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Black Bear interuptus today
- Thread starter BigBill
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Bear with me update,
The misses drives up the driveway there’s a sow with two little tiny cubs. The sow ran the cubs up a nearby tree, when the wife exited the car and ran in the house the sow went up the tree too. Looks like I have four local bears now. Great. I refuse to hurt or call to have them removed.
I learned we can’t get rid of them. I had a bear at my camp in vt. With little kids we harvested one. A while past another one took its place. There multiplying faster than being hunted.
My apple trees are full of apples this year, really full be prepared for a bad winter.
The misses drives up the driveway there’s a sow with two little tiny cubs. The sow ran the cubs up a nearby tree, when the wife exited the car and ran in the house the sow went up the tree too. Looks like I have four local bears now. Great. I refuse to hurt or call to have them removed.
I learned we can’t get rid of them. I had a bear at my camp in vt. With little kids we harvested one. A while past another one took its place. There multiplying faster than being hunted.
My apple trees are full of apples this year, really full be prepared for a bad winter.
Osage County, Mo.. Acreage neighbors saw and reported a black bear this morning. Bear was within 1/4 mile of the acreage.
Last week a black bear was reported in Jefferson City Mo. Jeff City is the county west of Osage county.
Black bear hunting is now legal in Missouri, limited number of bear permits. Maybe, bear hunting next fall.
Last week a black bear was reported in Jefferson City Mo. Jeff City is the county west of Osage county.
Black bear hunting is now legal in Missouri, limited number of bear permits. Maybe, bear hunting next fall.
I don't know if the DNR has something to do with it but it wouldn't surprise me.
Growing up in the 1960's we rarely saw deer or Canadian geese. DNR reintroduced them and they are now overpopulated.
They tried the same with wild turkeys a few years ago but it didn't take.
They should probably just let nature take its course.
Growing up in the 1960's we rarely saw deer or Canadian geese. DNR reintroduced them and they are now overpopulated.
They tried the same with wild turkeys a few years ago but it didn't take.
They should probably just let nature take its course.
Mountainlions are extinct here but there being seen all over the northeast. I hear them and seen them upclose. I read everything is making a comeback predator wise. There’s no fur trappers to keep them in check.
I seen a little ball of fur run through my land I have no clue as to what it is.
I seen a little ball of fur run through my land I have no clue as to what it is.
Here in Missouri, I've always thought our Conservation Dept was second to none. The last 50+ years has seen a dramatic increase in both wild turkey and deer across the state. But when they start promoting bears and bobcats in the state, that's when I think they've run out of things to manage in Jefferson City.
I don't like being in the woods when there's another predator there...especially one that can harm ME! A bunch of nonsense.
I don't like being in the woods when there's another predator there...especially one that can harm ME! A bunch of nonsense.
All of a sudden we’re not on top of the food chain. The predators are intelligent too.
The misses was planting flowers in front of the bushes and the cub was two bushes away. I taught them you will smell them first before you see them. This was the second cub on his own. We need to educate everyone.
At my camp in vt we had supper across the valley at my neighbors house. We left around 9:30 pm. My headlights caught a full grown 180#/200# mountainlion going into the 6’ tall grass. The next morning after breakfast my son was gassing up the dirtbikes and the mountainlion was growling from the ridge above us. I stepped outside when I heard it and it left. Decades ago I seen mountainlion tracks following a sow and cub in the snow up in the higher elevations were humans normally don’t go. I put my Jeep up as far as I could then we hiked. I sent pics to a tracking school and it’s confirmed mountainlion track. One must be alert all the time now. Now decades later there at my camp. There in the lower elevations looking for food.
The misses was planting flowers in front of the bushes and the cub was two bushes away. I taught them you will smell them first before you see them. This was the second cub on his own. We need to educate everyone.
At my camp in vt we had supper across the valley at my neighbors house. We left around 9:30 pm. My headlights caught a full grown 180#/200# mountainlion going into the 6’ tall grass. The next morning after breakfast my son was gassing up the dirtbikes and the mountainlion was growling from the ridge above us. I stepped outside when I heard it and it left. Decades ago I seen mountainlion tracks following a sow and cub in the snow up in the higher elevations were humans normally don’t go. I put my Jeep up as far as I could then we hiked. I sent pics to a tracking school and it’s confirmed mountainlion track. One must be alert all the time now. Now decades later there at my camp. There in the lower elevations looking for food.
If you hear the bear banging it’s teeth clicking it’s ready to attack. If not clicking raise up your arms and look as big as you can and scream. I ran one away that way.
On Saturday at 12 pm a bear was 12’ from my dog. The misses ran out there grabbed the dog and took him in. The bear turned around and walked away.
Big cats worry me there sneaky. Like a kitten playing with a ball, were the ball think about that. One encounter I had they growl a lot giving up where they are as they watch us.
On Saturday at 12 pm a bear was 12’ from my dog. The misses ran out there grabbed the dog and took him in. The bear turned around and walked away.
Big cats worry me there sneaky. Like a kitten playing with a ball, were the ball think about that. One encounter I had they growl a lot giving up where they are as they watch us.