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Awesome pics! Thanks for letting me learn that bears den anywhere, call me naive I didn't know that they den beside a river bank wow! I guess when fishing its not just the beavers to watch out for 
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10-24-2014, 01:26 PM
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cool pics , found a black bear den last year occupied as well
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10-24-2014, 04:32 PM
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Bear Den found along North Saskatchewan River October 23, 2013.
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Very cool. In what reach of the river?
Or maybe you have discovered the Lost North Saskatchewan Motherlode Gold Mine. Where all the fine gold comes from. Eureka!! 
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Grest pictures. Gotta wonder how she got through that small hole or if some back filling was involved ?
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Thanks everyone, I've been in a photography slump for a while. Finding this bears den was just the kick in the pants that I needed!
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Grest pictures. Gotta wonder how she got through that small hole or if some back filling was involved ?
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Grizz, I'm pretty sure that she hauled a bunch of grass in the den and then pushed some more dirt up around the opening. I'll check on it in a few weeks to see if she has coverred up the entrance some more.
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10-24-2014, 08:31 PM
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Way cool photos!
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10-27-2014, 02:19 AM
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Great pictures thanks for sharing
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10-27-2014, 06:48 AM
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Very neat discovery. I wonder if the cub is in there with her. It's good to hear that you were well back when you took the pics. Hate to think she was disturbed and decided to move.
Great find.
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11-11-2014, 12:56 AM
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Great discovery!
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11-11-2014, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by oldtrapper
Bear Den found along North Saskatchewan River October 23, 2013.
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This bruin even has some basic carpentry skills. The photos are absolutely incredible, thanks for taking the time to get them and share with all of us.
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11-11-2014, 06:59 PM
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Rare photo opportunity for sure!
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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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Cool pictures!
Uh, I was right with you until after " The other side of the river from the den"! 
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11-11-2014, 07:06 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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And they say cattle are dumb.
No sir: When yogi and boo boo start wandering the pasture the cattle sort of bunch up until the bear busters come along.
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Very cool picture, thanks for sharing..
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11-11-2014, 07:33 PM
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Bear Den found along North Saskatchewan River October 23, 2013.
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This one hired a carpenter...there's a door slab.
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Very cool pics Big Bull.
The first den picture below is from a very old boar that I've known for years.
Playing fetch with the old man.....
This den belongs to a young sow. The picture is from last week just before the snow. She was all tucked in behind the pile of leaves used to fill in the den opening.
I never really payed attention to it before but these two and most other dens I've found all opened to the north.
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11-11-2014, 09:16 PM
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Very cool pics Big Bull.
The first den picture below is from a very old boar that I've known for years.
Playing fetch with the old man.....
This den belongs to a young sow. The picture is from last week just before the snow. She was all tucked in behind the pile of leaves used to fill in the den opening.
I never really payed attention to it before but these two and most other dens I've found all opened to the north.
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Who cares about the old boar. Where did the pretty girl come from?
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11-11-2014, 09:37 PM
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Just teaching a kitten bout life an Ol b'ars.....
Other side of the river...
Gotta like how she dove into the den, lookin for trouble.... lol....
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