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Visiting bear?
- cooperhawk
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Re: Visiting bear?
We used to go camping and fishing on the Flowage and I can tell you there are some really big
bears up there. We used to stay at a resort called "Black Bear", and there was a reason for that.
bears up there. We used to stay at a resort called "Black Bear", and there was a reason for that.
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- markiver54
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Re: Visiting bear?
That's a biggn' for sure!
BTW, my neice lives up there right on the Flowage. There are also FAR more road kill deer in Wisconsin each year than are harvested.
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Re: Visiting bear?
I would say this one was around 100 pounds.
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Re: Visiting bear?
This one crossed in front of me as i was pulling out of my driveway yesterday morning on my way to work...
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Re: Visiting bear?
So if a black bear crosses your path, is it bad luck?
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- markiver54
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Re: Visiting bear?
Dahliathemeh wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 11:44 amSo if a black bear crosses your path, is it bad luck?
i f that was the case, I would have been out of luck a long time ago.
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- BrokenolMarine
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Re: Visiting bear?
The thing is, where there are little-uns, mama might be in the area.
Our farm in VA was in an area called Bear Creek, very near Bear Creek Lake State Park / Bear Creek Lake State Forest.
Right after we moved in, before the grass had even come up and the porches were finished, Tina was sitting outside in a lawn chair enjoying the fall breeze while the four kids did homework inside. I was working a three to eleven shift.
They had cleared the home site by pushing the trees to the back and sides of the cleared acre and a half. Looked like a giant fence had fallen with trunks all the way around on three sides, the rest of the ten acres was behind it. Sitting there, as dusk rolled in, she suddenly heard a huffing toward the back of the lot. She sees a huge bear, scratching his back on the end of one of the logs. He was really getting into it like Balloo in the Jungle Book. "Oh Yeah, That's it right there."
She went in the house.
The game warden told her:
"That's just Bert, making his rounds. He won't bother you. They don't call this area Bear Creek for nothing. Just keep your trash up, don't leave dog food out, if you don't feed him he won't add you to his roster."
"Should I shoot him?"
"Only if you have a spare $10,000 for the fine, or can prove immediate danger. Really prove it." He laughed. "He really just wanders around eating and pooping. It's the moms with cubs you'd want to be wary about."
We saw a few of those over the years, and gave them all plenty of room.
Our farm in VA was in an area called Bear Creek, very near Bear Creek Lake State Park / Bear Creek Lake State Forest.
Right after we moved in, before the grass had even come up and the porches were finished, Tina was sitting outside in a lawn chair enjoying the fall breeze while the four kids did homework inside. I was working a three to eleven shift.
They had cleared the home site by pushing the trees to the back and sides of the cleared acre and a half. Looked like a giant fence had fallen with trunks all the way around on three sides, the rest of the ten acres was behind it. Sitting there, as dusk rolled in, she suddenly heard a huffing toward the back of the lot. She sees a huge bear, scratching his back on the end of one of the logs. He was really getting into it like Balloo in the Jungle Book. "Oh Yeah, That's it right there."
She went in the house.
The game warden told her:
"That's just Bert, making his rounds. He won't bother you. They don't call this area Bear Creek for nothing. Just keep your trash up, don't leave dog food out, if you don't feed him he won't add you to his roster."
"Should I shoot him?"
"Only if you have a spare $10,000 for the fine, or can prove immediate danger. Really prove it." He laughed. "He really just wanders around eating and pooping. It's the moms with cubs you'd want to be wary about."
We saw a few of those over the years, and gave them all plenty of room.
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Re: Visiting bear?
Since I first posted this I have found two more piles of crap I believe are bear poop. One was full of grass and the other seeds and bugs like the first pile. Nothing fresh and again the size is on the small side for a bear which makes my pause with my claim. Still can’t think of any other animal that could leave leavings like this.
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Re: Visiting bear?
Look up the animal biology program in your nearest university and ask if you can email the pics. Most of the time the Profs are happy to make the ID and often pop the pics up in the classes and pose the question to them as well. Your fish and game biologists will also likely make the ID for you.Hatchdog wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 9:38 amSince I first posted this I have found two more piles of crap I believe are bear poop. One was full of grass and the other seeds and bugs like the first pile. Nothing fresh and again the size is on the small side for a bear which makes my pause with my claim. Still can’t think of any other animal that could leave leavings like this.
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