Bear Hunting at Cedar Creek Hunting Lodge
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Black bears are North America's most
familiar and common bears. They typically
live in forests and are excellent tree
climbers, but are also found in mountains
and swamps. Despite their name, black
bears can be blue-gray or blue-black,
brown, cinnamon, or even (very rarely) white.
familiar and common bears. They typically
live in forests and are excellent tree
climbers, but are also found in mountains
and swamps. Despite their name, black
bears can be blue-gray or blue-black,
brown, cinnamon, or even (very rarely) white.
Black bears are very opportunistic eaters. Most of their diet consists of grasses, roots, berries, and insects.
They will also eat fish and mammals—including carrion—and easily develop a taste for human foods and
garbage. Bears who become habituated to human food at campsites, cabins, or rural homes can become
dangerous and are often killed—thus the frequent reminder: Please Don't Feed the Bears!
They will also eat fish and mammals—including carrion—and easily develop a taste for human foods and
garbage. Bears who become habituated to human food at campsites, cabins, or rural homes can become
dangerous and are often killed—thus the frequent reminder: Please Don't Feed the Bears!
Solitary animals, black bears
roam large territories, though
they do not protect them from
other bears. Males might
wander a 15- to
80-square-mile (39- to
207-square-kilometer) home
range.
roam large territories, though
they do not protect them from
other bears. Males might
wander a 15- to
80-square-mile (39- to
207-square-kilometer) home
range.
When winter arrives, black bears spend the season dormant in their dens, feeding on body fat
they have built up by eating ravenously all summer and fall. They make their dens in caves,
burrows, brush piles, or other sheltered spots—sometimes even in tree holes high above the
ground. Black bears den for various lengths of time governed by the diverse climates in which
they live, from Canada to northern Mexico.
Female black bears give birth to two or three blind, helpless cubs in mid-winter and nurse them
in the den until spring, when all emerge in search of food. The cubs will stay with their very
protective mother for about two years.
they have built up by eating ravenously all summer and fall. They make their dens in caves,
burrows, brush piles, or other sheltered spots—sometimes even in tree holes high above the
ground. Black bears den for various lengths of time governed by the diverse climates in which
they live, from Canada to northern Mexico.
Female black bears give birth to two or three blind, helpless cubs in mid-winter and nurse them
in the den until spring, when all emerge in search of food. The cubs will stay with their very
protective mother for about two years.
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