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bb07

Native
Feb 21, 2010
1,322
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Rupert's Land
Here's a few pics of a day's walk through the bush here.
Starting off is sign of a bear. Here an old deadfall is torn apart by a bear to get at the ants
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A couple more
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Walking along the shoreline of a lake I find an egg, just lying there where I assume it's been washed up. I think it's a seagull egg
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The same beach with moose or caribou tracks, I'm not sure which
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The crowberries are ripening. These are a favourite of bears
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Speaking of bears, here's the skull of one
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Sign of a red squirrel munching spruce or pine cones
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Somethings nesting spot
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A closeup of the inside of the hole, showing two branches from the inside
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Water hemlock growing on the shoreline
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A closer look. Though pretty, this plant is very poisonous.
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The blueberries aren't ripe yet
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There's lots. These are all blueberry plants growing
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More crowberries
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The cranberries are still green yet too
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One of the many lakes
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A carpet of caribou moss
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Remains of an old cabin
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People made do in the bush with whatever was on hand. Here a 10 gallon fuel drum has been made into a woodstove
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I have no idea as to the age of this, canned peanut butter
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Enjoyable to be out as always.
 

kodiakjoe

Full Member
Apr 11, 2011
437
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Leeds
looks like a great outing, nice pics and fantastic bear skull - beats the sheep skulls you find all over my neck of the woods (or meadows) :)
 

sasquatch

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Jun 15, 2008
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Northampton
Nice one, thanks for sharing. Great pics, I'm ashamed to say I thoroughly enjoyed the can of Co-Op peanut butter for some reason!
 

Retired Member southey

M.A.B (Mad About Bushcraft)
Jun 4, 2006
11,098
13
your house!
Brilliant pics, how solid are those teeth any good for making things, don't supposed you d be able to send me a couple if you found any more will of course cover the postage costs!
 

bb07

Native
Feb 21, 2010
1,322
1
Rupert's Land
Brilliant pics, how solid are those teeth any good for making things, don't supposed you d be able to send me a couple if you found any more will of course cover the postage costs!

The teeth in the pic wouldn't be much good, I don't think. They are cracked and deteriorated.
Finding skulls is actually extremely rare. As far as being able to send teeth out of the country, I'm not sure of the legality as black bears are regulated worldwide by Cites(Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)www.cites.org/
At the very least, if it were legal an export permit might still be required, I don't know. I'll have to do some research on the legal aspect.
 

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