Now is the time of year when the snow is melting off of the Coast range and I start thinking about heading off into the hills to see if I can scout out some bucks and bears. With green grass growing in the higher elevations, it isn’t unusual in the West to see hungry spring bears grazing and soaking up sun. Usually the bears I see will turn tail and run at the hint of human scent, but in wild places where people work alongside wildlife that isn’t always the case. It goes to show that wildlife can lose their fear of humans in their quest for an easy meal.
Thanks to my Alaskan friend Mike Stark who sent me these pictures, he had an explanation to go with them…
These pics are all from Prudhoe Bay Alaska, some of them have been around a while, still amazing though. The last pic is one of a bear they named Toby when he got into the Prudhoe Bay Hotel and up to the second floor. They decided that he was a little too used to humans and had to put him down.
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