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Offline Pat B

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« on: July 23, 2016, 09:18:08 am »
Looky who came by to visit a few nights ago. Wonder if they will be around for the camp-o-rama next weekend...
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Offline Knoll

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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2016, 09:57:49 am »
May want to bring bear bags along to the "rama"!
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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2016, 10:30:33 am »
That's cool Pat
I'm thinking momma and cub?
A little bird seed would keep them happy.
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« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2016, 11:38:42 am »
Yummy! :P Bear steak with Horse radish sauce.
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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2016, 03:15:57 pm »
Amen to that Eddie! Cool pic Pat!

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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2016, 06:00:17 pm »
Don, I don't feed the birds in the summer and these guys are one good reason not to. The rough spot at the base of the tree in the foreground is a 20 year old salt lick. I didn't add salt this past year but after 20 years of 100# a year I think there is plenty of residual salt there anyway. This area around the salt lick has become a main crossroads of game trails. It's about 100 yards from my house.
 Yeah I think it is Momma and a yearling, maybe this years cub. My 25ac backs up to a green area of a 4000ac development. Birdseed is a main summer food source for bears and the all 1000 residents in Connestee Falls have birdfeeders.  ;D
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« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2016, 07:40:13 pm »
Pat, I had a sow in the backyard a week ago, she definitely had a little attitude going on, I believe she had a cub up a tree she kept going back to it and when I hollered she didn't run off, I got the dog gathered up and just left her alone, She was a poppin her jaws earlier so I gave some room, First one I ever had that didn't run after seeing me. Bob

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« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2016, 08:26:12 pm »
Bob, these bears around here always run off when they see us.  A few years ago I was walking down the driveway with Sister, the shepherd/akita we had and Sister bowed up and started barking. I looked up and about 50' in front of us was a sow and 3 cubs. She huffed and ran up the hill to her right and the cubs followed. Sister, on the other hand decided to run home leaving me to fend for myself.  :o
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« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2016, 08:31:46 pm »
That's a cool picture Pat.  Sounds like you need a braver dog. 
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« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2016, 03:33:31 am »
Nice - great neighbors ! Bob
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« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2016, 08:10:36 am »
Cool pics Pat.
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« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2016, 12:06:44 pm »
Thanks for the photo Pat. I love watching Bear in the wild. Problem with Michigan is the lottery system for hunting tags.

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« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2016, 12:28:51 pm »
No lottery here on bear hunting but most folks use dogs, a tradition in this area. I've just never had an urge to hunt bears.
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« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2016, 05:48:47 pm »
Last evening I was headed out to water the garden
and across the holler was a big boar (I think, no cubs).
 I filmed him on 8mm as he walked  out in the field for
a  hundred yard. Wish my digital camara was working.
It's been dry and I think he was river bound.
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