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He he he I hear ya Dave! Our Browning cams seem to have good potential so far....real easy on batteries

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neat pic

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Are those grizzlies?

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Sure looks like it huh. WOW

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Not Grizzlies. None of them left in Colorado. They are cinnamon phase black bears. There are some really big ones around.


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Whether they're black or grizzly, they must be pretty fearsome to turn all those trees pale.


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Don't believe I have ever seen a bear.


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Here's a good bear pic from two weeks ago to give y'all some perspective. My buddy takes dead livestock from neighbors, puts it out in a field and shoots coyotes off it. This was a full grown quarter horse. Obviously some of it is gone, but still gives you some good perspective. We have some BIG bears around there.


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We are beginning to hear of black bears moving into Indiana. I hope to live long enough to see a bear on my place. I did see a bobcat a few years back, but recovery is slow. It is funny that New Jersey has more bear than Indiana.

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I'm no bear expert. Are those Griz?

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News reports we have black bear, wolves and cougars supposedly in Northern Illinois now. A video of a black was on the local news last year.


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I just need to live a bit longer!

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RAH - I have mixed emotions about them. On one hand it is cool to see them. On the other hand they are a pain in the butt to have around.

Bill - they are black bears. No Grizzlies in CO.


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Here are some highlights from my backyard lol! I have a Moultrie 888i setup 50' from my back door. we have a thickly wooded back lot with 2 natural springs, tons of browse, hindge cut trees and downfalls, 3 huge thickets that hold rabbits (I have fox visit nightly), and all kinds of other good stuff. I have a salt block year round, put out feed in september, apples and veggies here and there. Our small subdivision is surrounded by almost 2000 acres of untouched Mississippi river bluff forest, 2 ponds, countless springs and creeks and a few ag fields here and there.

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Deer are pretty, but that bobcat is awesome!


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This Summer my mother in law saw this guy by our carport on the driveway. She hollered for me and I came running, but was too slow to see him. Got him on camera about 40 yards behind our tool shed. He is a BIG tom! Not scared of anything. He was strolling around while we were running the backhoe and the skid steer.



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The big boys are starting to move in! (date on camera is wrong)


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Still in velvet?


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They hadn't shed it yet in those pics. Probably gone or very close to it by now.


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Had these 2 at the feeder the other day. Little 6 point and doe. I think I had this guy last year as a 4 looks a lot like him.


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The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!
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Nice! It is definitely fun to watch them grow! Not sure if you are doing any food plots or anything. If you are look into some stuff called Sainfoin. I would make a large bet that there is NOTHING deer like more. You just need to have your PH right.

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Interesting! I'll have to look at it. Sandy potentially dry soil here in spots, but other spots have higher water content.

I saw one place had it for #2/lb. But, I didn't see any planting rates yet.


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Planting rate is 30-35lbs per acre for a new planting. It's great stuff. Doesn't need a lot of water.

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Cool thx for the tip I'll check it out. I also really like Imperial Winter Clover that works well for us...

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Cool thx for the tip I'll check it out. I also really like Imperial Winter Clover that works well for us...

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RC we used clover for years and years and I still use it. Over the last two years we have had two acres of Sainfoin planted next to two acres of clover. The two plots are only separated by a dirt "road". The clover may as well not even be there. Some days there will be 20+ deer in the Sainfoin and ZERO in the clover. It is crazy! You can read all kinds of similar reports online, but I wanted to see it with my own eyes.


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