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Old 05-18-2016, 03:09 AM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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Id rather this thread be about Bear sightings, not a debate or bicker battle. My intention when starting the thread was to keep track and post about Bear sightings in CT and post helpful information on Bears. Thanks
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Old 05-18-2016, 05:39 AM
 
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This is, unfortunately, very true. Bears are magnificent creatures. It sucks we can't interact with them, but the reality is they are not domesticated and human interaction forces authorities to put these awesome little fellas down.

With some animals, there can be serious social consequences too. did you hear about the idiot who put a Bison calf in his trunk at Yellowstone? lol, I kid you not. Anyway, the rangersreleased it back into the wild, but the herd rejected it and then had to be put down because it kept trying to socialize with humans...
Sows train cubs very early to avoid humans like the plague. Rangers promote this behavior via various methods. Bears are programmed since their youth to stay away from humans. To the bear humans are their predator.

So areas furthest away from humans are prime real estate in bear competition. Strongest adult bears push weaker bears (young bears or old bears) towards the fringes, i.e. human areas.


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At least one family (pack?) in Southington too. Buddy of mine has a trail cam in his backyard and there's a picture of the big guy laying down like a dog in his yard, ha. Pretty cool, although scary for me as I have 2 small, snack-sized dogs.

Good thing I just ordered a desert eagle, the largest caliber production semi auto handgun available. Could take down a Grizzly if need be, so don't come near my dogs, bear!
It is likely that is an old weaker bear, but still plenty dangerous. He may be smelling something. Usually it's the trash. Bears know that dogs are usually with humans, so dogs might be a no-go for this bear. Trash? Absolutely. With a little sneaking and risk trash is easy pickings. A fed bear is a dead bear.

You might try to call DEEP but they are probably inundated with calls at this time. From your description of its ear-tags they might be able to identify this bear and decide if and what to do.
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Old 05-18-2016, 05:51 AM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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Article from March 2016


Connecticut DEEP urges caution, preparation as bear sightings rise


In 2015, there were about 4,500 reported bear sightings in 141 of the state’s 169 cities and towns, DEEP said in a press release.


4,652 reports of bear sightings between March 20, 2015, and March 16, 2016. Most of those were in the northern part of the state, but sightings were also reported in towns such as New Haven, Branford and Madison. Town bear reports include:


New Haven area



Bethany, 5
Branford, 2
Cheshire, 7
Derby, 1
East Haven, 2
Guilford, 1
Hamden, 9
Madison, 4
Milford, 1
New Haven, 1
North Branford, 1
North Haven, 2
Seymour, 5
Shelton, 32
Wallingford, 3
Woodbridge, 3

TOTAL: 79

Middlesex County

Chester, 14
Deep River, 7
Durham, 2
East Haddam, 1
East Hampton, 1
Essex, 8
Haddam, 7
Killingworth, 3
Middletown, 4
Old Saybrook, 1
Portland, 6

TOTAL: 54

Litchfield County

Barkhamsted, 88
Bethlehem, 35
Bridgewater, 18
Canaan, 16
Colebrook, 12
Cornwall, 22
Goshen, 22
Hartland, 37
Harwinton, 60
Kent, 31
Litchfield, 66
Morris, 15
New Hartford, 70
New Milford, 129
Norfolk, 19
North Canaan, 4
Plymouth, 40
Roxbury, 37
Salisbury, 15
Sharon, 30
Thomaston, 88
Torrington, 169
Warren, 44
Washington, 25
Watertown, 57
Winchester, 121
Woodbury, 102

TOTAL: 1,372


Keep in mind, just like Tornadoes, these are reports, not actual Bear count..meaning a lot of the reports are of the same Bear. So like 50 reports might be of just 1 or 2 different Bears, ect.
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Old 05-19-2016, 08:06 AM
 
Location: Connecticut
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Please stop the bickering and return to the topic of the OP. JayCT, Moderator
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Old 05-22-2016, 07:40 PM
 
Location: Canada
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FmPuDRn1rs

This is a video of folks in Smokey Mountain area..and come upon Mamma bear with yearling ...At least these people didn't approach or try to get selfies..Bear showed NO aggressiveness..just went about her business of eating..yearling wandered away ( normal at that age btw) usually avoidance behaviour ...but since soon to breakup..momma went about her business..Sustenance priority as breading and mating will be coming in next few months.....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXY63l8ntD0

BTW~~ That sure was a rather tiny momma bear ( should be at least 180-200 lbs) appeared more like a male yearling..Course no data to say definitivel.. smelled yummy inside of that Brown bin..tipped it over and opened ( why not locked?? as it comes with a lock)..and took snacky away!
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Old 05-22-2016, 07:43 PM
 
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I hope no one is going to kill or harm the bears. Wondering if the same bear, but two beautiful creatures in Plainville and Waterbury last week
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Old 05-22-2016, 08:26 PM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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Bristol CT this morning.

https://twitter.com/Raspy_3/status/734411628897275904
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Old 05-25-2016, 07:01 PM
 
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Hey Cambium,

Add Norwalk to your list.

Stamford police captain spots bear in backyard - StamfordAdvocate

Yikes!
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Old 05-25-2016, 07:21 PM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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Thanks.

Check out some tweets regarding that.. was spotted off Merritt in Westport then near Route 7 then in the Norwalk woodsy areas. Where is it heading next? Stamford?

https://twitter.com/search?q=Black%2...rwalk&src=typd
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Old 05-25-2016, 07:22 PM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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https://twitter.com/MWhiteNews/statu...28827519152128
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