Everything but Goldilocks

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:23 pm

Three different individuals here. Also, I found out the name of the noxious weed covering the cub (and responsible for ruining one of my favorite shirts): the "spotted hideseed", or Eucrypta Chrysanthemifolia.

Sorry - keeping to the usual secrecy about location, at least until hunting season is over. It's a front range canyon though.

Bears are very curious, and have a reputation for destroying trail cameras. I haven't had many bears notice the camera. One swatted one around in the Arroyo Seco a couple years ago, but didn't damage it. This guy gave it a sniff, but then walked away, so I lucked out again!

obie · Post by **obie** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:46 pm

Cool. Thanks.

How many cameras have you lost or had damaged out there?

Post by **HikeUp** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:00 pm

Dang...no cat. Nice healthy looking bears though.

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:05 pm

obie wrote:Cool. Thanks.

How many cameras have you lost or had damaged out there?

Just two in the last few years - one kicked and broken by pot smugglers, and one burned in the Station Fire.

Had plenty of friendly "hello" waves from hikers, too.

PackerGreg · Post by **PackerGreg** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:10 pm

No wonder they rub themselves against trees!

norma r · Post by **norma r** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:28 am

cool! thanks for sharing CM.

asbufra · Post by **asbufra** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:39 am

Great work as always.

All that eucrypta chrysanthemifolia on the little one looks itchy.

davantalus · Post by **davantalus** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:47 am

cougarmagic wrote:Had plenty of friendly "hello" waves from hikers, too.

I had one FLASH me at sunset up in Afton canyon last winter. It kept taking pictures for a while, judging by the flashes.

I'm sure whoever planted it got some great, "What the hell" shots of me investigating the camera. I should have held up a business card to the lens or something.

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 6:09 pm

cougarmagic wrote: ↑I found out the name of the noxious weed covering the cub (and responsible for ruining one of my favorite shirts): the "spotted hideseed", or Eucrypta Chrysanthemifolia.

I think they should call it (Dr. Jekyll and) Mr Hyde seed. That stuff is destructive!

HJ

Mike P · Post by **Mike P** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 8:39 pm

I like the segment where the bear investigated the camera.

Was the camera suspended on a tree?