Any of ya'll laid eyes on the bear that's been spotted in the Athens area for the last week or so? I assume some of the sightings are the same bear, but from the reports I have heard, maybe there's more than one roaming around. The first sighting I heard about was photos on the WSEO Facebook page of a black bear near Albany. I have since seen sightings from Athens (most recent one, by Dow Lake spillway along the highway), Guysville, and the Deep Hollow area near Coolville.
Bear(s) around Athens County
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No but I did come across some tracks a couple years ago while turkey hunting near Buchtel. To say I was surprised would be an understatement
Edit: heading to my buddy’s place near Jacksonville tomorrow, I’ll keep my eyes peeled lol
Edit: heading to my buddy’s place near Jacksonville tomorrow, I’ll keep my eyes peeled lol
I have friends near Albany that got a couple trail cam picks last fall. I have not heard of anything on camera this year.
JARHEAD
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I work with some guys that live in Newport and they said there has been sightings of a bear, multiple bears?, in the past two weeks. Tis the season for young boars to wander.
It was two yrs ago that the wife saw some bears here while sitting out on the porch. Neighbor sitting out saw them as well. When they wander, who knows where they'll pop out.
Not Athens, but 35 minutes east and within a couple hundred yards of the woods behind my house. Taken 2 weeks ago. If they can show up here, Athens is a likely place to homestead if you're a young bear looking to put down roots!
Smawgunner2
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2 sightings in our area (SE of the city of Athens) maybe 8 miles from downtown.
Smawgunner2
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This one was taken at a friend of mine's place. That's their driveway/trash cans, but it was someone else who took the pics from the road.
We saw bears while dirt bike riding/camping in the late 80s to nearly 90s. Just north of Nelsonville off 33. A pair of them. Smaller bears. Some of the others claimed they saw the momma bear. I guess I'm surprised it has taken this long for them to become more regular and visible.
Bighoun52
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As a pa dude that deals with bears daily, I hope the respect the state lines and never establish in Ohio. They are nothing but trouble.