MRBB
5 year old buck +
well I know many of you's would maybe cringe about bears in your apple tree's
but for me I am fine with it, I enjoy watching nature at work
I have a bunch of OLD apple tree's 60+ yr old tree's, some 35+ ft tall with wide out reaching branches
most yrs I get a few tons of aapples off them , but last few yrs, so many late frosts and just crazy weather, apple production has been low
this yr however things WERE looking like I was going to have a LOT of apples come fall
BUT, LOL
seems my local bears have other plans, last few days I been having 4-7 different bears here picking what they can reach, broke a few branches, nothing bad, or again that I care about!
and well this lone cub can get out and up higher than MOM can
he(its a male)
will climb a DIFFERENT tree than mom, seems to prefer it that way, a when she is up same tree, she shakes it too much anmd he has to hold on for dear life over getting to eat!
but , its a cool way view to sit on the deck and get to watch bears enjoying a snack IMO
so, took a few pic's of the cub tonight for you's
this tree has more claw marks on it that any tree I ever seen, I have seen 5 bras in it at once before , its amazing how strong some of them thin branches are to support a full sized bear and then bears have NO fear of falling or a branch breaking
the cub will sleep in the tree at times, taking naps while mom eats too!, just dangling and out cold, I always worry one will \al, some day! but 30+ yrs and hasn't happened yet so, hope it stay's that way!
cub in below pic is an easy 25+ ft up at the top of the tree
but for me I am fine with it, I enjoy watching nature at work
I have a bunch of OLD apple tree's 60+ yr old tree's, some 35+ ft tall with wide out reaching branches
most yrs I get a few tons of aapples off them , but last few yrs, so many late frosts and just crazy weather, apple production has been low
this yr however things WERE looking like I was going to have a LOT of apples come fall
BUT, LOL
seems my local bears have other plans, last few days I been having 4-7 different bears here picking what they can reach, broke a few branches, nothing bad, or again that I care about!
and well this lone cub can get out and up higher than MOM can
he(its a male)
will climb a DIFFERENT tree than mom, seems to prefer it that way, a when she is up same tree, she shakes it too much anmd he has to hold on for dear life over getting to eat!
but , its a cool way view to sit on the deck and get to watch bears enjoying a snack IMO
so, took a few pic's of the cub tonight for you's
this tree has more claw marks on it that any tree I ever seen, I have seen 5 bras in it at once before , its amazing how strong some of them thin branches are to support a full sized bear and then bears have NO fear of falling or a branch breaking
the cub will sleep in the tree at times, taking naps while mom eats too!, just dangling and out cold, I always worry one will \al, some day! but 30+ yrs and hasn't happened yet so, hope it stay's that way!
cub in below pic is an easy 25+ ft up at the top of the tree