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Sully · 08-27-2010, 07:45 AM

This is our ninth season on the lake. We are fairly close to Trexlers Marina. Although we've had reason to suspect visiting bear, we have never seen more than a cub one midafternoon about five years ago. This past Monday night at about 8:30PM we heard a crash. It was the birdfeeder we've had hanging on heavy twine over a tree branch for years. We had a quite large bear within two feet of our house (on the lakeside!) enjoying the birdseed. The bear quite nonchallantly stayed for about 10 minutes while my wife and I peered through the window in mild shock. The following night at 6:30PM while driving on Moultonboro Neck Rd about one mile north of Trexler's we found another bear(a bit smaller) standing in the middle of the road. Thus my question, after eight seasons of never seeing a bear, this week we saw a bear TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW. Comments would be appreciated and I've learned my lesson......no more feeders until the snow flies!

08-27-2010, 07:45 AM	#1
Sully Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 49 Thanks: 110 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts	Is there an increase in bear sightings this year? This is our ninth season on the lake. We are fairly close to Trexlers Marina. Although we've had reason to suspect visiting bear, we have never seen more than a cub one midafternoon about five years ago. This past Monday night at about 8:30PM we heard a crash. It was the birdfeeder we've had hanging on heavy twine over a tree branch for years. We had a quite large bear within two feet of our house (on the lakeside!) enjoying the birdseed. The bear quite nonchallantly stayed for about 10 minutes while my wife and I peered through the window in mild shock. The following night at 6:30PM while driving on Moultonboro Neck Rd about one mile north of Trexler's we found another bear(a bit smaller) standing in the middle of the road. Thus my question, after eight seasons of never seeing a bear, this week we saw a bear TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW. Comments would be appreciated and I've learned my lesson......no more feeders until the snow flies!