tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post989902310036004594..comments2023-10-27T05:13:11.917-04:00Comments on Backyard Beasts: Last Bear Den Measurements of the Season...John Van Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794094212588258914noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-29707046374088321852011-05-20T06:47:40.234-04:002011-05-20T06:47:40.234-04:00Black bears in our area often use brush piles for ...Black bears in our area often use brush piles for dens, with a varying amount of modifications (such as excavating a depression or bowl, bringing in nesting material such as stick and leaves, etc.). Two dens this season were excavated directly in the sandy soil. Others have used hollow logs, leaf piles, a crawl space under a cabin and we even had a large male den completely in the open once. I saw a photo once of a bear that spent the winter high in a tree in a bald eagle's nest. Pregnant females seem to be the most selective when choosing a den site as they need protection for when their cubs are born. Females also den earlier than males on average.John Van Nielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794094212588258914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-15541612131972090232011-05-19T18:47:21.644-04:002011-05-19T18:47:21.644-04:00Fascinating,i thought bears would only den undergr...Fascinating,i thought bears would only den underground amongst rocks.......bigcatdetectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00617127268108215536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-88128916825781321302011-05-19T06:46:43.036-04:002011-05-19T06:46:43.036-04:00I found a fox den in an old hay bale a couple of y...I found a fox den in an old hay bale a couple of years ago but never a bear den.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167025586708740663noreply@blogger.com