Bears are here

donnamatrix · 07-07-2014, 07:42 AM

Sorry for the photo being out-of-focus but we had a huge male bear on our front porch on Sunday, July 6 around 8:30 pm. The dog barking wildly, me making noise - nothing fazed this bear!! We live in Suissevale.

dpg · 07-08-2014, 11:07 AM

caught a glimpse of it running across the ski slope, just a split second view.

Grant · 07-17-2014, 01:44 PM

Last Friday, we saw a big guy crossing 109 about 1/2 mile north of Bald Peak at around 7:45 PM.

Ironically, on the previous Monday (7/7) we saw ANOTHER bear (much smaller) as we were heading north out of Wolfeboro -- on the eastern side of 109, just south of Wolfeboro Common. Two in one week, on the same road, in broad daylight. We were pretty lucky!

Chaselady · 07-17-2014, 02:29 PM

I saw one last week, a "teenager" bear, I think. Ran across New Rd in Melvin Village in front of me and my dog. I was so psyched, I have waited 2 years to see one close. I wish he would have stayed still long enough for me to get his picture.

donnamatrix · 07-17-2014, 03:30 PM

They are beautiful creatures. We have had at least 4 in our yard. Here is a photo taken about 5 years ago of a "yearling" on our front porch on Mother's Day. If you look across the road there is a black "bump" that may be Mama, not sure. I am always scared when my husband takes the dog out after dark. He has headlamp and makes noise, but golly, meeting up at night would be quite scary.

donnamatrix · 08-14-2014, 03:23 PM

Good grief. The huge bear that hoisted itself up our farmer's porch a couple weeks ago (see photo at beginning of this thread) was back at 7:38pm on 8/13. This time he just walked up the front steps. We have no bird feeders up, but bears remember good (and bad) experiences, and I guess the scent of bird seed is still around. It's rather unsettling to realize that you can be outside grilling dinner and BAM... an uninvited guest. We need to keep that air horn a little closer at hand.

07-07-2014, 07:42 AM	#1
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	Bears are here Sorry for the photo being out-of-focus but we had a huge male bear on our front porch on Sunday, July 6 around 8:30 pm. The dog barking wildly, me making noise - nothing fazed this bear!! We live in Suissevale. Attached Images

07-17-2014, 01:44 PM	#3
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,500 Thanks: 375 Thanked 230 Times in 124 Posts	Last Friday, we saw a big guy crossing 109 about 1/2 mile north of Bald Peak at around 7:45 PM. Ironically, on the previous Monday (7/7) we saw ANOTHER bear (much smaller) as we were heading north out of Wolfeboro -- on the eastern side of 109, just south of Wolfeboro Common. Two in one week, on the same road, in broad daylight. We were pretty lucky! __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

07-17-2014, 03:30 PM	#5
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	Love the bears They are beautiful creatures. We have had at least 4 in our yard. Here is a photo taken about 5 years ago of a "yearling" on our front porch on Mother's Day. If you look across the road there is a black "bump" that may be Mama, not sure. I am always scared when my husband takes the dog out after dark. He has headlamp and makes noise, but golly, meeting up at night would be quite scary. Attached Images

08-14-2014, 03:23 PM	#6
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	Big Bear is Back Good grief. The huge bear that hoisted itself up our farmer's porch a couple weeks ago (see photo at beginning of this thread) was back at 7:38pm on 8/13. This time he just walked up the front steps. We have no bird feeders up, but bears remember good (and bad) experiences, and I guess the scent of bird seed is still around. It's rather unsettling to realize that you can be outside grilling dinner and BAM... an uninvited guest. We need to keep that air horn a little closer at hand.

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07-08-2014, 11:07 AM	#2
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,597 Thanks: 153 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	caught a glimpse of it running across the ski slope, just a split second view.

07-17-2014, 02:29 PM	#4
Chaselady Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Melvin Village Posts: 309 Thanks: 150 Thanked 105 Times in 73 Posts	I saw one last week, a "teenager" bear, I think. Ran across New Rd in Melvin Village in front of me and my dog. I was so psyched, I have waited 2 years to see one close. I wish he would have stayed still long enough for me to get his picture.