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Offline Skyvalhunter

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Re: Bear Den
« Reply #15 on: January 26, 2009, 05:26:38 AM »
Now thats funny and a possibility
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Re: Bear Den
« Reply #16 on: January 26, 2009, 01:40:02 PM »
DARN! Too bad they  moved out. Must have got fed up with washingtons hunting proposals and went to Idaho  ;)
Doubt it. They know they are safe here.  :chuckle:

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Re: Bear Den
« Reply #17 on: January 26, 2009, 04:46:59 PM »
oh, more brooklyn/independence area i take it?

Yes.

Dang, I wanted to see one where you were both in there spooning  :chuckle:

Jealous?

Mom's going to be pissed when she comes back and smells the stench of you 2 stinky humans in her bed  :yike:  :chuckle:

LOL
Nah, they have many dens/beds and there is still some survey work to be done so I doubt they will be back this year.




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Re: Bear Den
« Reply #18 on: January 26, 2009, 04:57:33 PM »
Enjoyed seeing the pictures. Thank you for sharing. Read somewhere that a bear will have 14 or so beds in their range. Some are day napping some for night sleeping and some for hibernating. There is guy in Pennslyvania that's job is inspecting bear dens. Here is a link with a picture showing him knee deep upside down head first in one.
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/news/story?id=2807302

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Re: Bear Den
« Reply #19 on: January 28, 2009, 06:07:09 AM »
Dang, I wanted to see one where you were both in there spooning  :chuckle:
Now that's funny they edited all those out :chuckle:
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Re: Bear Den
« Reply #20 on: January 28, 2009, 01:33:20 PM »
Neat.

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Re: Bear Den
« Reply #21 on: January 28, 2009, 06:00:15 PM »
Was really hoping to get some photos similar to these.







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Re: Bear Den
« Reply #22 on: January 29, 2009, 01:55:14 AM »
Cool pictures!!!!
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Re: Bear Den
« Reply #23 on: January 30, 2009, 09:37:28 PM »
Those cubs sure look small... 
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Re: Bear Den
« Reply #24 on: January 30, 2009, 09:44:27 PM »
Boy you have some balls getting that close to those cubs!!!!! :yike:

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Re: Bear Den
« Reply #25 on: January 31, 2009, 05:28:36 AM »
I did not take those pics. A family friend did.
The story goes that they were logging on Fort Lewis and found the den. They called a bio who came out to take a look. Typically a black bear sow will leave her cubs and this one did just that. She did hang out on the perimeter. The bio pulled the cubs out to weigh them, etc. Then they were placed back in the den and momma returned.




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Re: Bear Den
« Reply #26 on: January 31, 2009, 11:51:13 AM »
When do bears give birth? what month? Why I ask is because I have a bear whos been living behind the house past 3 months and lately I have only seen the bear twice, where before i would see it everyday. It seems that the bear was getting bigger by my trailcam pics.(belly). Could the bear had cubs and is hanging with them more. Pics of the bear on trailcam tread (Sequim bear). Cool den pics..

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Re: Bear Den
« Reply #27 on: January 31, 2009, 12:02:03 PM »
When do bears give birth? what month?


January.

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Re: Bear Den
« Reply #28 on: February 02, 2009, 06:29:45 PM »
Cool Pics, I'm learning a lot.  Good way to spend time between seasons.
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