf course. Lots of room for a surprise.

I'd prefer viewing them in the wild not the city.

Bob

Some fun pics I just went and snapped just back of the house, we have about 5 acres back there we haven't really decided what to do with so it is pretty wild back there still


It has been a little rainy here so I figured I could find some prints..

Didn't take too long



My big ole size 11 for reference




These are some recent stumps he has been "grubbing" on








Scat all over but I figured I would save ya all the details of that

I hope he keeps tearing up the old stumps back there, will save me a ton of time when we decide to open that area up

Fall and Spring is always an interesting time up here, everything gets way more active..

For anyone who doubts Glen's word

Just sent to me from a friend on FB in Wyoming.... Teton County deputy up there took the pics !!!


I cannot even imagine finding this at home Mama Griz and Baby just missing Goldilocks

holy crap>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>