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Old 08-07-2017, 05:31 PM
 
Location: Raleigh
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This is one of my favorite animal encounter vids on YT. This is La Crescenta, a little more than 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oTEy-bWaamY
I got my 1st laff of the day. Thanks
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Old 08-07-2017, 07:09 PM
 
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Bears exist in 48 States, but here is where they will likey be preparing to eat you:

Map of where bears live in North America
That map is highly inaccurate. The only places I have seen bears in the wild are all marked on that map as "No Bears"

- Southern California
- Outside of Las Vegas on the mountain
- Mulitple times in Northern Arizona
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Old 08-07-2017, 08:35 PM
 
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I didn't know grizzlies were only in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. I also didn't know there were many areas with no bears at all.
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Old 10-23-2018, 03:47 AM
 
Location: SW/FLA
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Imo for an area with very high heat and humidity , I have personally seen alot of black bears on the outskirts of Naples FL (GGEstates etc) and east of Ft Meyers Fla (sw/Fla). I"am talkin about alot in my 30 years around these parts . The population has really grown . And yes I know these cities border the Everglades . But theres alot of bears around here for being way down here almost at the end of the peninsula . Just my personal opinion .
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Old 10-23-2018, 09:08 AM
 
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All of them. Except maybe Delaware and Rhode Island. Nope, check that. They've been spotted recently in those states as well.





Rhode Island typically has black bear sightings every summer (even have some moose sightings some years). They however are not yet thought to live in the state year round. State officials have stated that year round residence is just a matter of time as that day is fast approaching with their numbers increasing in CT and MA.

Many RI animal populations have rebounded with numbers greatly increasing. Chief among them are probably the deer and turkeys. You now see them even in the suburbs.
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Old 10-23-2018, 09:32 AM
 
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Black bears are fairly common in Minnesota, especially in heavily wooded areas. My parents live in a northern suburb of Minneapolis and have seen bears grabbing koi from their their backyard pond multiple times now.
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Old 10-23-2018, 10:06 AM
 
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Black bears are fairly common in Minnesota, especially in heavily wooded areas. My parents live in a northern suburb of Minneapolis and have seen bears grabbing koi from their their backyard pond multiple times now.
That would freak me out. I, currently, live in the middle of Wisconsin, and I won't walk anywhere near the woods...always opt for neighborhoods with lots of houses.
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Old 10-23-2018, 11:01 AM
 
Location: The High Desert
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Black Bear range seems to be expanding. If you see one it is usually minding its own business or running away. I worry more about an expanding presence of Mountain Lions. One (radio tracked) roams the river forest about two miles away. Meanwhile, the coyotes are having the family pets for dinner and the owl just flew away with Fluffy.
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Old 10-23-2018, 12:34 PM
 
Location: Colorado Springs
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Lions are stealth. You'll never know one is watching you until the snag what they are after. Bears are just lumbering simpletons looking for food.
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Old 10-23-2018, 03:09 PM
 
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
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That would freak me out. I, currently, live in the middle of Wisconsin, and I won't walk anywhere near the woods...always opt for neighborhoods with lots of houses.
If you're in central Wisconsin, black bears are definitely around. A young one (maybe an adolescent) darted out in front of my car this summer just west of Stevens Point.

I wouldn't be too worried about bears, though. They're usually very skittish and run away at the slightest sound of a human. They almost never attack unless forced or provoked.
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