Bear Again

[LBrandt]

Black Bear seen 1 mile west of my place and I live 3 miles northwest of Wyndmere. Could be that little guy from Fargo following the rivers. Red to the Wild Rice, now headed north to Sheyenne. then who knows could be back into Fargo OR KDM's back yard. LB

 

[Zogman]

Probably very lonely. Some could make him into a pet? BoBo bear?
Take him a picnic basket and he would be your friend for life.

 

[Auggie]

I'm up in Pembina County helping with sugar beet harvest. This evening, a neighbor across the road flushed a bear while combining corn. Last fall I found bear tracks in the field I'm in.

 

[KDM]

Black Bear seen 1 mile west of my place and I live 3 miles northwest of Wyndmere. Could be that little guy from Fargo following the rivers. Red to the Wild Rice, now headed north to Sheyenne. then who knows could be back into Fargo OR KDM's back yard. LB

Don't bother my critters and booboo has nothing to fear from me. Lots of unusual wildlife shows up here from time to time. Moose, Mtn lions, elk, and a lone possum one fall just to name a few passersby that made my eyebrows come up. Never a bear though. I'll let you know if I make a bears acquaintance.

 

[Callem'In]

I did read in the GF Harold that ND G&F are looking into a possible season on bears in the NE corner of the state. I always knew there were bears around, but not a huntable population.

 

[Auggie]

I did read in the GF Harold that ND G&F are looking into a possible season on bears in the NE corner of the state. I always knew there were bears around, but not a huntable population.

About 10 years ago at 2 in the morning, one was smucked by a beet truck around 4 miles south east of St. Thomas.

 

[5575]

No worries we got him!

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Black Bear seen 1 mile west of my place and I live 3 miles northwest of Wyndmere. Could be that little guy from Fargo following the rivers. Red to the Wild Rice, now headed north to Sheyenne. then who knows could be back into Fargo OR KDM's back yard. LB

Maybe the Fargo bear but I wouldn't put money on it. There are 3 separate bears caught on trail cameras in the past month or so. One 1mi from me and the other two about 5mi as the crow flys. Last year there were different reports of a bear sighting and tracks between Colfax and Wyndmere.
I wouldn't be surprised if there becomes a season in the SE side within 3-5yrs

 

[Davy Crockett]

Were they common in that area back in the 1800s and early 1900s ? my grandpa shot one on the farm in the early 1900s , sounds like there were at least a few back then. We never saw another one untill 2-3 years ago. I never understood why they got so scarse, it seems like prime territory for them. The experts tell me they don't like to cross the vast wide open prarie that these hills are surround by, now it seems they are fairly common on open prairie. Makes me wonder if they are getting pushed out of areas with higher populations. If that's the case we probly have more in the hills that we realize.

 

[Eatsleeptrap]

There was a little talk about the possibility of a season at the NDFTA rendezvous in New Salem back in August. I believe right now they are listed as a furbearer with no season. If it happens, it will be a once in a lifetime lottery with odds like the Bighorn lottery or worse. If I remember right, they are at the very beginning stage gauging public interest while still actively gathering bear population data.

 

[NDSportsman]

Had one in our yard about 10 years ago now. There's been regular bear sightings in east central ND just about every fall the last few years now. They tend to hang in the corn until the combines push them out around here. There's got to be some breeding in the eastern part of the state by now.

 

[Jiffy]

Damn liberal bears from the east moving west!

 

[OL Deadeye]

Damn liberal bears from the east moving west!

Yep and some are Super Skinny and luv visiting Malls !!!

 

[Jiffy]

Before you know it they’ll be stealing votes and mailing in fake ballots!!

 

[KDM]

Been at least one sow and a couple cubs down around Kathryn off an on now for decades. They live in the hills and draws that run the sheyenne river. Saw pics and heard stories for at least 40 years now. Not the same bear of course, but a constant presence. They don't bother anything or anybody so nobody bothers them. A reasonable arrangement in my humble opinion. Twould irritate me a bit if I heard somebody was trying to do them harm. I think the folks/hunters that see'em on the regular would agree.

 

[ale]

I saw tracks and scat back in the late 90s almost every year deer hunting in NE ND but never laid eyes on one. A warden said they were always around but mainly lived north of the border.