While dogging one year I came upon a fresh den under an old turned up stump . I got up on the side to look in and the side gave away and I fell in on top of a bear. As I was scrambling out the side , he came straight out the front and took off . I am a little gun shy around dens now.
While dogging one year I came upon a fresh den under an old turned up stump . I got up on the side to look in and the side gave away and I fell in on top of a bear. As I was scrambling out the side , he came straight out the front and took off . I am a little gun shy around dens now.
be interesting to know which one of you left a bigger pile in that den :0
fishy steve id rather be lost in the woods, than found in the city!
If you put up a trail cam, use one you won't mind if it gets destroyed.
I've had three cameras pulled off trees this year already-- fortunately not broken.
Couple years ago had a camera broken beyond repair.
Every year I also get ultra close ups of bears-- like so close they are eye to lens with the camera.
Seems bears are very curious about these camo coloured boxes attached to trees.
While doing some blood tracking last year at the beginning of deer rifle season we came across a similar den, we were bound and determined to check it out as it wasn't where the dog was leading us - but it looked interesting. When we got close we heard a low rolling growl from inside - never stuck around to find out what it was though lol.
I've found several bear dens. None under a big rock like that though. Most are burrowed into a hump in a cedar or hemlock swamp or at the base of a hill where the hill meets the swamp. I've only found one on high and dry land - like where yours appears to be.
If putting a cam out for bear, make sure you have as little food scent as possible on your hands when checking them. I wash my hands after loading up bait for my cam sites and then check all the sd cards before I set the feed out. This has kept my cams safe for the last few years.
John
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