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10-23-2014, 03:44 PM
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Active Bear Den Pics
We got a hot tip about a cinnamon bear and cub digging a den a few days ago, so Mrs. Big Bull and I went to check it out while walking the dog yesterday. I came back alone today with the right camera equipment and got a few shots. This is the first active bear den that I have seen. I'm hoping to put my game cam there in March!
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10-23-2014, 04:09 PM
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Great pictures. She looks ready to hit the hay!
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10-23-2014, 04:18 PM
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Nice pics!
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10-23-2014, 04:24 PM
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That's one of the coolest pics I have seen on AO!! Thanks Big Bull!!
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10-23-2014, 04:26 PM
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Nice shots sir! Easy digging for her, but you'd think it would it would feel a tad damp, considering the water. I know they like old beaver dams too, and most of the ones I've seen have faced north. Which way is she facing?
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10-23-2014, 04:26 PM
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Awesome discovery!!!! Talking moose hopes she dont get flooded out earlier than she's supposed to next spring.
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10-23-2014, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Talking moose
Awesome discovery!!!! Talking moose hopes she dont get flooded out earlier than she's supposed to next spring.
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Haha, maybe that's the plan, she doesn't want to sleep thru calving season like last year.
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10-23-2014, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Homesteader
Nice shots sir! Easy digging for her, but you'd think it would it would feel a tad damp, considering the water. I know they like old beaver dams too, and most of the ones I've seen have faced north. Which way is she facing?
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She was facing northeast. Sent you a PM, I'm coming your way!
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10-23-2014, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Talking moose
Awesome discovery!!!! Talking moose hopes she dont get flooded out earlier than she's supposed to next spring.
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Big Bull thinks they will be out of the den before this area gets flooded; most likely mid May.
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10-23-2014, 04:41 PM
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Very nice shots. If she hides her head... the beavers will come to her.
I hope you get some shots in the spring. Thanks for the share.
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10-23-2014, 04:46 PM
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Those are very cool pictures! Thanks for sharing.
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10-23-2014, 05:13 PM
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Those are some great pics and a a wicked experience for you, thanks for sharing.
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10-23-2014, 06:10 PM
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Nice pictures. I,ve got a half section pasture that before it was cleared was a denning area. The cattle make quite a ruckus from the odor I,m guessing and ripped up the dirt around the old dens.
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10-23-2014, 07:02 PM
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Awesome find, great pic. Never thought one would dens so close to the river. Maybe the sound of rushing water helps her sleep. Keep them coming.
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10-23-2014, 07:38 PM
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Best pictures I have seen yet!!
Way too cool!
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10-23-2014, 07:44 PM
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That is a very cool find, great pics.
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10-23-2014, 07:50 PM
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That's awesome! I didn't see the snout in the first picture but I caught it. Way cool!! How close were you when you took that picture?
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10-23-2014, 07:59 PM
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Bear den
Bear Den found along North Saskatchewan River October 23, 2013.
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10-23-2014, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by oldtrapper
Bear Den found along North Saskatchewan River October 23, 2013.
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Awesome den!!! Awesome thread!!!! Talking moose likes!
Last edited by Talking moose; 10-23-2014 at 08:26 PM.
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10-23-2014, 08:08 PM
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Great shots! !!
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10-23-2014, 08:11 PM
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Awesome den!!! Awesome thread!!!!
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Talking moose not talking 3rd person?? Has this world gone CRAZY...
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10-23-2014, 08:14 PM
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Neat. Thx for sharing. Really cool picture bull
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10-23-2014, 08:18 PM
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I would love to see this! Very, very cool. Thanks!
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10-23-2014, 08:26 PM
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There's no way I could take decent photos like that while running at full speed in the opposite direction.
Nice work!
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10-23-2014, 08:42 PM
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Great pics. If I stumbled on that, I would likely need to change my shorts.
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10-23-2014, 08:50 PM
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Atta boy, Gord. Great shots as always. 
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10-23-2014, 08:55 PM
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great work! thnx
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10-23-2014, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by fordtruckin
That's awesome! I didn't see the snout in the first picture but I caught it. Way cool!! How close were you when you took that picture?
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I should have mentioned that I was at least 100m away and on the other side of a river from the den, using a 100-400mm lens with a 1.4x teleconverter, and also cropped the pictures a bit. I didn't stick around long, took about a dozen pics and left.
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10-23-2014, 09:34 PM
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing!
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10-23-2014, 10:34 PM
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That's one of the coolest pics I have seen on AO!! Thanks Big Bull!!
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Couldn't agree more!
Thanks for sharing
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