snapper Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 Don't know jimt...I thought they hibernated all winter...did you all have a warm day or two that might have got it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParrotHead Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 Re: Bear I'm not even sure the black bear even hibernates snapper, guess it would depend on the location. Here in Georgia the bear doesn't hibernate at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 Re: Bear Yes ...Blackbears definately hibernate during the winter. The higher altitude bears seem to go into a longer, more solid hibernating state, because of the longer, colder, winter weather. Like ParrotHead says though, it depends on location. The bears , for instance, in the Valley (at sea level ) where I live, go into a semi-hibernation. By this, I mean that they do wake up from time to time and wonder about to get a quick meal .... then go back to sleep. I have seen them out on numerous occassions, in Jan, Feb when the weather gets really warm. I'm no biologist, but I have seen this for myself over the years. We have lots of black bears here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 Re: Bear We have also seen bears when they should be snoozing, but it was always unusual warm weather. How many of us wake up and get a snack in the middle of the nite LOL./ too_pointer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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