My Life At An Elusive Black Bear

The wind chime hung from the roof of the abandoned house , it swayed calmly and slowly against the wind , everything seemed peaceful . We - my father and I - sat on the porch of the rundown house that only we knew about . It was dark and I wasn’t the biggest fan of the night , the night is unpredictable but yet so beautiful .

The body has to adjust, but until then, the stomach roles, the ears pop, and the head pounds. As I walk out of the black timber to the next ridge, I notice mountains filled with sagebrush and a few trees. The terrain is gradual, the exact opposite of being in the black timber. Walking through the crusty knee high sagebrush to climb the hillside is a breeze. The wind howls as it comes across the hillsides, for there is nothing to block it. Monster mule deer graze on the horizon, looking out for any situation that may arise. Grizzly bears and cougars are their biggest enemies. The mule deer bolt away once they pick me out as if I was a predator chasing after them. When I look to my other side I see a group of bighorn sheep bedded down on some rocks, where no average human being would be able to harm them. The bighorn sheep do not move a muscle, they know I could never climb the rocks in which they sit on to harm them. The rocks stick out from the side of the mountain, and I wonder how they could possibly be engraved into the mountain side. It is then I truly know I am in God’s country with his creatures. The scenery is beautiful, the most amazing place I have ever

The enchanted forest pulsed in, it’s ancient heartbeat, the deep, haunting song sweeping through the swaying leaves. The woody incense of thousands of leaves and branches matting the forest floor filled the air and dominated our nostrils. Soon, the branches will bend to the will of the whispering wind, allowing the sun to fill every nook and cranny with its the lustrous, golden light, illuminating the full grandeur of a forest that is steeped in plushness and opulence. But for now, the sprawling limbs of centuries-old trees still guarded the darkness, blotting out most of the gentle rays of dawn’s light.

The woman in this story is in the woods and alone. The woods illustrate her fears and insecurities. She is very isolated. Even her faithful dog has died and left her, which is another past experience that shows her abandonment. She is shown to be very afraid of the bear in the woods. She still has not come to terms with her own fears and the loss of her safety and comfort. The bear represents many things to her, some bad and some good. She is aware that the bear seems dangerous and can hurt her, but she seems unaware of how she pictures the bear. In her mind, bears are supposed to be protection, like her teddy bear was. She relates the real bear in the woods and the danger that he poses to her with her lost teddy bear and the feeling of isolation that his loss gave her. The images given by the author of bears are very contradictory. Some of the images are ones of almost human creatures that are far from harming people, but others are pictures of vicious, cold-blooded killers. In the woman's mind, these concepts of bears are all jumbled up. She doesn't know exactly what she thinks of

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Today, Louisiana has made extraordinary rescues with species that were once considered threatened or endangered. Due to safe planning and the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service projected to remove the Louisiana Black Bear from the list of threatened species. In May 2015, approximately 350 black bears to 600 black bears existed in Northern Louisiana in which $900,000 was invested to restore its population. Severe habitat loss of the black bear is what initially led to the decline in the population. In 1992, the Louisiana Black Bear was placed on the list of endangered and threatened species and in May 2015, they were officially removed (Wildlife Division - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department,

In 1997, while bow hunting in the Ocala National Forest. I saw two large male bears eating grubs and one of them caught and begun to eat a Cotton Tail rabbit. They were approximately ½ mile from each other. It seemed like the very second that the bear with the rabbit tore it apart, I saw the other bear lift his nose to the air and was at a full run and was to the other bear within a minute. The first bear was bigger, but the second bear seemed to be hungrier and quickly took the remains of the rabbit away and out of sight. Thinking that it was a waste of time to remain in the area I returned to my jeep to head back to camp and get some lunch for myself. Upon reaching the logging road that lead to my jeep, I found large bear prints within my

All my life I have been goal driven, ever since I was a young boy I had the goal to shoot my first bear. I was an avid hunter and I loved to be in the wilderness and hunt what I could. Then finally one year when I back of age, I had my shot. I was hunting up in Swatara, MN and I was in the stand with my father. Directly below me was a 300lb black bear and it did not know we were there. All of a sudden I pulled up to shoot and I ended up missing... I was completely devastated since that was my chance to claim a black bear for myself. After that happened I started to doubt myself at first. I thought less of myself because I missed one shot. I then realized that the only way to get better is to practice. Indeed I did... The next year came by and I was by myself in my stand.

Stay Alert - Pay attention to the direction of the wind. If the wind is coming at you, so that you are hiking into the wind, a bear that is upwind of you on the trail could not smell you and know that you are coming. Be extra alert at those times and make

Despite the stereotype of black bears being a threat to one’s safety, Animal-zone explains how black bears are actually very gentle, joyful animals that have a predictable behavior. Black bears live all around the world. Black bears, like all animals, have unique characteristics, behave differently as male or female, exhibit special adaptations and live in several types of habitats. Black bears have various characteristics to help them flourish in the wild.

Baba was born in the year of 1933, the same year Zahir Shah began his 44 year reign in Afghanistan. He grew up with two brothers in a large home as he was very wealthy. Baba's father took in Ali when his parents were killed and he grew up alongside Ali.

The prospector left off surveying the fading sunset and stooped to take up his burden—a short hank of rope run round the neck and forelegs of a slain yearling mule deer. He shifted his old Henry rifle to balance better in his left hand and pulled his load eastward, down the well-worn game trail toward his cabin. Well, toward what would become his cabin. After turning color at last in the creek at the bottom of the canyon, after surveying the place and deciding it was worth a go, he had set to work putting up four walls before he shot a mess of meat. It wouldn't do to draw in a bear without walls to keep it off, at least until he could wake up enough to make a racket and ready his rifle.

In the Eyes of a Bear’s purpose is to attract campers with the potential of coming across bears, if they already haven’t. Most people who go camping are completely unaware when put into a situation where bears are nearby. Their priority is the safety of their family, along with the urge to survive in the wild, but they can’t maintain that if not they aren’t educated about the topic, hence the display of graphics, and text. This cover is aiming at campers who highly value family time in the great outdoors, informing them on what to do when coming across a bear.

As the sun rose over the horizon it awoke the jungle slowly and efficiently. Soon I could hear the morning birds chirp with all their heart and that triggered joy and excitement in my soul. A morning breeze toured the jungle making the flowers and leaves tango with rhythm and finesse as though they were experts. The lush evergreen trees stood so firm as if the roots were clinging for their very life, in the distance there was a Crystal River and a waterfall as its source. I could hear the rampaging rapids after the dip of the waterfall which slowly converted into a swift river forcefully turning at every bank.

3.) Some Native American tribes and ancient peoples around Alaska believed the bear to be lucky. They viewed the bear as holding supernatural powers which enabled it