Rensselaerville, Albany County NY 12-1-23

[Helderberg Hunter]

12-1-23. Probably wandered out of the Catskills. 

Edited December 1, 2023 by sherlockgael

[grampy]

NY black bears have been steadily increasing their range in recent years. Many areas not used to seeing bears, are now seeing them. A good thing for sportsmen and hunters.

[GreeneHunter]

Selkirk 4B !   My backyard !

[First-light]

I'm in 8P. Since I bought here in 2007 we have seen more and more bears. Neighbor behind me shot one once. I could of a few times but there was no season. The general sentiment about them is to kill them all. A lot of guys believe they are massive fawn killers. I saw those three cubs a few weeks ago and someone told me I should of shot them all dead. 

[First-light]

https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/penn-state-study-shows-bears-are-major-predators-fawns/

[landtracdeerhunter]

I had to look on the guide book to get information, as we just don't see bear in our area that often. I did see this about cubs though.