Black Bears

Woodly · 08-25-2020, 07:53 PM

Tho I'm not in the Adirondacks I thought you folks would enjoy hearing that less than an hour ago while my wife and I sat on our back porch, a mother bear and 5 cubs, yep 5, came through our backyard within 30ft of where we sat.
That's 8 different bears we've seen this yr.
One could live many lifetimes and never hear of 5 cubs let alone see them.
I got 2 photos.
Incredible.
We're in SNY se of Bingo Town.

St.Regis · 08-26-2020, 05:21 PM

Cool! Not too many people see that

Wldrns · 08-26-2020, 05:36 PM

I was tending my schwenker BBQ a couple of weeks ago when I heard a commotion along the roadside. I thought it was Max, a neighbor's big chocolate lab dog being walked, as he often romps up my driveway and into the woods along side of the road. Max, you sure are making an unusially lot of noisy ruckus today. Upon closer inspection that was not max, but a medium size black bear rushing across the road and right up my property line 100 feet from me toward the back of my land where there is a spruce swamp. Since then I always take the cooking grate down from the tripod chaIn over the fire pit when I am finished cooking and put it safely away.

Horicon · 09-03-2020, 09:25 PM

Show us the pics !!!!

Woodly · 09-03-2020, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Horicon

Show us the pics !!!!

I've tried multiple methods in 3 different forums and can't move them out of the computer.
Very frustrating.

Horicon · 09-04-2020, 08:13 AM

Thanks for trying.
I run in to the same problem.

Horicon · 09-14-2020, 08:00 PM

Had a visitor today in Chestertown.

bassanglers912 · 09-16-2020, 07:40 PM

Awesome! I was told by a very reliable source you can tell the age of a bear by how far apart the ears are. Further apart=older bear.

hikingandwildex · 09-16-2020, 08:37 PM

Fascinating stories and photos in this thread!

I had my first ever bear "encounter" this morning in Allegany State Park. It wasn't much of an encounter. He scampered away from me before I even had a chance to shout in his direction or take my camera out of my front pocket. I saw him for a good five seconds and that was it.

geogymn · 09-23-2020, 03:54 PM

Bingo Town?

Woodly · 09-23-2020, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by geogymn

Bingo Town?

Binghamton

geogymn · 09-24-2020, 06:06 PM

thanks

Schultzz · 02-27-2022, 04:07 PM

Looking directly into the eyes of a wandering bear is not a good idea. It pi$$es them off. I know from experience. The bear rushed me only to stop 25 feet from me in a false charge. From then I always made lots of noise and never stared into eyes again. Scared the ---- out of me. This was mucho years ago in Connecticut of all places where I attended college after getting out of the "service".

RichieC · 04-12-2022, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by bassanglers912

Awesome! I was told by a very reliable source you can tell the age of a bear by how far apart the ears are. Further apart=older bear.

You can the size of a bear by how far apart their nose is from their tail...

08-25-2020, 07:53 PM	#1
Woodly Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: SNY Posts: 631	Black Bears Tho I'm not in the Adirondacks I thought you folks would enjoy hearing that less than an hour ago while my wife and I sat on our back porch, a mother bear and 5 cubs, yep 5, came through our backyard within 30ft of where we sat. That's 8 different bears we've seen this yr. One could live many lifetimes and never hear of 5 cubs let alone see them. I got 2 photos. Incredible. We're in SNY se of Bingo Town.

08-26-2020, 05:36 PM	#3
Wldrns Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Western Adirondacks Posts: 4,444	I was tending my schwenker BBQ a couple of weeks ago when I heard a commotion along the roadside. I thought it was Max, a neighbor's big chocolate lab dog being walked, as he often romps up my driveway and into the woods along side of the road. Max, you sure are making an unusially lot of noisy ruckus today. Upon closer inspection that was not max, but a medium size black bear rushing across the road and right up my property line 100 feet from me toward the back of my land where there is a spruce swamp. Since then I always take the cooking grate down from the tripod chaIn over the fire pit when I am finished cooking and put it safely away. __________________ "Now I see the secret of making the best person, it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth." -Walt Whitman

09-03-2020, 09:25 PM	#4
Horicon Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 36	pics Show us the pics !!!!

09-23-2020, 03:54 PM	#10
geogymn Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,028	Bingo Town? __________________ "A culture is no better than its woods." W.H. Auden

09-24-2020, 06:06 PM	#12
geogymn Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,028	thanks __________________ "A culture is no better than its woods." W.H. Auden

08-26-2020, 05:21 PM	#2
St.Regis Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,528	Cool! Not too many people see that

09-04-2020, 08:13 AM	#6
Horicon Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 36	Thanks for trying. I run in to the same problem.

09-16-2020, 07:40 PM	#8
bassanglers912 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 214	Awesome! I was told by a very reliable source you can tell the age of a bear by how far apart the ears are. Further apart=older bear.

09-16-2020, 08:37 PM	#9
hikingandwildex Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: On the road again Posts: 75	Fascinating stories and photos in this thread! I had my first ever bear "encounter" this morning in Allegany State Park. It wasn't much of an encounter. He scampered away from me before I even had a chance to shout in his direction or take my camera out of my front pocket. I saw him for a good five seconds and that was it.

02-27-2022, 04:07 PM	#13
Schultzz Low Impact Skidder Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,077	Looking directly into the eyes of a wandering bear is not a good idea. It pi$$es them off. I know from experience. The bear rushed me only to stop 25 feet from me in a false charge. From then I always made lots of noise and never stared into eyes again. Scared the ---- out of me. This was mucho years ago in Connecticut of all places where I attended college after getting out of the "service". __________________ Never Argue With An Idiot. They Will Drag You Down To Their Level And Beat You With Experience.

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