Saturday, October 9, 2010

SCAT!


Here's a question -- have you ever wondered what bear poop, or scat, looks like? If you've never been around bears, you probably have no idea unless you've looked it up. Rick and I took a 3 mile hike today around the mountain behind our house and we came across this pile of scat. I'm pretty sure it is black bear poop, especially with all the seeds and berries. It was pretty big, too -- probably about the circumference of a cantaloupe. Are you ready?


Now you know. I have a slew of scat pictures, including grizzlies, but I'll spare you those for another time. So anyway, aren't you glad you stopped by here today?

6 comments:

  1. Funny 'cuz my post for tomorrow is about bears - Polar Bears and Polar Bears International. :)

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  2. OK. I'll never have to wonder about bear poo ever again ;)

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  3. LOL. Actually knowing one scat from another scat could keep you having the scat scared out of you.

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  4. If that's bear scat, I'm scared. I've seen that same scat in OUR woods a couple years ago.

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  5. LOL @ Bish!

    What kind of seeds are in there? Boy, that looks big. You and Green Girl sure are brave living in the wilderness. ;)

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  6. Suzanne -- I'm not sure what the seeds are. As for berries, there are lots of serviceberries and huckleberries in the area. I didn't go 'poking around' in other words. LOL! Even so, this pile is really small compared to that of a grizzly. OMGosh -- those scats are HUGE!

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