Livestock Carcass Removal Program helps prevent human-bear conflicts
Dead livestock. No trailer or tractor. There is help. If you live in Boundary County, Idaho, a free program was started in late 2023 to…
Tag: Bears
6 Tips for how to carry bear spray in bear country
Naturally North Idaho is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to…
Huckleberries: Purple Gold
The huckleberries are great this year! I thought I would share an article I wrote for Backwoods Home (Issue 136) in 2012. Enjoy your huckleberries!…
Elusive wolverines travel impressive distances
Certain animals are elusive–lynx, bobcats and most notoriously wolverines. I’ve been lucky enough to see two wolverines in all of my hiking–way across a valley…
Females benefit by delaying pregnancy
Rodents breed rapidly. Packrats only require a gestation of 30 to 38 days. However, the demands of nursing and being pregnant at the same time…
Research project identifying grizzly bears in Selkirks
Curiosity grew as we followed the flagging to the research site above Cow Creek. Did grizzly bears visit the site during the last month or…
Be prepared for a bear encounter or attack
Seeing bear tracks in the trail provides a heads-up that a bear is in the area. However, surprise encounters can happen if the bear can’t…
Learn to recognize bear sign
Seeing grizzly bear tracks in the snow on the trail always heightens my awareness, especially relatively fresh tracks where the claw marks can still be…
Skunk cabbage true to its name
Whether the winter is short or long, the first flower is a joyful sight–even if its name is skunk cabbage. The bright yellow flowers emerge…
Room to roam: Home range fluctuates with food supply
Fences, stakes and lines on a map define my property from my neighbors’s property. Animal’s have property lines too but they define them differently. Some…
Black bear research sends biologists into bear den
“Now! Now! Now!” Tom Radandt exclaimed as he kicked his feet, which was all that could be seen poking out of the black bear den.…
Looking inside a black bear den
Carefully I crawl into the entrance of a bear den to take a look at the black bear. Laying on a bed of dried ferns,…
6 Tips for how to carry bear spray in bear country
Naturally North Idaho is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to…
Huckleberries: Purple Gold
The huckleberries are great this year! I thought I would share an article I wrote for Backwoods Home (Issue 136) in 2012. Enjoy your huckleberries!…
Elusive wolverines travel impressive distances
Certain animals are elusive–lynx, bobcats and most notoriously wolverines. I’ve been lucky enough to see two wolverines in all of my hiking–way across a valley…
Females benefit by delaying pregnancy
Rodents breed rapidly. Packrats only require a gestation of 30 to 38 days. However, the demands of nursing and being pregnant at the same time…
Research project identifying grizzly bears in Selkirks
Curiosity grew as we followed the flagging to the research site above Cow Creek. Did grizzly bears visit the site during the last month or…
Be prepared for a bear encounter or attack
Seeing bear tracks in the trail provides a heads-up that a bear is in the area. However, surprise encounters can happen if the bear can’t…
Learn to recognize bear sign
Seeing grizzly bear tracks in the snow on the trail always heightens my awareness, especially relatively fresh tracks where the claw marks can still be…
Skunk cabbage true to its name
Whether the winter is short or long, the first flower is a joyful sight–even if its name is skunk cabbage. The bright yellow flowers emerge…
Room to roam: Home range fluctuates with food supply
Fences, stakes and lines on a map define my property from my neighbors’s property. Animal’s have property lines too but they define them differently. Some…
Black bear research sends biologists into bear den
“Now! Now! Now!” Tom Radandt exclaimed as he kicked his feet, which was all that could be seen poking out of the black bear den.…
Looking inside a black bear den
Carefully I crawl into the entrance of a bear den to take a look at the black bear. Laying on a bed of dried ferns,…