Chasing Bear in da U.P. 2008

SwampDonkey · September 27, 2008, 09:00:23 AM

When we thin we see lots of birds that size all over our lots, but this time of year the woods is more quiet because many birds are gone south. It's amazing the little birds that will hop around your work area after you shut the saw off. You'd think with a bunch of saws going those little birds would vacate 1/2 mile away. ;D

Jeff · September 27, 2008, 09:09:50 PM

These two photos were taken within 10 feet of the same spot, about 25 yards from my deer blind.

SwampDonkey · September 27, 2008, 09:37:06 PM

I think it was 3 years ago I kept seeing a moose and calf in a clover field for a number of weeks and in that time I saw a bear in the field at the same time a couple times. Maybe 200 yards apart. Bears will take calf moose.

Ron Scott · September 28, 2008, 10:59:34 AM

Great photos! Have you named them yet?

Jeff · September 28, 2008, 11:44:42 AM

Matter of fact we have named the ones we can accurately identify. The bear in the photo above is a new bear we now call Blaze. He has a white v on his chest. He is a character. He has an attitude as well. We have video of him chasing squirrels and birds. Lynda and Pete watched him from my blind two nights ago for an hour.

Jeff · September 28, 2008, 02:06:33 PM

Answer to CSI-Outdoors

The shot was high. We went out in the dark one hour after she shot and looked and looked and I found a track entering the very thick woods and some broken and bent grass but that was as far as we looked at that point because I was not crawling into the thick knowing only that. We came back at first light and found everything we needed to know. The 356 Winchester left a trench in the soft ground spraying soil on the vegetation for 15 feet. We found where the Bear stood, where it turned and the track and grass I found in the night is where it left the powerline. Lynda saw three Bear that evening. Blaze was at the feeder, a half hour before the missed bear came in a bear ran across the powerline from south to north, and the one Lynda missed at about 75 yards. If she would have had more light she would have waited as it probably would have come right to her.

beenthere · September 28, 2008, 02:41:19 PM

Better luck getting the next shot in a better spot, for your seester.

We're hoping she gets that second chance..

But exciting so far, just the same. Much better than not seeing anything..days on end. ;D

SwampDonkey · September 28, 2008, 04:40:41 PM

Kinda like fishing over salmon in a pool and they not taking the fly hook. ;D

Corley5 · September 28, 2008, 08:19:52 PM

Quote from: SwampDonkey on September 28, 2008, 04:40:41 PM
Kinda like fishing over salmon in a pool and they not taking the fly hook. ;D

That's when ya put on one a dem lead flies with three hooks ;) ;D

SwampDonkey · September 28, 2008, 08:24:00 PM

That's when ya hear the fisheries warden clear his throat before he climbs out of his blind to inform you he is about to seize your pickup, boat and gear. :-\

Corley5 · September 28, 2008, 08:31:55 PM

It's illegal to even a have weighted hook in posession near water here.

Bow Saw · September 28, 2008, 10:48:53 PM

Hey, interesting stories & neat pics of the bears guys!
Bowsaw was visited by a 180 -200 lb bear while cording
next year's firewood last Thurs. He came to sit between
the Kabota & where Ken was actually stacking the wood!

So they just looked at each other until the bear moved on
down the trail towards our pond & continued in a clearing
along the edge of the forest. Guess he didn't find anything
appetizing in our woods! Sorry, but there's no photo!
Mrs. BowSaw

Mooseherder · September 28, 2008, 11:14:36 PM

Did Ken go in to do the laundry after that little episode? :D
At least they aren't grizzleys. ;D

Bow Saw · September 28, 2008, 11:25:43 PM

Ah, that's probably why he came out of those
woods sooner than he usually does! :D

Jeff · September 29, 2008, 04:28:47 PM

I went out to put out some oatmeal for da bears this morning, (thats what I call the aspen sawdust/frenchfry grease mix) and about stepped on this fellow. He only moved a few feet and let me get my camera off my belt Can you see him in this photo?