Black Bear near the Weirs Channel

ripley · 09-07-2009, 11:57 PM

Not trying to pick a fight but that bear would weigh 230,,,maybe a few pounds more. It is easy to de deceived by a photo,
Black bears CAN climb trees.They really want nothing to do with you ..bells and whistles are a very good precaution as bears, any bear ,does not like to be surprised.
Just last week while dring home in Moultonboro on 25 , I had to slam on my breaks as a 1 year old cub ran in front of my truck . This bear was born in the spring of 2008 and was in the area of 110 pounds...most black bear in New Hampshire will top out at 180 -210 pounds so yes, that was a very good sized bear in those photos.
Grizz, on the other hand can run as high as 1400 pounds,thou that would be the exception,with the average large male running around 600-750 or 800
I canoed thru the Canadian rockies for 210 miles and there were Grizz all around us ,but we only saw one ..
Remember that black bears want as little to do with you as possible , just looking for food. Grizz on the otherhand, are just looking for food , but that might be you !Grizz are not afraid of anything ...the only animal on earth that is superior to the grizz ,other than man, is the polar bear.
Put it in perspective,just look at the grizz's latin name:
URSUS ARCTOS HORRIBILIS the horible creture from the far north.
I have 3 coyotes,one black bear and some dear all living in the woods behind my house in sandwich...in the fall,such as now, I take my dog out at night instead of just putting her out alone ...she s a 140 pound newfoundland and i worry about the fisher cat..the fisher brought down a deer last winter and the coyotes finished what the cat did not..I go out with my little girl...and these days ,with the cooler weather, its time to bring my shotgun out with me as well

Black bear : just remember to make noise and if they have a cub or two with them ,back away VERY QUICKLY but don't turn and run,,,just back up,keeping eye contact at ALL times and move carefully but quickly away from the area. with Grizz: forget it ..you see a Grizz up close,,,chances are thats the last thing you will see. Many people think grizz can't climb trees.they are almost right. Grizz can climb trees quite well but they weigh so much that they tend to stay closer to the ground,rarely climbing higher then 10- 15 feet...
From the time that I started typing this til now, i now know that I also have a skunk in my backyard,something I had figures buut never,,,umm,,er ,,,could prove..I can prove it now ..
Cheers
RIP

09-07-2009, 11:57 PM	#32
ripley Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	black bear Not trying to pick a fight but that bear would weigh 230,,,maybe a few pounds more. It is easy to de deceived by a photo, Black bears CAN climb trees.They really want nothing to do with you ..bells and whistles are a very good precaution as bears, any bear ,does not like to be surprised. Just last week while dring home in Moultonboro on 25 , I had to slam on my breaks as a 1 year old cub ran in front of my truck . This bear was born in the spring of 2008 and was in the area of 110 pounds...most black bear in New Hampshire will top out at 180 -210 pounds so yes, that was a very good sized bear in those photos. Grizz, on the other hand can run as high as 1400 pounds,thou that would be the exception,with the average large male running around 600-750 or 800 I canoed thru the Canadian rockies for 210 miles and there were Grizz all around us ,but we only saw one .. Remember that black bears want as little to do with you as possible , just looking for food. Grizz on the otherhand, are just looking for food , but that might be you !Grizz are not afraid of anything ...the only animal on earth that is superior to the grizz ,other than man, is the polar bear. Put it in perspective,just look at the grizz's latin name: URSUS ARCTOS HORRIBILIS the horible creture from the far north. I have 3 coyotes,one black bear and some dear all living in the woods behind my house in sandwich...in the fall,such as now, I take my dog out at night instead of just putting her out alone ...she s a 140 pound newfoundland and i worry about the fisher cat..the fisher brought down a deer last winter and the coyotes finished what the cat did not..I go out with my little girl...and these days ,with the cooler weather, its time to bring my shotgun out with me as well Black bear : just remember to make noise and if they have a cub or two with them ,back away VERY QUICKLY but don't turn and run,,,just back up,keeping eye contact at ALL times and move carefully but quickly away from the area. with Grizz: forget it ..you see a Grizz up close,,,chances are thats the last thing you will see. Many people think grizz can't climb trees.they are almost right. Grizz can climb trees quite well but they weigh so much that they tend to stay closer to the ground,rarely climbing higher then 10- 15 feet... From the time that I started typing this til now, i now know that I also have a skunk in my backyard,something I had figures buut never,,,umm,,er ,,,could prove..I can prove it now .. Cheers RIP