Stumbled upon this prospect bear den site this morning.. I didn't check it out to closely ,I was headed to check trail cameras at another site. Looks like it would be an ideal location . Its seclude and high.

I'll get back for a check before it snows. 

The two bear den site prospects I currently have trail cameras watching have  no bears in them, I'm surprised that neither of the two locations haven't had a bear check them out. Thinking about it,. once you understand where a bear will den,,then  you start seeing numerous places a bear could den..

I did a second presentation on " Camera Trapping Remote Beaver Ponds " this week for a land trust audience. The group had many questions and made for an enjoyable evening. Thanks to all that attended.

Its getting close for me to round up all my trail cameras , take inventory and put together a winter plan.

Jim

No Bear Den Activity - Time Is Running Out !!

Bear den checks this weekend showed three of the four prospect sites with only one night time visit from a bobcat.Time is running out! I didn't see many acorns hiking this morning. I would guess that most bears have started there long winter's nap. I'll give it a few more weeks then pull the trail cameras .
I want to thank those of you that attended my " Camera Trapping Remote Beaver Ponds " at the Rutland Library. As always I appreciate you coming out and listening to my wildlife adventures. There were excellent questions and feedback.---- Thank You

Just a reminder, the battery life in a trial camera can be significantly reduced with the recent cold nights. I had put lithium batteries in my many cameras last March. The cold temps this week pretty much killed them all. Today I put fresh batteries in the few sets that are still out.

Jim