The Bear Counter Has Started !

 

                                                   The pic is bear number two for 2026

It is always nice to see the first bears of the year on my trail cameras. I still have not checked all my TC locations yet ,but there have been three different bears videoed so far. The first bear to trigger a TC was a distant sow with two yearlings. This was the same sow and yearlings that were the last bears to trigger a TC in November of 2025. This morning’s SD card check gave up bear number #3 . It looked like the resident bear of that area.

                                                       (above) New set at remote swamp

                                              (Above) Bear scent marking tree with bear bite

I was able to get to another deep woods TC set last week. I have been reviewing this swamp using Google Earth for months and contemplating whether it would be worth the time and effort to bushwhack into that area. I was not disappointed ! There was an abandoned beaver pond approximately two acres in size. The only remnants of beavers were a few submerged  beaver chewed branches. The pond is  secluded and remote. Hiking the swamps perimeter showed highbush blueberries along with  red oak trees. It looks like this will attract bears in July with the blueberries and fall with acorns. I also found a scent marking tree with a bear bite mark and set up a TC.

Jim