They are freakishly huge, really fast, and unpredictable, especially during the rut. Think of a horse, only even crazier, with big antlers. They can shred an apple tree in a minute, I bet they could do worse to me. And they smell bad up close.
Yes, and it was a big deal last year when a brown bear wondered into my parents' suburban neighborhood. Piedmont region...most people don't know that happens.
I think that's a common problem in many states. I was shocked when that NJ Rutgers student was killed by a bear. I knew bears were in NJ. Just never thought anyone would be close enough to be killed by a bear in such a populated area.
Yes, I think PA is where I saw my first wild bear in person. It was a small one. Seemed friendly enough but was worried if momma bear was nearby so didn't watch it for too long:
Apparently we have Mexican black bears and New Mexico black beats in the far west side of the state, and some bears migrating into eastern Texas as well.
That's pretty cool. I didn't expect them in Texas, but now I see it when looking at some bear habitat maps. It's amazing how bears seems to still find home in so many states.
Yes, I could imagine bear being happy in Colorado. We had a few recent sighting and was curious to see how many we have in CT. Made me wonder about other states.
They're occasionally a smallish problem right in town (there's a trail along the river coming down from the foothills) & a little more so up in the foothills where my daughter lives. She sees them on her infrared trail cam quite often. When I
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