Ohio Bears

[bowhunter1023]

Here's a fairly well documented bear from central Washington County. Not the Wayne, but in one of our more densely populated urban areas. This is the one animal I still don't have on my own cams, but I'm hoping it'll happen someday. This bear was seen within a 1/2 of my back door this summer and the daylight pic is about halfway between my house and our farm ( credit to one of my neighbors) and the nighttime pic was shared on our local "What's Happening" page on FB. Pics are in the same general vicinity.

Remember when the ODNR denied there were black bears in Ohio? Or was that even a real thing?

Whatever the case, Ohio certainly has a growing bear population in 2024 and I think it's cool.

 

[Sgt Fury]

Here's a fairly well documented bear from central Washington County. Not the Wayne, but in one of our more densely populated urban areas. This is the one animal I still don't have on my own cams, but I'm hoping it'll happen someday. This bear was seen within a 1/2 of my back door this summer and the daylight pic is about halfway between my house and our farm ( credit to one of my neighbors) and the nighttime pic was shared on our local "What's Happening" page on FB. Pics are in the same general vicinity.

Remember when the ODNR denied there were black bears in Ohio? Or was that even a real thing?

Whatever the case, Ohio certainly has a growing bear population in 2024 and I think it's cool.

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I remember a few years ago they had pics of a bear in the dumpster at a diner in McArthur…..I think it is called Mclures but not positive. I also had bear tracks in the mud on the dirt road in front of the gate to my property. Never got any pics on my trailcams though.

 

[giles]

Yeah, more predators is what you want around..

 

[switchhitter]

This one showed up on my nephew’s feeder a couple weeks ago
Hocking county
I have seen scat down there a few times
Me and my brother own the property

 

[Smawgunner2]

I spoke to my neighbor last week who said HIS neighbor just spotted one. I’m not an expert on bears but I always assumed their mating season was in the summer and they would come over from PA or WV.…and KY. But that bear..or any sightings tells me they’re resident bears living here full time.

https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/ohiodnr.gov/documents/wildlife/wildlife-management/blackbearreport.pdf