Sunday, August 24, 2025

 


Well, I guess this is the summer to see bears. While bushwhacking this week along a ridge, I caught movement in the distance, stopping, I watched a bear wandering aimlessly while foraging. It would feed on a variety of plants then investigate rotten logs and stumps looking for insects. I didn’t get to watch it for too long before it picked up my scent and vanished in the blink of an eye. Neat to see for sure. Continuing, I came upon a BIG long deadfall that had been moved by a bear. I attempted to roll the log, and it wasn’t happening. The log was approximately twenty feet  long and the biggest log I have ever found in Massachusetts. About a quarter mile from the log, I found a decent size birch tree that was used as a scent marking tree with the bear leaving a large gouge in the tree. This is only the second hardwood tree that I’ve ever  located in MA. with bear markings. Hope to find more this fall.

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