At 1:30am this morning our motion detector light went on. It is on the garage, the garage is about 25 feet from our bedroom window. I didn't think much of it as it goes off whenever a deer etc walks by it. For some reason though I took a look last night, well both of us took a look. We had a nice big black bear standing alongside the shed. He looked pretty large. David thinks bigger than the one he shot some years back hunting. He didn't seem bothered by the light and just ambled into the woods behind the shed.
This morning we looked for track finding this one. As you can see his paw is as big as my foot.
Now I have been saying that I want to see a bear, want to get a picture of one and in fact jokingly told David that I was going to throw jelly doughnuts etc out to attract them. BUT I don't mind telling you that I am a bit freaked out about this sighting! I will be getting bear mace for walking in the woods....IF I walk in the woods again...
David is sure that he was just walking through. It seems he came out of the woods on one side of the shed, walked around the front of the shed (between the shed and our house) and then back to the other side and into the woods. I think I will go with..yup he is just passing through. And if not I wish he would pass through during the day, when we are all safely in the house, so that I can get a picture of him!
Gotta love the northwoods.
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