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jkjoshuatree · 02-09-2005, 11:33 AM

My family has a place on Bear Island and we've had several different "critters" over the years. Some stay year round and some just pass through during the winter.

1.Deer

2.Otter (it lives under our dock and we saw it in November)

3.Black Bear (a mother and two cubs were scared up a tree last fall by a dog-hard to believe I know-but I saw the pics. I'll post them if I can get my hands on a copy).

4.Coyote (I saw one sitting on a rock a few years ago when I was pulling in in the boat, friends have video of a pack of them, and my stepmom heard them howling when she was in the outdoor shower-said it was the creepiest thing she ever heard. She thinks they were attacking a deer at the time).

5.Moose (another visitor just passing through during the winter months).

6.Bald Eagle (there's a great shot of an eagle eating carrion on the ice that's hanging at the Y Landing store-it was shot in front of my family's place).

7.Painter Turtle (I saw a duck get attacked by something under water and my brother-in-law was with me so I have a witness. It pulled the duck under and then it got away for a second. Then it was pulled back under and we never saw it again. It was freaky to say the least. Does anyone have any idea what it could have been? I'm thinking snapping turtle but I've only ever seen painters in our part of the lake).

8.Fox (there was a family in a meadow on Meredith Neck Road about fifteen years ago and we saw them almost every weekend but the meadow is now overgrown so we don't know if they're still there).

9.Porcupine (my brother swears he saw one a while ago up behind our cottage but he's the first, last, and only witness I've heard of that's seen one).

10.Beaver (just goto to the Beaver Islands and you'll see the dam. Good luck seeing one though-beavers are nocturnal).

02-09-2005, 11:33 AM	#36
jkjoshuatree Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 642 Thanks: 349 Thanked 145 Times in 77 Posts	Critters My family has a place on Bear Island and we've had several different "critters" over the years. Some stay year round and some just pass through during the winter. 1.Deer 2.Otter (it lives under our dock and we saw it in November) 3.Black Bear (a mother and two cubs were scared up a tree last fall by a dog-hard to believe I know-but I saw the pics. I'll post them if I can get my hands on a copy). 4.Coyote (I saw one sitting on a rock a few years ago when I was pulling in in the boat, friends have video of a pack of them, and my stepmom heard them howling when she was in the outdoor shower-said it was the creepiest thing she ever heard. She thinks they were attacking a deer at the time). 5.Moose (another visitor just passing through during the winter months). 6.Bald Eagle (there's a great shot of an eagle eating carrion on the ice that's hanging at the Y Landing store-it was shot in front of my family's place). 7.Painter Turtle (I saw a duck get attacked by something under water and my brother-in-law was with me so I have a witness. It pulled the duck under and then it got away for a second. Then it was pulled back under and we never saw it again. It was freaky to say the least. Does anyone have any idea what it could have been? I'm thinking snapping turtle but I've only ever seen painters in our part of the lake). 8.Fox (there was a family in a meadow on Meredith Neck Road about fifteen years ago and we saw them almost every weekend but the meadow is now overgrown so we don't know if they're still there). 9.Porcupine (my brother swears he saw one a while ago up behind our cottage but he's the first, last, and only witness I've heard of that's seen one). 10.Beaver (just goto to the Beaver Islands and you'll see the dam. Good luck seeing one though-beavers are nocturnal).