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Do momma bears drive them away after they a year old ? A few of us have seen them up here but usually mature ones later in the year after fawns drop. I was told they are out and about looking for newborn fawns, since they don't carry a scent .
I kinda figured that looked like an adolescent freshly booted from the nest. Not sure if they get booted @ 1yr or 2yrs old. I supposed I could google it, but I probably won't.
 


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I kinda figured that looked like an adolescent freshly booted from the nest. Not sure if they get booted @ 1yr or 2yrs old. I supposed I could google it, but I probably won't.
did the quick Google search beings it is lunch time. What I quickly found is around 16-18mo, I'm not a bear expert but I would say that Boo-Boo looked about the right size/age. Still I would think mamma is not overly far away, as in a few miles anyways.
 

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I kinda figured that looked like an adolescent freshly booted from the nest. Not sure if they get booted @ 1yr or 2yrs old. I supposed I could google it, but I probably won't.

That was my impression too, I felt sorry for the little bugger, he looked scared, abandon, hungry and lost . Hopefully he found his way out of town and found something to eat out in the wild.
 

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I bet if you looked up attrition rates on newly weaned cubs you’d find it’s rather high.

I have not looked it up.

Well I just did and survival rates are high!! Like 90 %! Never would have guessed that
 


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I bet if you looked up attrition rates on newly weaned cubs you’d find it’s rather high.

I have not looked it up.

Well I just did and survival rates are high!! Like 90 %! Never would have guessed that

That is probably true. Just the same, history suggests bears just come to ND to die. It tends to be a rough existence for a bear in these parts.
 

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