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Dec 15, 2006 @ 01:43 am by Moose

Bear sightings are on the rise in the piedmont of North Carolina as the population in the mountains as well as the coast grows. Additionally in the northern part of the piedmont bears from neighboring state of Virginia are migrating southward into those counties. I have seen for myself the tracks of a black bear in Caswell County while I’ve been hunting.
Recently there has been a bear spotted in Stanly County that has some folks out that way concerned. Wildlife officials are urging people to leave the animal alone and it will eventually return to the mountains. Well leaving the bear alone is a great suggestion but counting on this bear to return to the mountains is somewhat of a pipe dream. A bear being spotted this time of the year in a location, especially in the western part of the state, is probably in his home range.

Bears for the most part avoid human contacts, unless trained or programmed to seek food from humans, and can go for a long time without being noticed. I would suggest this is a bear that is now living in the area and unless given a ride by wildlife he’ll not return to the mountains. The relocation of bears rarely works and they often return within a short period of time.
With some basic precautions and some education for human residents often times bears and humans can live in close proximity to one another without much trouble.

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