View Full Version : Black Bear chases Bull Moose in the Whites
Story here (http://theunionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Unfriendly+forest%3a+Hiker+w itnesses+rare+chase&articleId=5dd1fddf-27d5-4f2d-a7ff-3e0a059268b1)
Heres the photo album (http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/album.sfly?sid=0ActWjRu4bsmLG3g&startIndex=0&fid=edce4b45b2f391f1), 1st pic of Bull looking back at his stalker, 2nd pic of Bear in pursuit. Was obviously an exciting and rare moment for the photographer. Oh to have been there!
Homer&Marje
11-17-2008, 19:59
Story here (http://theunionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Unfriendly+forest%3a+Hiker+w itnesses+rare+chase&articleId=5dd1fddf-27d5-4f2d-a7ff-3e0a059268b1)
Heres the photo album (http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/album.sfly?sid=0ActWjRu4bsmLG3g&startIndex=0&fid=edce4b45b2f391f1), 1st pic of Bull looking back at his stalker, 2nd pic of Bear in pursuit. Was obviously an exciting and rare moment for the photographer. Oh to have been there!
Oh if he only had a multi shot function... that could have been even better. Must have been great in person.
The dude was after just one more big meal before turning in for winter it seems, this from NH Fish and Wildlife:
Wildlife Gets Ready for Winter Fall is a time of many changes. As the days get shorter and temperatures drop, wildlife prepare for the serious business of winter. Animals adapt to winter in different ways. Some migrate hundreds or thousands of miles to areas with more plentiful food supplies. Others may move a few hundred yards to a protected area, such as winter deer yards, and still others may move only a few inches to the underside of a log.
During September, October and early November, New Hampshire's bears eat continually, feasting on an abundance of berries and acorns . Their body weight increases by 20 to 25 percent. Once bears den up in late November and December, they won't eat again until spring. Their body temperature lowers slightly. Den sites might be a hollowed out area in the ground or under a brush pile or downed tree. If the weather is mild or they are disturbed during the winter, bears will wake up and may even move their den site.
--Judy Silverberg, Wildlife Educator
taildragger
11-17-2008, 22:41
The dude was after just one more big meal before turning in for winter it seems, this from NH Fish and Wildlife:
Who wouldn't want to eat a Moose before a few months of sleeping, I think that it would just be that last little bit he needed in order to have a good rest.
I guess it will remain a mystery whether or not the bear got his final dinner but knowing a little about Bull Moose, he'll be around for awhile still, the Moose that is.
rlharris
11-19-2008, 18:43
I wonder if the bear had a permit (won in the state moose lottery) to take a moose. :rolleyes:
taildragger
11-19-2008, 19:35
I wonder if the bear had a permit (won in the state moose lottery) to take a moose. :rolleyes:
Why don't you go check him for it :D
A friend of mine who lives in the bush heard a crying by the river below him. His sled dogs were carrying on so he went to take a look. 2 wolves had separated a mother moose from one opf her calves and had it in the water. He said it was terrible and honest all at once... but very VERY brutal. he was actually quite disturbed by the whole thing.
Mother Nature can be very tough to watch in person.