Black bears - round 2

Post by **Sean** » Fri Nov 30, 2018 7:00 pm

Tekewin repositioned the SGM cam and got more awesome video of black bears, and some other animals. Check it out!

Post by **dima** » Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:59 pm

Neat! Random question: are the dates at the bottom correct?

Post by **tekewin** » Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:22 pm

dima wrote: Neat! Random question: are the dates at the bottom correct?

Dima, yes, the dates are correct. I spliced the videos together but not in chronological order.

I've been trying to figure out if there are one or two adult bears plus the cub. From looking at the ears, I think there are two adults, but I'm not sure.

I placed the camera in the new location on 11/4 at noon and 4 hours later, the spot was visited by a bear who bumped the camera, miraculously, into a better position. On 11/22, one of the bears lingered for a long sniffing session and left the camera face up which was the end of the videos. The camera was lucky to survive the bears and a couple of storms. It was dripping wet when I picked it up, but the SD card was dry. Props to Sean for suggesting this canyon.

Post by **Uncle Rico** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 8:56 am

Did you use an attractant or is the location just the attractant?

stonehillnews · Post by **stonehillnews** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:01 am

Surprisingly chilly temperatures for those dates.

Post by **tekewin** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 10:08 am

Uncle Rico wrote: Did you use an attractant or is the location just the attractant?

No attractant, just the location. I don't want to bait bears with human food. Teaches them a bad lesson. Sean said there were bears in this canyon, and oh boy, there be bears.

Post by **tekewin** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 10:11 am

stonehillnews wrote: Surprisingly chilly temperatures for those dates.

I wouldn't rely on the temp readings from the camera. Timestamps are good, though.

Tom Kenney · Post by **Tom Kenney** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:46 pm

Actually, temps are probably accurate. It gets a might bit colder down by the river, even in summer.

I think I've seen that lanky, scruffy fellow before...

Girl Hiker · Post by **Girl Hiker** » Mon Dec 03, 2018 1:16 pm

Cool video
Not to sound gruesome but I would love to see an animal fight or kill. That would be interesting.

Post by **Sean** » Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:44 pm

Girl Hiker wrote:Not to sound gruesome but I would love to see an animal fight or kill. That would be interesting.

Post by **HikeUp** » Mon Dec 03, 2018 6:34 pm

That bear's not real!

Post by **HikeUp** » Mon Dec 03, 2018 6:37 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30UaROwbA8Y

Post by **Uncle Rico** » Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:59 am

HikeUp wrote: That bear's not real!

Damn it HikeUp! Why'd you have to go an ruin it for me!

Post by **JeffH** » Sun Dec 23, 2018 3:46 pm

Uncle Rico wrote:
HikeUp wrote: That bear's not real!
Damn it HikeUp! Why'd you have to go an ruin it for me!

I thought it was Seansquatch in the first video.

The bears on the trailcam look rather plump to me -about to settle in for the winter?