Old 07-04-2011, 05:45 PM
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Actually last winter I saw a lot of BOTH of those prints - black bear and bobcat.

The bear in the area was estimated to be about 500# and the bobcat was about 110#. We saw lots of crop damage in the fall where they had came around the house to get to the apple trees. In the winter, they were coming right into our back yard - right out the back door between the house and the two outbuildings. That space is maybe 30 feet deep. They had figured out that the apples were stored in the cold house. Also the trash trailer lived there too.

I learned quickly that when I put any of the dogs outside at night to turn on all of the outdoor flood lights before they go out. I would turn on the light and wait a couple of minutes. In that same space behind the house, I actually SAW a total of 7 bears, 11 bobcats and oodles of raccoons and opossums. There are some things that I miss about the country but they are not one (or two) of them.
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