First Bear Sighting!

No sooner had I posted the last post about the bears not coming down until the berries ripen...when Vil hung up the phone and told me that the 1st bear of the year had been sighted by one of our neighbors. Apparently, at 5:30 this morning a healthy sized black bear came up onto our neighbors porch and despite her dogs barking at it (they were inside and it was about 6 feet away)- continued to sniff around her deck and property for a half-hour. Guess it's officially bear season- time to be extra careful around our property and keep an eye out for tracks and scat.