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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2022 16:37:52 GMT
I live high up in the mountains and on an average season, will see at least half a dozen bears. I've had run ins with both grizzly and black bears. Bear droppings are something I see almost every time I go off the beaten path here. Usually what I'll see is a large pyramid shaped pile of huckelberries or blueberries. If the pile is old and dried, no problem. If the pile is fresh, time to get out of there.
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Post by pennmom on Feb 10, 2022 19:44:59 GMT
@chevalier, that's so cool but how often are they fresh and how fast do you run? :D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2022 21:29:50 GMT
I see fresh scat about once a month. With black bears you can stand your ground and they will usually back away. Sows with a cub is bad news and I've had some close calls. Grizzlys will try to kill you and you have to get out of there or go up a large tree as thy can bring down small ones.
When hiking I carry a 10" knife and some bear spray.
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Post by smitty189 on Jun 28, 2022 15:40:02 GMT
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Post by orionsrose on Sept 24, 2022 23:56:23 GMT
They most definitely do  in the woods! Walked up to our well today and saw 4 piles of various ages along the way!  Our most recent actual bear sighting was a week ago, a female (we think) of about 20 months. She seems to be our most frequent visitor this year. We suspect she's the same cub that came a lot with her mom and sibling last year. We saw what we think is her brother more earlier, in the spring. Though, a few weeks ago one of them was chasing the other past our kitchen. Not sure what that was about.
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Post by pennmom on Sept 25, 2022 13:44:52 GMT
orionsrose, would love to see pictures of your bears, that is so cool...scary, but cool Bear & Honey
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Post by pennmom on Oct 4, 2022 20:51:46 GMT
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Post by orionsrose on Oct 6, 2022 19:33:48 GMT
I JUST had one of our young bears walk by my office window  and dog-run yard. It was maybe 15-20 feet away from me and looking to come in my dog-run via the gate. They've never done that that we know of, but we are in such a drought that the salmon aren't spawning properly and these poor bears are extra hungry this year. The good weather means they still have berries and fruit but they need the salmon to fatten up before winter. I opened my window and hissed at it (I just wanted to deter and not terrify) and it just turned away from the gate and left, thankfully. I don't like to yell at them when they come by, but I kind of did a few weeks ago when one stole an antler we had sitting out on a stump. I kind of hollered "hey, don't steal our antler!" and it ran off with it, dropping it a few feet later. 
Edit: Saw it again 15 minutes after the first sighting. This time in front of the front yard fence, making it's way to more blackberry and salmonberry bushes we have there. My dog saw it this time and went nuts from her front window bench. She's so serious about her barking duties. (rofl)
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Post by 1Ashkent on Nov 24, 2022 23:01:23 GMT
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Post by 1Ashkent on Jan 25, 2023 22:49:05 GMT
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Post by orionsrose on Mar 12, 2023 19:38:13 GMT
Going to try out the new feature by posting a pic of the window screen I mentioned a few posts up on Oct. 6  |
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Post by orionsrose on Mar 12, 2023 21:50:41 GMT
Some of our bears... Young cub up a tree outside our kitchen (his mama was off chasing a wolf that had come after her cubs, first time I'd seen a wolf)  Older cub wandering outside our kitchen  Mama and 2 young(ish) cubs outside my bedroom  One of the same cubs about 9 months later when it was newly on it's own...we call her June and I'm pretty sure it was her who killed our window screen.  |
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Post by 1Ashkent on Mar 12, 2023 22:41:07 GMT
Going to try out the new feature by posting a pic of the window screen I mentioned a few posts up on Oct. 6 You just need to click on the picture and it pops up enlarged. |
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Post by pennmom on Mar 13, 2023 11:46:36 GMT
Look todge, you've created some picture posting monsters, how cool is that! Cheers Mate Clapping |
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in the woods! Walked up to our well today and saw 4 piles of various ages along the way! 
and dog-run yard. It was maybe 15-20 feet away from me and looking to come in my dog-run via the gate. They've never done that that we know of, but we are in such a drought that the salmon aren't spawning properly and these poor bears are extra hungry this year. The good weather means they still have berries and fruit but they need the salmon to fatten up before winter. I opened my window and hissed at it (I just wanted to deter and not terrify) and it just turned away from the gate and left, thankfully.
