DNR confirms black bear in Harrison county, Indiana

[indiucky]

I just saw someone post on Facebook that is was spotted near Butlerville.

OMG...Butlerville??? That's half way to Canada!!!!!!

 

[Landon]

OMG...Butlerville??? That's half way to Canada!!!!!!

Ok. You lost me here.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Ok. You lost me here.

North of US-50.

 

[Restroyer]

I just saw someone post on Facebook that is was spotted near Butlerville.

I heard the bear was seen near Jefferson Proving Grounds. The "experts" state it is wandering NE direction looking for a mate. A similar situation happened a couple years ago near Brown & Clermont counties that are just east of Cincinnati. That bear wandered from Kentucky (probably further south than that but that's where it was first tracked) and went up into eastern Ohio and disappeared after several weeks of being spotted. The thought was it was a young black bear wandering looking for a mate and probably ended up in Pennsylvania.

 

[ghitch75]

Black bear still moving north through southern Indiana - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

 

[oldpink]

I heard the bear was seen near Jefferson Proving Grounds. The "experts" state it is wandering NE direction looking for a mate. A similar situation happened a couple years ago near Brown & Clermont counties that are just east of Cincinnati. That bear wandered from Kentucky (probably further south than that but that's where it was first tracked) and went up into eastern Ohio and disappeared after several weeks of being spotted. The thought was it was a young black bear wandering looking for a mate and probably ended up in Pennsylvania.

Many people would be amazed to learn just how much ground a bear will cover over a short period.

 

[indiucky]

Many people would be amazed to learn just how much ground a horny bear will cover over a short period.

FIFY

 

[oldpink]

FIFY

Very true.
Hopefully, he's getting plenty to eat for his trip, and it would be fortuitous if a female wandered into our fair state, all the better to get his progeny a foothold here.
Maybe my daughter will be able to see some in the wild here someday.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Very true.
Hopefully, he's getting plenty to eat for his trip, and it would be fortuitous if a female wandered into our fair state, all the better to get his progeny a foothold here.
Maybe my daughter will be able to see some in the wild here someday.

hold on...wanna try something....where's that black bear 3D target?.....

 

[ghitch75]

2 recent sightings in Indiana signal return of black bears - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Now he needs to find some rotting wood to bed down in and coat himself with foxfire so we can have the "Fire Bear" back in Indiana again. (You would have had to read "The Bears of Blue River" to get that reference. )

 

[MindfulMan]

Now he needs to find some rotting wood to bed down in and coat himself with foxfire so we can have the "Fire Bear" back in Indiana again. (You would have had to read "The Bears of Blue River" to get that reference. )

That sounds like a book that I'd appreciate .... I'll seek it out !

 

[oldpink]

That sounds like a book that I'd appreciate .... I'll seek it out !

Here's a complete online copy - https://archive.org/details/bearsofblueriver00majoiala

 

[MindfulMan]

Here's a complete online copy - https://archive.org/details/bearsofblueriver00majoiala

Thanks .... much appreciated !

 

[SAILORGOLF46]

Just heard a story about "the bear" seen cooling off last week in a farm pond in Scott Co. from an 80 yr old lady.

 

[kedie]

Flick says he saw some grizzly bears near Pulaski's candy store.

 

[johntheplinker]

Any updates on the bear?

 

[woodwalker]

Someone reported seeing it at big oaks national wildlife refuge east of north Vernon this week

 

[indiucky]

He's back....

Southern Indiana bear spotted recently in Madison, Indiana - WDRB 41 Louisville News

[video=youtube;B9eNe1_8rQc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9eNe1_8rQc[/video]

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I just saw an article yesterday about this fella. They hadn't had any reports at the time of writing but were warning people it's getting about time for him to come out of hibernation and be on the look out. Looks like their timing was just about perfect.