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Post by bowbum on Feb 10, 2018 14:06:35 GMT -5
Well at least one or two of them! Kate said she spotted some "bigger than normal" tracks yesterday when going for mail. Much earlier than normal time to expect bears, so I was thinking a neighbor, or our tenant took a hike across our property. So today we scouted them out but we had 1/2" of snow since then and they filled up a bit. But there was enough to determine it was a pretty good size bear. Tracks across our pond:  Tracker on the job:  Close up:  We also saw a video on tv a couple nights ago of a bear near Wilkes-Barre. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2018 21:20:15 GMT -5
That was a good one.
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Post by bowbum on Feb 11, 2018 9:07:56 GMT -5
We stopped at the neighbors farm to tell them about the tracks and they said they saw a large bear a couple of days ago. Most likely the same guy. |
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Post by fleroo on Feb 11, 2018 9:52:31 GMT -5
I'm not a bear person, nor do I live in bear country. So I'll ask. When do bears normally emerge from their slumber ?
EDIT: ok fleroo, I don't think beards emerge from slumber.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2018 9:56:42 GMT -5
Bears can get up anytime during winter, walk around a bit, then return to their den. Usually it happens during a warm spell in winter. Out at Camp Rip-N-Tear, we see them during late April or early May, but sometime see tracks in the snow during the dead of winter.
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Post by fleroo on Feb 11, 2018 10:03:37 GMT -5
.... or when Mark Ternet crawls in their hole, and pokes them in the ass with a sharp object.  |
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Post by Loggy on Feb 11, 2018 10:23:57 GMT -5
Be neat to get a pic of that big guy!
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Post by bowbum on Feb 11, 2018 11:13:02 GMT -5
Be neat to get a pic of that big guy! Here he is:  |
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Post by fleroo on Feb 11, 2018 11:17:19 GMT -5
Wow ! That thing is young... the bear too.
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Post by bowbum on Feb 11, 2018 11:19:47 GMT -5
Wow ! That thing is young... the bear too. That thing is was young |
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Post by Loggy on Feb 11, 2018 11:23:35 GMT -5
He musta grew up a lil Bowbum!!  |
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Post by bowbum on Feb 11, 2018 11:25:23 GMT -5
Bears can get up anytime during winter, walk around a bit, then return to their den. Usually it happens during a warm spell in winter. Out at Camp Rip-N-Tear, we see them during late April or early May, but sometime see tracks in the snow during the dead of winter. Yup! The surprising thing was that it was 4-degrees that morning and never got above 16 during the day. Either way they are not, as a rule, "out of their dens" yet. Just the exceptional liberal looking for a hand-out.  |
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Post by bowbum on Feb 11, 2018 15:01:05 GMT -5
I'm not a bear person, nor do I live in bear country. So I'll ask. When do bears normally emerge from their slumber ? EDIT: ok fleroo, I don't think beards emerge from slumber. Twice I have seen bears on opening day of rifle season when it was still very cold and snowy. They simply got "bumped." I think there have been about 3 other times I've seen bears out, (Males) in January- February on, as Muttley said, warmer than usual days. The PGC does den visits as the one pictured above in early march. Sows generally give birth around mid-February, I think, and are still denned well into March. There are exceptions and there is no hard set rule for males especially. If they are disturbed, if we have an unusual warm weather pattern etc. they'll do a walk about and likely, or may even, go back to den. It's way early right now to think, as a general rule, bears are leaving their dens. Other than that it is usually around 2 p.m. |
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Post by timberdoodle on May 5, 2018 14:32:29 GMT -5
Just got in from a hike on SGL 37 Firetower area and looks like 5 bear carcasses in the dump... ony one deer
Bears are taking a beating!!
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Post by Dutch on May 5, 2018 16:59:00 GMT -5
Just got in from a hike on SGL 37 Firetower area and looks like 5 bear carcasses in the dump... ony one deer Bears are taking a beating!! Rt 15 does that to them! |
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Post by timberdoodle on May 5, 2018 17:27:02 GMT -5
70 mph just too fast for critters
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Post by timberdoodle on May 21, 2018 13:48:49 GMT -5
Back from another hike... had a bear cross in front of me on Rte 15 and about a mile up the road on the center medial saw a dead bear.
Not much to report on the hike one deer, one porky; few squirrels and oodles of chipmunks. But the apples and crab apples were in full bloom looking mighty purty!
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