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  1. January 5th, 2010, 12:40 AM #1
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    Would bears still be out and about this time of year?
    After the recent snow fall on jan 2nd i saw large roundindish footprints in the snow in my yard that look just like Bear prints, are they still out and about?

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  2. January 5th, 2010, 12:59 AM #2
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    Yes, they are.

    I saw a post on Facebook, by a member, who saw 30 min fresh bear tracks, Sat., while he was flintlock hunting.....
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    ABSOLUTELY!!!! At least it is here! I had one walk through my yard around new years eve, I don't know exactly when it came through but it was after the morning snow and after I left home which was around 6:00
    The first vehicles normally on the scene of a crime are ambulances and police cruisers. If you are armed you have a chance to decide who gets transported in which vehicle, if you are not armed then that decision is made for you.

    Be prepared, because someone else already is and no one knows their intent except them.
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    Wow, i thought these guys would be hibernating by now, it wasa a big one too, based on the depth and circumfrence of the print.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrnyman View Post
    Wow, i thought these guys would be hibernating by now, it wasa a big one too, based on the depth and circumfrence of the print.
    Our Bears do not hibernate like Northern Bears, Ours get out and stretch their legs....
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    Quote Originally Posted by fingers80002 View Post
    Our Bears do not hibernate like Northern Bears, Ours get out and stretch their legs....
    what he said. when i lived in Gouldsboro, it wasn't uncommon to see mama bears out and about in the middle of winter, foraging for her cubs, presumably still in the den.
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  7. January 5th, 2010, 03:14 AM #7
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    Thanks guys, i did not know that Pa. Bears did not hibernate, you learn something new everyday.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrnyman View Post
    Thanks guys, i did not know that Pa. Bears did not hibernate, you learn something new everyday.

    Thanks, Nyman
    Its not that they don't hibernate... they just don't hibernate all winter long due to our less freezing climate and availability of food year round
    The first vehicles normally on the scene of a crime are ambulances and police cruisers. If you are armed you have a chance to decide who gets transported in which vehicle, if you are not armed then that decision is made for you.

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    Bear Info, Click on Wildlife Note link,

    http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal...ack_bear/14343
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    Cellphone Pic of fresh track I took on this last Saturday. Snow and high winds that day so track was definitely less than 1/2 hour old. So fresh that I suspect I may have spooked him and didn't know it.

    Front pad width was approx 4.5" which is probably a 300-400 lb bear.
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