Located Several New Locations For Bears

 

Picture above is an eight-point buck somewhat inquisitive about the beaver chew tree and hearing the tc video.

 

It’s been a productive week scouting and bushwhacking Massachusetts woodlands. I found three new areas for camera trapping ( trail cameras). Two of the locations had bear bite trees. I enjoy learning new areas, this should keep me busy for 2026. While bushwhacking through a thick patch of mountain laurel I found an eight-pointer buck skull or what’s called a deadhead. The buck’s demise was likely in the last few months with a tint of red still on it.

I had to remove two trail cameras that were watching a small beaver pond with a bank lodge. The beaver dam  sprung a leak, considerably dropping the water level, which in turn collapsed the ice that was on the pond. I had a trail camera about ten feet out into the pond. I needed to pull the camera while I can still get to it. The bank lodge camera also needs to be pulled. Mice were running on top of the lodge continuously at nigh killing the batteries.

Jim

Moose - Late Season Sparring

 

Wonderful way to start the new year ! I have been trying for YEARS to video ( TC )  a bull moose in the snow. In past years, I couldn't find a bull, or Massachusetts didn't have snow before the bulls lost their antlers. Over the last weeks three minor snow events in central MA set the stage. The snow with each storm was enough to track  moose finding there general location. Over the last  weeks I’ve been adding and moving trail cameras daily. It came down  to a bit of luck, having a trail camera facing the right way on the right tree,  Also, it was persistence, having the snow to track and no job (retired) set this opportunity in play. TURN THE VOLUME UP!! The video is short but interesting. The larger bull gives a slight head swing showing aggression, then …. You’ll see,

 https://youtu.be/jAS7NlLBN_k

Happy New Year !

Jim