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Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Bears attacking trail cameras

I hold my breath whenever a bear focuses his eyes on a trail camera.

Sometimes, the bear continues right past the cam, and I let out a sigh of relief. But, other times, he continues until his face is on the lens.
I've had quite a few bears get curious and even violent over my trail cams. Some of you may remember when Bandit, a black bear, ripped my trail cam into pieces... and the cam kept recording the attack until it was destroyed.

Most times that a bear focuses on a trail cam, s/he investigates or even roughs up a camera but doesn't destroy it. I've had quite a few instances like that. Usually, the cam gets an awesome selfie of the curious bear.

I made a video of a few recent "cam attacks" by bears. The video starts with the least vigorous investigation and rises to the most violent attack of a camera.

19 comments:

  1. What amazing footage :D Milo,Jet and Arli

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  2. Dang, someone doesn't like being on candid camera!

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  3. I guess some bears want privacy to do their beary things!

    Do they make the trail cams extra sturdy, in case of overly curious animals?

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    1. They do make "security enclosures" for them which are metal boxes to put the camera in. I use them in the places where bears are most likely to investigate a cam. However, the downside is that the enclosures make the camera far more obvious to humans (who might steal it).

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  4. I'm glad to know that none of the cameras were destroyed. It does make for some interesting footage.

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  5. Whoa - he sure doesn't like his privacy invaded!

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  6. Up close and very personal, the lens was fogged up, I wonder what they are thinking of a strange object there. Thank goodness the cam cases are sturdy.

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  7. That first bear knew exactly where he/she was headed. We hope they don't damage the cameras because we SO enjoy the videos.

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  8. I love seeing such curious bears, and love all the snooter close ups!

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  9. Fascinating! Do these "investigations" tend to happen more after you've done a camera check? Or more after your scent has worn off?

    Chris from Boise

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    1. Great question!! It does happen more often soon after a camera check - probably due to scent that I've left behind.... However, the worst camera attack was when I hadn't been to the cam in a fairly long time - but that one (the Bandit reference above) was an outlier in every way.

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  10. It's a bit like celebrities striking out at paparazzi....BOL!

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  11. Hari Om
    "I can seeeee yyoooouuuuuuu!!!!!" YAM xx

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  12. I hate that your expensive cameras get messed up, but it sure is fun to watch them! I once watched a bear rip apart my bird feeder, so I know how destructive they can be. Hubby loves to tell the story of how we watched that bear climb up the corner of our high deck, and how much I was enjoying it until he started ripping my bird feeder apart! LOL
    Jan, Wag 'n Woof Pets

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  13. It's interesting that they realize that it is something unusual, something that needs to be investigated, and perhaps done away with.

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  14. Makes you wonder what got under his bonnet to go all Ozzy on the camera.

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  15. They are the cutest things. I am good with seeing videos of them for now

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  16. Funny how they feel the need to attack the cameras sometimes. So destructive out of their curiosity.

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