Biggun4214
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At least the camera is still there
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Looks like you got lucky. You all keep the bears over there.
TIGGREM2
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Wow ! Those are definitely close up pictures!
Biggun4214
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These are from middle Tennessee. Have had a deer since he showed up. I'd say there's been a lot of corn torn down.
You got lucky. We have a bear here in NW TN. Video was posted yesterday of it. About 10 miles east of Reelfoot Lake area. I'm sure it's just passing through.
Bell3wv
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Boogered mine up.
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Honestly surprised there aren't bears in West Tennessee. They are in Eastern Arkansas and in the bootheel of Missouri. Would be curious where it came from.
I figure it came across the river from Missouri. We had bears in the part of Arkansas I lived at. They are a real nuisance.
Savage
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What county would that be in if you don't mind?
I'm in Crossville and told the GW that I was going to just hang 4-5 junk old trail cams around me and hunt over them as bait. I've never seen them notice one and not mess with it.
I hang my cams about 7' off the ground angled down for this reason.
I'm in Crossville and told the GW that I was going to just hang 4-5 junk old trail cams around me and hunt over them as bait. I've never seen them notice one and not mess with it.
I hang my cams about 7' off the ground angled down for this reason.
We put a stock tank in the back part of the property for the deer, elk. This was quite a number of years ago. Now of course since we're in the mountains of southern Colorado, it just stands to reason that bear are going to be part of the landscape. So when we do get bears apparently they think that stock tank is a bath tub. When we went back there to check it after we set it up, there was a God awful smell. After further investigation we found a lot of fur and really dirty water. Put a camera back there and sure enough, bears bathing in it. Change that water out quite often 
Crappieaddict
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They are very curious about cameras! Have had several repositioned but none destroyed…yet. Got this picture last week…wonder what each was thinking?
Bear: "That looks yummy: Deer: "I'll just sneak by, he won't see me"
Crappieaddict
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Look a little closer. That's a yote.
Sorry, didn't have glasses on and look close enough. My bad.
Biggun4214
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This is in Pickett. Last year I got 4-5 bear pictures. This year I have had pictures regularly for the last month. Probably have had pictures of 3 different bears. This big one is almost daily and makes almost always gets close to the camera. I hope the fellow I allow to hunt gets a crack at it.
One of the areas I hunt in East Tennessee I monitor 3 cameras in bear territory. One is on a water tub and one on a salt lick. We get several bear pictures daily. These cameras are 10-12 feet off the ground. Bears will climb ladder stands as well.
Biggun4214
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Big bear.
Possible early winter and they are starting to store up for it.
Biggun4214
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Pregnant sows hibernate here the boars usually only lay up for a few days during extreme cold snaps.
I see. Totally different from out here I guess.
Cool frame, and that looks like a very healthy bear. The yote looks like it has it's attention focused on something else.
Crappieaddict
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There is not a bear shortage in these East TN mountains!
East TN Bowhunter
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I have 3-4 bears coming by my camera almost every day here lately and no deer in 3 weeks now bc of them I guess.
Vicks Vapor Rub will save your cameras from bear. I had to use it on a property i use to hunt after they killed 2 of my cameras and after i used the vicks i never had another problem and it didnt mess with the deer movement either.
Biggun4214
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Still working
JN
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I can't stand bears because of this. Usually lose a couple cameras a year because of them. I haven't tried the Vicks vapor rub but will have to try it. My best luck has been to take a climbing stick and hang it about 10' off the ground and angle it down. I have still had them climb the tree to mess with the camera but have found if I put it on a smaller tree they won't climb it. Even with it in the tree though I have still had them be able to pull the solar panel cable out since it connects to the bottom of the camera. What is odd is I have a camera beside my house they never mess with but my 3 up on the mountain behind the house they won't leave alone.
East TN Bowhunter
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Thank you!
