Bear in Iowa

[Dgilbertson]

Grindr?

** frantically calling **
Lol

 

[aauummm]

Ahhhh shiiit. Forgot about PHill.

lol, I didn't catch the whole story, I just saw a second or two of it as I passed the TV. I assumed it was in Des Moines but Pleasant Hill makes more sense. Lot's of weird stuff goes on down there! lol

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

AI says there are bears in 40 states. There are no bears in Hawaii. Mainland states where bears are vanishingly rare are Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware and Maryland.

My BIL had video of a bear on my mothers back deck in Virginia

 

[Al_4_State]

My BIL had video of a bear on my mothers back deck in Virginia

They are thick in the Appalachians.

 

[Bret44]

There is usually a Black Bear in Iowa at any point in time. Whether or not someone sees it is another story.

Here is an article from the DNR from last year: https://www.iowadnr.gov/About-DNR/D...tart-calling-parts-of-Iowa-home-down-the-road

 

[Al_4_State]

There is usually a Black Bear in Iowa at any point in time. Whether or not someone sees it is another story.

Here is an article from the DNR from last year: https://www.iowadnr.gov/About-DNR/D...tart-calling-parts-of-Iowa-home-down-the-road

I've talked to DNR folks who expect there to be a permanent breeding population in the Iowa Driftless in the next 50 years, if not sooner.

I've never seen one, but I expect I will at some point.

 

[NebrClone]

Last weekend my dad called me frantically describing how he’d seen two full grown bears in the Skunk River just south of the I-80 bridge. I asked him what drugs he was on. To my surprise, apparently bears have been pretty common in NE Iowa for a while now; the Skunk River places them closer to central Iowa. Anyone else have sightings to share?

We had a mountain lion in our yard south of Fremont several years ago. They follow the Platte River.

 

[Letterkenny]

Ahhhh shiiit. Forgot about PHill.

#neverforget

 

[CYCLNST8]

I've talked to DNR folks who expect there to be a permanent breeding population in the Iowa Driftless in the next 50 years, if not sooner.

I've never seen one, but I expect I will at some point.

Thanks for the info. I don't find that surprising at all. Bear in the Skunk River however freaks me out a little; much closer to home. That's quite the hike from NE Iowa.

 

[intrepid27]

My BIL had video of a bear on my mothers back deck in Virginia

My son lives in a small town near the CO/NM border and they have had 2 different ones in their yard at night. 3 or 4 nights per week for the past 2 months.

 

[Al_4_State]

Thanks for the info. I don't find that surprising at all. Bear in the Skunk River however freaks me out a little; much closer to home. That's quite the hike from NE Iowa.

That's probably more of a wanderer.

 

[CoachHines3]

they can smell the menstruation

 

[ClonerJams]

 

[madguy30]

I've talked to DNR folks who expect there to be a permanent breeding population in the Iowa Driftless in the next 50 years, if not sooner.

I've never seen one, but I expect I will at some point.

The population in WI has exploded over the last 20ish years I think. They'll have dens in cornfields often. I would love if they regained their Iowa placement.

I usually figure there's one around me in Northern WI in some spots Encounters are almost more likely in thicker forests due to the surprise factor.

 

[madguy30]

Thanks for the info. I don't find that surprising at all. Bear in the Skunk River however freaks me out a little; much closer to home. That's quite the hike from NE Iowa.

They're typically gone before you know they're even around.

They can also travel a really long ways in day.

 

[FallOf81]

I've talked to DNR folks who expect there to be a permanent breeding population in the Iowa Driftless in the next 50 years, if not sooner.

I've never seen one, but I expect I will at some point.

So you're saying a typical Fuc*eye has hope of getting some action.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

I've talked to DNR folks who expect there to be a permanent breeding population in the Iowa Driftless in the next 50 years, if not sooner.

I've never seen one, but I expect I will at some point.

That's hot

 

[JM4CY]

they can smell the menstruation

 

[Chitowncy]

Fact: Bears eat beets.

 

[CoachHines3]