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Black Bear Tracks and Other Signs |
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Ursus americanus |
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Black Bear Tracks and Other Signs |
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Ursus americanus |
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| A black bear bit this power pole and left these bite marks. |
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| Another view of a power pole bitten by a black bear. |
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| The other side of the same power pole. |
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| Bears bite power poles, trees, and limbs of trees in this manner. |
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| A photo of a black bear yearling cub caught on a trail camera. |
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| A beautiful right front black bear track in mud. This track shows all the details, including all five toes. The claws do not always leave marks in the tracks. |
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| This was a bear track I found on the river bank. The bear had waded across the river, which was fairly shallow, then come out on the sandy bank. It was dripping wet as it walked up the bank, leaving this nicely distorted track in the process. If you look closely, you can see that a deer has stepped in the middle of the track. This track lasted through an entire summer, aging slowly because it was made in mud. |
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| The track above was made by the same bear and a river otter walked across this one. There is also a deer track, as well as skunk tracks. |
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| A Florida black bear track pair. This photo shows the hind print superimposed on the front track. |
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| The right hind footprint of a Florida black bear in sand. Donated photos. Thanks to Neph. |
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| This bear bed was found under a large Douglas fir tree. Nearby, there was a pair of older apple trees that had been abandoned. The bear had been feasting on the apples. Behind this, there was a slope down to a creek, where the bear could get water. All in all, a very nice arrangement for a bear! |
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| Beautiful right front bear track in mud. |
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| This bear was living in a zoo and appeared very bored. :( |
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| Several alder trees in the vicinity of a state park campground showed signs of having been climbed by bears. |
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| This alder tree bears the scars of several climbs. |
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| This scar shows only four of the claw marks. All five toes do not always leave sign. |
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| Close-up showing the claw marks on the bark. |
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| A very nice set of claw marks on another alder tree. |
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| Several sets of scars on the bark indicate this tree has been climbed by bears. |
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| These scars were easily visible from the trail. |
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| This is the left front foot. Prints in mud are some of the best bear tracks you will find. |
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| A right front track found in firm, damp sand along a streambed. |
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| Another nice right front track found along the same stream. |
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| This right hind track was made in firm soil that was overlaid by a layer of fine, dusty soil. |
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| A left front and left hind track. The red arrow indicates the direction of travel. |
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| Another beautiful left hind bear track. Notice that the heel pad has a line in it. The pad is one pad, but there is an area in the middle where there is fur. |
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| Wet sand provided a nice medium for this left front track. |
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| A right front bear track in wet sand. |
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| A mother bear and her two nearly-grown cubs were caught on my trail camera. |
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| The mother bear is closest to the camera. The two cubs are side-by-side in the background. |
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| Mama bear looked right into the camera and the flash went off! |
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| One of the cubs sniffing at something on the ground. |
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| This bear took a photo of itself, but didn't stop to pose properly. The leg is all that's visible. |
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| A black bear track in mud next to the Eel River. The mud was very soft, but this print was the best one left. |
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Bear track in mud along the river's edge. The bear walked up onto the little sloping bank at the top of the photo, then pushed through the tall grasses and brush to get to some clear sand on the other side. From there, it had access to the forest and a creekbed. |
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Other Black Bear Pages on this site: Go to the Black Bear Scat Page or Black Bear Scat Page II Go to the Black Bear Feeding Signs Page or Black Bear Main Page |
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Page updated: November 20, 2010
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