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Black Bear Stomp Trails |
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| Black bears walk in a sort of stomp to mark trails near their mark trees and dens. This allows them to leave scent that other bears can examine. |
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| This black bear stomp trail is very well-worn into the forest duff. It takes many trips through the duff to make such deep and well-worn paths. I walked back and forth twice next to this trail and my trail is barely visible to the right of the bear's trail. This trail led from a dirt road and down over the embankment. The slope on the other side was very steep, so I could not follow down it. I imagine there is either a bear bed or a mark tree at the other end of this well-used trail. |
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| This trail was made by a black bear repeatedly clambering up and down this slope to get to the grasses it was feeding on at the time. The trail led into the forest and to another bear bed site. |
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| A close-up view showing the black bear's trail down the slope. Notice how the bear placed its feet in the same place each time it used this trail. That is what creates this well-worn appearance. |
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| The bear's trail in the forest duff is well-defined by repeated use. The depressions in the duff are made by the bear placing its feet carefully in the same spot each time. |
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| Another well-defined bear trail in the forest duff. The forest floor here is covered with leaves of tan oak and various fallen branches. In some places, the bear's footsteps have worn the trail down to dirt. This indicates repeated usage of the trail over time. |
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A regularly-used black bear through a mixed forest of Tan oak, coast redwood and Douglas fir. Notice the well-worn footsteps where the forest debris has been crushed or moved aside. |
| To see black bears in action, marking on trees in their territory, visit my YouTube channel: |
| The videos on my YouTube channel come from trail cameras I have set up in the woods to show black bears in their natural habitat, doing what they do when no one is watching. Enjoy! |
| 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 More Black Bear Tracks and Signs Black Bear Dens and Beds Black Bear Trails and Stomp Marks Black Bear Tracking Videos Black Bear Marking Trees More Bear Tracking Videos Black Bear Cub Tracks |
| Watch black bears live in their dens: |
| Not hosted on this site, but great
black bear page from the North American Bear Center: Lily the Black Bear Jewel the Black Bear Opens in a new window. Follow along as Lily and Jewel raise cubs! These web cams provide a look inside a wild bear's den, LIVE! Watch cubs being raised and cared for in real time and learn more about bears than ever possible before. Rare glimpses into the lives of wild black bears. |
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Page updated: March 18, 2018
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