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Water levels
are very low in Massachusetts. The last several weeks my “Tracking” efforts
have been focused around wetlands in search of bear sign. Surely it shouldn’t
be that difficult to locate a bear track in the shoreline mud! WRONG!! This
morning’s hike was in close proximity to a large body of water. I couldn’t do anything
wrong. A short distance from my hiking starting point a bear crossed in front
of my truck. I thought, this might be the day!
And that it was. In my travels a variety of tracks were seen, moose,
coyote, otter, deer, raccoon and bear. I located what appeared to be a sow and
yearling(s) (yearling(s) guess on my part judging by the track size. While
bushwhacking a short distance from the bear tracks, I came across what appeared
to be a: Day Bed” of a bear. Today was a very productive tracking day.
Jim
