In rare instances, black bear will bluff charge, or clack their jaws, which is actually expressing fear of humans. A few of these are killed by those who feel threatened. But many Utah bears have been killed by hunters averaging around 130 per year. Avalanches, bee stings, and lightning kill far more people. Sixty-two people nationwide have been killed by black bears over a 109 period, only one of those in Utah. Frank was so moved as the great bears spirit was released by his bullet, that he ended his long career after killing well over 100 in the Bear River Range of northern Utah. Unfortunately, our grizzlies disappeared with “Old Ephraim”, a magnificent animal of unusual size and intelligence, well up in years before his life was taken by a legendary trapper, Frank Clark. 10/7/18,Ĭourtesy and Copyright Jack Greene, PhotographerUtah’s bears are in the same macrophage mode. All of this topped by both black and grizzly, two juveniles oblivious to our presence as they went about preparing for their long winter sleep.īerry feeding grizzly bear, Ursus arctos horribilis, a few hundred yards further down the road, Wilson Road, Teton N.P. 10/7/18Ĭourtesy and Copyright Jack Greene, PhotographerThis year’s bears were especially close as their feeding frenzy took them on the roads edge where an abundance of hawthorn berries awaited their rapacious apatite. Perhaps it’s their almost human traits and mystery, their intelligence and unpredictability.īlack bear, Ursus americanus, eating hawthorn berries, Wilson Road, Teton N.P. They have been with us for many millennia, our companions of the wild. ![]() Nothing quite compares with the mighty bruins to captures one’s imagination- a combination of fear and reverence. Bison, birds, bugling elk, sparring moose, and always the highlight- bears. Such was the case on our annual Teton trip where I was joined by over 25 USU students and others. Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 3:40 | Recorded on October 22, 2018īear jams, bear stories, bear encounters, bear dreams – I’ve experienced all.
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