I think I found a little bit of bear sign.
This morning I went out to move a trail cam and then decided to take a short walk. Well it turned into a couple hour hike, but I learned a little bit more about where this/these bears go later in the year.
I followed a lightly used trail and it ran into a heavily used bear trail. You know the type, where the bear steps in the same spot every time. I followed it a short distance and it went right under this downed tree. Too bad we can’t snare bears.
A little farther down the trail I found a recently disturbed depression against an old cedar stump and thought it looked like a possible bear bed but I did not find any piles of scat next to it. I walked around to the other side of the stump and found an older depression.
Next to the second (older) depression I found the jackpot of poo piles. I have found numerous beds and many piles of scat before, but this is the largest pile of piles I have ever seen.
I am not sure how many times he crapped here, but I figure at least a dozen. Maybe he moved his bed to the other side of the stump because he couldn’t stand his own stink.
I moved on and walked into a little opening and found buck rubs in the willows on both sides. Might be a decent place for a trail cam.
Left side.
Right Side.
As I moved closer to the creek I found some bobcat and coon tracks.
And more bear sign. I found tracks with front pads about 5.5 inches wide and a hind that was about 7 inches long. I also found a couple of skunk cabbages that were dug up by the bear.
Following some deer tracks I then climbed up out of the swamp and into an old cut. There was lots of deer sign and some broken cascara. I will be sitting here come September.
All in all it was an interesting walk.
