Bear sighting

gravy boat · 06-02-2008, 11:59 AM

Hi all,

Has anybody recently sighted bear near Gilford Village?

One passed through my yard yesterday at about 9:30 am. It apparently crossed over 11A and up my property along the stonewall, climbing over wall and up the mountain. This is near the junction of 11A and 11B. It was a big one, the largest I've seen up here.

It was indeed a treat!
GB

SteveA · 06-02-2008, 01:18 PM

I didn't see him on the "other" side of Gilford Village. (Timber Lane) But we did spot a hugh male last fall.. sadly we couldn't find the camera fast enough.

I read up on these guys.. they have something like a 30 mile range that they wander.

Several years ago we had a "bear up a tree" after it cleaned out the neighbors bird feeders.

You have already seen this pic. ( I know becuase you commented on it! )

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...php?photo=9814

Smitty1 · 06-02-2008, 03:30 PM

We had a bear at our house early Friday morning in Moultonborough. He was after the bird feeder.

It was cool to see him/her up close....

Smitty

Lakepilot · 06-02-2008, 04:31 PM

We had a female and two cubs in South Wolfeboro, near the golf course, last week. A few days later a female and two cubs were spotted on Springfield Point (same family??).

nj2nh · 06-02-2008, 05:46 PM

There have been numerous bear sightings down here in suburban NJ! It was all over the news a few weeks ago when there was a bear in the local county park in Paramus. Paramus has something like four shopping malls (all enclosed!) and two major highways with tons and tons of stores. It was definitely a very strange sight.

People are seeing bears everywhere where one wouldn't expect this spring.

nj2nh

riverat · 06-02-2008, 07:34 PM

We have had a bear roaming here in Merrymeeting River Park for the last two weeks, stealing bird feeders and even took one guys Bass out of his cooler. And yesterday one of the tennants saw a deer walking up her road.
We love it!

Resident 2B · 06-02-2008, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by riverat

We have had a bear roaming here in Merrymeeting River Park for the last two weeks, stealing bird feeders and even took one guys Bass out of his cooler. And yesterday one of the tennants saw a deer walking up her road.
We love it!

Riverat,

Was the Bass a fish or a Bass Ale?

I would let the bear have the fish, but no one takes a Bass Ale out of the cooler without asking!

R2B

Pepper · 06-02-2008, 10:26 PM

Gravy - if they have a range of 30 miles, it could be the huge one your Uncle Ken photographed up on the mountain several years ago. He was raiding the birdfeeder, and standing on his hind legs was well over 8 feet tall. Beautiful bear!

Riverat - the wildlife in your area is amazing. It's incredible the variety I see just driving on Rte 11 every day. You live in a seriously cool place for seeing nature. I'm jealous!

Resident2B -would you give up the Bass Ale if the bear asked nicely?

phoenix · 06-03-2008, 08:12 AM

while going out for the paper this morning a huge black bear( like the size of the bears at Clark's) was sitting in the road ( near Fox Hollow in Moultonboro) when i approach he got up and lumbered to the side of the road and was no more than 10 feet into the woods and looking at me as i drove past. Yesterday we saw a smaller bear in the same spot

Dave R · 06-03-2008, 08:55 AM

These bears moved into my neighbor's tree for a couple of days last week. There are two cubs up there, but only one was visible for this picture. They left Saturday morning.

SteveA · 06-03-2008, 10:45 AM

Very nice picture. I hope that was taken with a long lens. I"m told the only time they get aggressive is when cubs are around.

With two cubs, I'd keep my distance!

Heaven · 06-03-2008, 11:29 AM

And you never know if there is one or two , , , , unless you see two, , ,

Resident 2B · 06-03-2008, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Pepper

Resident2B -would you give up the Bass Ale if the bear asked nicely?

Pepper,

As long as the bear was of legal age with a photo ID and was not about to operate a motor vehicle or boat, I would gladly gime him or her a Bass Ale if the bear asked nicely.

I would not want to break the laws or contribute to somebear breaking the laws!

R2B

Dave R · 06-03-2008, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveA

Very nice picture. I hope that was taken with a long lens. I"m told the only time they get aggressive is when cubs are around.

With two cubs, I'd keep my distance!

She was utterly mellow. I think if we had come between her and the tree, she may have been less mellow

. Either way she was 30 feet up and showed no signs of wanting to come down.

As happy as I was to see this sight, I am glad she left. I don't think anything good would've come from her hanging around a long time with two youngsters in tow. There's 5500+ acres of wilderness behind my house, I'm sure there's room out there for a bunch of bears.

rander7823 · 06-03-2008, 03:15 PM

My new TomTom keeps saying bear right.......my kids keep looking but haven't seen any yet.

Resident 2B · 06-03-2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rander7823

My new TomTom keeps saying bear right.......my kids keep looking but haven't seen any yet.

My Tom-Tom says bear left. I have no idea how my Tom-Tom knew the bear was there in the first place, but I never see a bear when it says bear left, so I conclude it knows what it is talking about.

R2B

gravy boat · 06-04-2008, 07:55 PM

I can bearly contain my laughter from the last two comments.

dpg · 06-05-2008, 05:50 AM

If the bear had any class he wouldn't accept the Bass Ale. Now, if you had a Corona!!!

riverat · 06-05-2008, 06:59 AM

Yes definetely Corona, So I guess the lesson here if you are going to keep your bass in a cooler at night, and you have a bear in your neighborhood, before you turn in for the night you should bend over and kiss your Bass goodbye.

rander7823 · 06-05-2008, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by dpg

If the bear had any class he wouldn't accept the Bass Ale. Now, if you had a Corona!!!

I thought most bear prefer salmon?????

Lakesrider · 06-05-2008, 07:01 PM

There are a few up in Suissevale in Moultonborough. Itook this shot late in the evening the other day...Sorry all I had was my cheap camera that I keep in my car. That and it was getting dark. I got this picture because I saw them cross behind my house so I ran and got into my car and headed to a side road that I knew they were going to cross. Shut my car off and waited a few minutes. There they were...dumpster diving.

Pepper · 06-05-2008, 10:52 PM

OMG the cubs are adorable!

Thanks for sharing!

06-02-2008, 11:59 AM	#1
gravy boat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Gilford year round, West Alton summers Posts: 591 Thanks: 597 Thanked 202 Times in 101 Posts	Bear sighting Hi all, Has anybody recently sighted bear near Gilford Village? One passed through my yard yesterday at about 9:30 am. It apparently crossed over 11A and up my property along the stonewall, climbing over wall and up the mountain. This is near the junction of 11A and 11B. It was a big one, the largest I've seen up here. It was indeed a treat! GB

06-02-2008, 01:18 PM	#2
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Didn't see him here I didn't see him on the "other" side of Gilford Village. (Timber Lane) But we did spot a hugh male last fall.. sadly we couldn't find the camera fast enough. I read up on these guys.. they have something like a 30 mile range that they wander. Several years ago we had a "bear up a tree" after it cleaned out the neighbors bird feeders. You have already seen this pic. ( I know becuase you commented on it! ) http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...php?photo=9814 __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

06-02-2008, 05:46 PM	#5
nj2nh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 529 Thanks: 80 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	There have been numerous bear sightings down here in suburban NJ! It was all over the news a few weeks ago when there was a bear in the local county park in Paramus. Paramus has something like four shopping malls (all enclosed!) and two major highways with tons and tons of stores. It was definitely a very strange sight. People are seeing bears everywhere where one wouldn't expect this spring. nj2nh __________________

06-02-2008, 07:34 PM	#6
riverat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 722 Thanks: 337 Thanked 280 Times in 123 Posts	We have had a bear roaming here in Merrymeeting River Park for the last two weeks, stealing bird feeders and even took one guys Bass out of his cooler. And yesterday one of the tennants saw a deer walking up her road. We love it! __________________ Waking up in the morning is the greatest, everything after that is a bonus

06-02-2008, 10:26 PM	#8
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	Gravy - if they have a range of 30 miles, it could be the huge one your Uncle Ken photographed up on the mountain several years ago. He was raiding the birdfeeder, and standing on his hind legs was well over 8 feet tall. Beautiful bear! Riverat - the wildlife in your area is amazing. It's incredible the variety I see just driving on Rte 11 every day. You live in a seriously cool place for seeing nature. I'm jealous! Resident2B -would you give up the Bass Ale if the bear asked nicely? __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

06-02-2008, 03:30 PM	#3
Smitty1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 142 Thanks: 44 Thanked 14 Times in 5 Posts	We had a bear at our house early Friday morning in Moultonborough. He was after the bird feeder. It was cool to see him/her up close.... Smitty

06-02-2008, 04:31 PM	#4
Lakepilot Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 446 Thanks: 70 Thanked 57 Times in 40 Posts	We had a female and two cubs in South Wolfeboro, near the golf course, last week. A few days later a female and two cubs were spotted on Springfield Point (same family??).

06-03-2008, 08:12 AM	#9
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,554 Thanks: 61 Thanked 275 Times in 193 Posts	while going out for the paper this morning a huge black bear( like the size of the bears at Clark's) was sitting in the road ( near Fox Hollow in Moultonboro) when i approach he got up and lumbered to the side of the road and was no more than 10 feet into the woods and looking at me as i drove past. Yesterday we saw a smaller bear in the same spot __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

06-03-2008, 08:55 AM	#10
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	These bears moved into my neighbor's tree for a couple of days last week. There are two cubs up there, but only one was visible for this picture. They left Saturday morning.

06-03-2008, 10:45 AM	#11
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Great Picture! Very nice picture. I hope that was taken with a long lens. I"m told the only time they get aggressive is when cubs are around. With two cubs, I'd keep my distance! __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

06-03-2008, 11:29 AM	#12
Heaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 523 Thanks: 128 Thanked 95 Times in 67 Posts	And you never know if there is one or two , , , , unless you see two, , ,

06-03-2008, 03:15 PM	#15
rander7823 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 303 Thanks: 550 Thanked 40 Times in 24 Posts	Bear Right My new TomTom keeps saying bear right.......my kids keep looking but haven't seen any yet.

06-04-2008, 07:55 PM	#17
gravy boat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Gilford year round, West Alton summers Posts: 591 Thanks: 597 Thanked 202 Times in 101 Posts	Ugh! Rand and R2B... I can bearly contain my laughter from the last two comments.

06-05-2008, 05:50 AM	#18
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,597 Thanks: 153 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	If the bear had any class he wouldn't accept the Bass Ale. Now, if you had a Corona!!!

06-05-2008, 06:59 AM	#19
riverat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 722 Thanks: 337 Thanked 280 Times in 123 Posts	Yes definetely Corona, So I guess the lesson here if you are going to keep your bass in a cooler at night, and you have a bear in your neighborhood, before you turn in for the night you should bend over and kiss your Bass goodbye. __________________ Waking up in the morning is the greatest, everything after that is a bonus

06-05-2008, 07:01 PM	#21
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	There are a few up in Suissevale in Moultonborough. Itook this shot late in the evening the other day...Sorry all I had was my cheap camera that I keep in my car. That and it was getting dark. I got this picture because I saw them cross behind my house so I ran and got into my car and headed to a side road that I knew they were going to cross. Shut my car off and waited a few minutes. There they were...dumpster diving.

06-05-2008, 10:52 PM	#22
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	OMG the cubs are adorable! Thanks for sharing! __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!