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jeffk · 07-24-2007, 09:47 AM

One of them meandered in front of our house (a few houses down from the Suissevale docks) along the lake. This is the first one I've seen in the 15 years we've been there. We didn't have anything of interest to it so it quickly moved along. At the time I thought it was a "small" bear, possibly a cub but in looking at the descriptions online it could have easily been an adult black bear (125 - 150 lb. females, 200 - 250 lb. male). I was thinking of bears that I have seen that are much taller and much more massive than a person when they stand up but it looks like black bears usually don't get that big? Anyway it was quite a treat to see it.

The only concern I have is that I, not having seen one before, did not realize that the bears came down into the area. It can be disturbing enough to an adult to run across a bear unexpectedly but I worry about the kids that wander around the area. Bears can become aggressive, especially if a person tries to run away which would probably be most kids reaction. I hope the Suissevale organization has notified the owners and renters there that the bears are around. I didn't see anything on the web site but I'm not a member so I can't log on.

07-24-2007, 09:47 AM	#6
jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,174 Thanks: 207 Thanked 437 Times in 253 Posts	First one I've seen One of them meandered in front of our house (a few houses down from the Suissevale docks) along the lake. This is the first one I've seen in the 15 years we've been there. We didn't have anything of interest to it so it quickly moved along. At the time I thought it was a "small" bear, possibly a cub but in looking at the descriptions online it could have easily been an adult black bear (125 - 150 lb. females, 200 - 250 lb. male). I was thinking of bears that I have seen that are much taller and much more massive than a person when they stand up but it looks like black bears usually don't get that big? Anyway it was quite a treat to see it. The only concern I have is that I, not having seen one before, did not realize that the bears came down into the area. It can be disturbing enough to an adult to run across a bear unexpectedly but I worry about the kids that wander around the area. Bears can become aggressive, especially if a person tries to run away which would probably be most kids reaction. I hope the Suissevale organization has notified the owners and renters there that the bears are around. I didn't see anything on the web site but I'm not a member so I can't log on.