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For those following James Spann, we have had 5 separate bear sightings in Shelby Co since Friday with photos. Oak Mountain, Calera, Columbiana. Safe to say, we've got bears now. I know they have been around in small populations with rare sightings, but it looks like we got a decent population. I know South Alabama has had them for a while. Anyone notice much predation on the fawn population or changes?

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There have been bear sightings virtually every year in the Birmingham area for at least 25 years. Nothing new.

These bears can move a long way and its probably the same bear different people are seeing.


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One in Monroe County last week or so.

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They're all over down here around Brewton. They're gonna keep populating until Bama has a limited hunt.


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Some seen in Elmore county

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Originally Posted by Stoney
Some seen in Elmore county
Probably just one.


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There is a couple Heberts (Abears) in South Monroe Co. Get it?😂😂


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Originally Posted by AU338MAG
Originally Posted by Stoney
Some seen in Elmore county
Probably just one.



If so he got ranned over the other day . Been bears running thru elmore for many years

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About 20-25 years ago I was in a club in Bibb county. The old slab was at the south end of our place. We ended up getting several bears on camera which was crazy back then! Game and fish sent out wardens to do hair traps. Used fly paper type stuff over bait. They had documented 3 different bears. Said they came up the rivers from the mobile area all the way up to our place on the Cahaba. They actual stayed for about 2 years and then moved on. They said it was very rare for them to stay in one place for a long time.


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I saw tracks here in elmore 40 years ago on the creek near the house . Tumkeehatchee Creek

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Had a young male come thru Texasville (Barbour County)
Two weeks ago. He hung around for a week

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Originally Posted by Frankie
Originally Posted by AU338MAG
Originally Posted by Stoney
Some seen in Elmore county
Probably just one.



If so he got ranned over the other day . Been bears running thru elmore for many years


There was more than one. One did get run over but there were several other sightings in that same area a week or two after it got hit

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Had one cross the road in front of me near Jacksonville, AL around 1990.

Told the game wardens. They insinuated I must have been drunk or stupid.

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Originally Posted by ShootemupTex
For those following James Spann, we have had 5 separate bear sightings in Shelby Co since Friday with photos. Oak Mountain, Calera, Columbiana. Safe to say, we've got bears now. I know they have been around in small populations with rare sightings, but it looks like we got a decent population. I know South Alabama has had them for a while. Anyone notice much predation on the fawn population or changes?

I can’t remember which podcast I was listening to but they were talking about the studies showing black bears as efficient fawn killers. It may have been deer university podcast

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Had several in Heiberger over the years

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Originally Posted by Ben2
Had several in Heiberger over the years
One was photographed in that area last week.


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the shelby county bear pics are of a single bear. They can travel 15-20 miles per day. He will move on eventually to find a mate.


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Haven Hill Lane in the Sterrett/Vandiver community around 7:30pm Sunday, good sized black bear
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Dang right that’s a big one!


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Originally Posted by jawbone
Originally Posted by Ben2
Had several in Heiberger over the years
One was photographed in that area last week.
Just hope hr leaves the area before he tears up any of my feeders this time. Dang things will destroy whatever they want

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