As my cousin Wes and I watched the big bear, he walked into a patch of timber. He approached a tree and stood tall, apparently using it for a scratching post. He then turned and rubbed his back. It was a back scratcher as well.
We took note of the tree, but didn’t get a chance [...]
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Bear Tree and Black Bear Sign
Posted in black bears, tracking, tagged Black bear sign, Black bear tracks on October 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
D6 Drop Camp Rifle Deer Hunt 2009
Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, black bears, horse pack trip, hunting public areas, tagged Deer hunting, D6 Deer Zone, Black Bear, mountain quail, Kenndy Meadows Pack Station on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On the last day of the D6 hunt, I made this video describing the action on the hunt and showing a bit of the rugged mountains along the Clarke Fork of the Stanislaus River.
On the second day of the hunt, I passed on a young buck, but managed to get a [...]
2009 Kenndy Meadows D6 Pack in Archery Hunt
Posted in Archery hunting, Deer hunting, Mountain lions, animal tracks, black bears, blacktail deer, horse pack trip, hunting public areas, mule deer, tagged Pack in deer hunt, Hunting with Kennedy Meadows Pack Station on August 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fernando was one of our two packers.
Randy was the other. They work for Kennedy Meadows Pack Station. The owner, Matt Bloom, is very accommodating.
This was a very large bear and we saw him two days in a row. We observed about six bears in all.
One bruin left his track near camp, but we didn’t have any [...]
Tracking the Black Bear
Posted in black bears, outdoors, tracking, wildlife conservation, tagged animal tracks on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While archery hunting for mule deer in the Hoover Wilderness in 1991, I noticed that the well-warn trail leading into the hunting area was littered with animal tracks each morning only to be erased by human travelers during the day.
One morning I arose early and took a few minutes to observe, measure and sketch a [...]
