First time ever for me to see a bear on Meredith Neck. On Sunday, just below where Meredith Neck Rd turns into Cattle Landing Rd at the s-curve, at about 6-pm, saw a 150-200 lb black bear scamper across the road and down through the normally swampy woods, heading toward the uninhabited Camp Monotomy girl scout camp. It looked like a healthy bear, as it crossed the paved road right in front of my car and jogged past the 'no hunting-posted' signs, and down a bear-deer-fox trail, and off into the deep, dark woods.
Probably, it knows enough to head for Bear island, a long time traditional bear, hunting exempt island refuge, as the bear hunting season goes into 'lock & load' on the September 1 start of bear hunting season. Good time for a smart bear to be look'n for leftovers in the island camps.
