Bear Late Scent Marling

 

Bear “ Stomping Behavior “ can be exhausting as shown by this large Massachusetts male bear. Something else has his attention, I do not think it is the sound of the trail camera. He rested for ten minutes in front of the camera constantly winding and moving his head left and right. He was serious about scent marking, urinating while stomping. I wonder if there is a female in late estrus. https://youtu.be/GenFJOtcwVE

I have another area where a younger bear has been marking one small hemlock sapling every few days. I am guessing it’s a male. It will be interesting to see if any other bears scent marks the sapling.

 Jim