Bear Roaming

Well I got another call today, this one from Pete about a sow tending to his empty bird feeder before moving on. Pete was impressed, but his wife was not. Bears are searching for that free meal now, especially moms. The other issue is that sows are breeding. This brings the males from far and wide. It is reported that a male can smell a sow in heat from ten miles away. While a females home range is less than a mile square. The male can travel over 20 miles a day, searching for the females. It is also the sad time of year. By the end of the month, studies report that 50% of the cubs born in January will have died. From drowning in dens, crushed, lost and starved, starved or most will be killed by other bears. See the male will kill the cubs to force the sow back into heat again. Nature is sometimes very cruel. For more see maineblackbear.blogspot.com