Quabbin bears have been the most elusive in my hiking and trying to get their pictures. This past weekend surrendered a third sighting in in six years, and nearly 2500 miles hiked. A bear’s keen sense of smell keep them aware of their surroundings and allow them to avoid humans altogether. It’s also luck seeing a bear in the Quabbin, being in the right place at the right time.
The picture captured Saturday appears to be a 11/2-year-old cub recently displaced by its mother (sow) due to the June bear breeding season in Massachusetts. This displacement is the way nature works with 2nd year cubs and bears breeding.
Jim
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