American Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearMother and yearling female from year before. Last year at this time this adult female had two small cubs with her, so she has lost a cub sometime during the past year.Teeth indents on a service pole indicative of black bear marking behavior.American Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearThis remnant stub of a tree appears to have been beat up and chewed upon for many years, but not recently. I found one long non-deer hair on it (see photos). My hypothesis is this is an old black bear marking/rubbing tree. @beartracker, your thoughts?mediumAmerican Black BearClaw marks on small maple tree. Judge not antler rub because of height of some marks and parallel marks like claws. Judged not cougar because of relatively blunt scrapes.American Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearBlack bear scat found in Jericho research Forest, Jericho, VT, alongside black bear tracks near water. Scat was large, containing hair, and dark in color.American Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearDamage on tree a few feet off the ground. Bark stripped in a rough layer, not with clean sharp marks as you would see with human made damage. Sapwood mostly stripped in that section of tree.American Black BearBite marks on telephone pole. Horizontal incisor marks visible, indicating bear activity.American Black BearScent marking postAmerican Black BearVery large print, unfortunately no scale, visible large rear heel pad and digitsAmerican Black BearSorry, couldn’t get the whole clearing, but it was covered in these digs. You can see the claw marks at the top.American Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearmediumAmerican Black BearBear-bitten telephone pole, with several tufts of black fur.American Black BearBlack bear signBlack bear scent marking trail, potential fecal plug, and cambium feed sign on juniper tree. Share: Click to share on Share (Opens in new window) Share TweetMore Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on TumblrPocket Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
