Gunner Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 While searching for hare I unknowingly awoke a bear out of it's slumber under a pine tree blow down. I was about 20 miles south of fort drum. My whole hand fit in the rear paw track plus an inch approximately. About 7 inches long. Any idea the size of this bear ? When I found the tracks my neck hair stood up..yikes! Yogi left in a hurry across a swampy creek bottom . First bear track I've seen in the area. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airedale Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I don't know squat about Bears but I am thinking that one is up and around a tad early. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four Seasons Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Did you actually see where it was denned up under the tree? With this warm winter I would guess a few will be out and about much earlier then normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First-light Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Looks big but always out something in the pict fro perspective. Checking traps two weeks ago I found bear tracks. Then again we have three up here that were orphaned. They could be wondering around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 According to google: A 7-inch front print is from a bigger bear -- 300 to 400 lbs. for a black bear. An average weight for a male brown bear is 500 lbs., with a large male bear weighing up to 800 lbs. Brown bear front tracks are between 6 and 8 inches long -- a 6- to 7-inch front track would likely represent a 400 to 500-lb.Apr 29, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 (edited) That was a back footprint. It was under a pile of pine trees . There was still snow under there and no bare ground. It may have hunkered down there on the 15 th of January or there abouts , when they got 50 plus inches of snow. Either way I read bears don't always hibernate all winter . They did have warm temps and rain a few weeks ago. I also saw fisher tracks meandering through hare territory. Oh and some grouse as well. They usually startled me . Edited February 1 by Gunner Add words 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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