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Bears of Dare County

By: RowlandP
10/4/2018 7:36 PM

If you didn't know, Dare County has bears. A lot of them. And some of them get enormous. In fact, the American Black Bear in this area gets as big or bigger than they do anywhere else. Some males go up to 700+ lbs. And the population of Black Bears is denser in Dare County than it is in Alaska. Here's a just a few I've seen this summer.



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By: RowlandP
10/4/2018 7:37 PM

This poor little fella was being mobbed by butterflies. It was rather enchanting to watch.



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By: RowlandP
10/4/2018 7:39 PM

Teaching baby to find food. He ain't paying attention.



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By: RowlandP
10/4/2018 7:43 PM

It's not uncommon to see 5 or more bears at one time. Here's another momma and baby.



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By: RowlandP
10/4/2018 7:45 PM

Here's a precious little yearling. His momma is gone and he's on his own. But we can't feed him. We don't want him coming up to cars for food. He would be removed and maybe destroyed if that happened.



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By: Md.Chas
10/5/2018 8:48 AM

After going there a few months ago, I'm addicted. It's cool to see them walking out of the woods. I could sit there for hours waiting to see one.

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