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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1813867" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>I think the wildlife depts. go about things in the wrong way, they seem to deny things until they aren't deniable and sometimes longer. </p><p>Here we had black bears move into the area several years before they acknowledged them. When they did finally acknowledge their presence they said oh it's just a random young male that wandered far from its typical range.</p><p>At that point locals were seeing mothers and cubs in person and on game cameras. </p><p>I've had several close run ins with bears but they always have run the other way.</p><p>There was only one instance, where something came towards me very close it was during a time of a lot of bear activity so I presumed it to have been a bear.</p><p>I was picking beans down in a field where we used to raise tobacco. It's been a hay field for many years since and occasionally I'll have a garden down there. I was on the outside row next to a fence line thicket that's grower up in trees and bushes very solid during the summer. I could hear somewhat back then and heard a commotion in woods a little ways off. Heard it getting closer, I could hear the weeds and low bushes breaking. I was getting somewhat nervous and just froze where I was. Whatever it was got about even with me about maybe 8-10 ft away and let out a growl and didn't hear anything else. </p><p>Another time I was down there I was spraying generic prowl or something like that and heard a commotion sounded like branches breaking and saw a tree swaying back and forth. I figure maybe a bear ran up the tree and fell out. </p><p>We've seen cubs run up trees like that since. </p><p>I believe that even if there is a remote possibility of an animal like a mountain lion being in an area, the wildlife depts. should be open about it to prepare people and warn them to be open to the possibility. When it comes to those big cats I would think being aware would be better than being oblivious to their presence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1813867, member: 24816"] I think the wildlife depts. go about things in the wrong way, they seem to deny things until they aren’t deniable and sometimes longer. Here we had black bears move into the area several years before they acknowledged them. When they did finally acknowledge their presence they said oh it’s just a random young male that wandered far from its typical range. At that point locals were seeing mothers and cubs in person and on game cameras. I’ve had several close run ins with bears but they always have run the other way. There was only one instance, where something came towards me very close it was during a time of a lot of bear activity so I presumed it to have been a bear. I was picking beans down in a field where we used to raise tobacco. It’s been a hay field for many years since and occasionally I’ll have a garden down there. I was on the outside row next to a fence line thicket that’s grower up in trees and bushes very solid during the summer. I could hear somewhat back then and heard a commotion in woods a little ways off. Heard it getting closer, I could hear the weeds and low bushes breaking. I was getting somewhat nervous and just froze where I was. Whatever it was got about even with me about maybe 8-10 ft away and let out a growl and didn’t hear anything else. Another time I was down there I was spraying generic prowl or something like that and heard a commotion sounded like branches breaking and saw a tree swaying back and forth. I figure maybe a bear ran up the tree and fell out. We’ve seen cubs run up trees like that since. I believe that even if there is a remote possibility of an animal like a mountain lion being in an area, the wildlife depts. should be open about it to prepare people and warn them to be open to the possibility. When it comes to those big cats I would think being aware would be better than being oblivious to their presence. [/QUOTE]
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