Bear in Iowa

[CYCLNST8]

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?

 

[madguy30]

No sightings that I've heard but occasionally they show up. Surprised it's this time of year though.

Every spring one or two are seen around the Madison area.

 

[simply1]

Grindr?

 

[CYCLNST8]

Grindr?

Ha- no; actual bear. Sorry to disappoint you.

 

[jmb]

Grindr?

Lindsey is that you?

 

[Letterkenny]

Black bears, mountain lions, water buffalo. All native species to central Iowa.

 

[Cycsk]

Has C-dub seen aliens near there?

 

[2122]

Probably Sasquatch.

 

[NorthCyd]

Grindr?

 

[Al_4_State]

Black bears, mountain lions, water buffalo. All native species to central Iowa.

2 of them actually were

 

[AgronAlum]

Wouldn’t surprise me. Wasn’t there a black bear that ended up down by the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City area last year?

 

[AgronAlum]

Black bears, mountain lions, water buffalo. All native species to central Iowa.

Water buffalo? Thems from Asia, my guy.

 

[nfrine]

Know how to keep bears out of your yard?

It's very easy. Put up a goalpost.

 

[RedDog]

"Can I borrow your towel? My car hit a water buffalo."

 

[HititHard]

A black bear was hit and met its demise on I80 near Victor a few years ago. They have been around for awhile.

 

[2122]

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.

 

[CRcyclone6]

"Can I borrow your towel? My car hit a water buffalo."

 

[JM4CY]

Honestly thought this thread would be about him.

 

[aauummm]

Water buffalo? Thems from Asia, my guy.

Letterkenny was making a joke. He was making a reference to a water buffalo getting loose from it's owner a few days ago in Des Moines. It was a big chase to catch him.

 

[AgronAlum]

It was a joke. A water buffalo got loose from it's owner a few days ago in Des Moines. It was a big chase to catch him.

Ahhhh shiiit. Forgot about PHill.