Originally Posted by kwg020
Originally Posted by Osky
Originally Posted by ruffcutt
Wolves, moose, elk, black bears, mountain lions even wolverines show up as random travelers in places least expected.
There is a place in southwest Minnesota that in Indian means “place where the caribou was killed”.
Some critters, like people, just like to roam.


Sometimes they are pushed. Black bears from MN are pushing to ND as well as south to Iowa. Pushed by overpopulation, and not enough control. Wolves have been pushing in all directions since their numbers have exploded in Northern MN and they have decimated the ungulate food source here.
Wandering and killing are what they do for a living.
Osky

There was a bear photographed with a game camera in Yellow River State park 2 years ago. There have numerous pictures of bears in northern Iowa. It's big timber in those areas of Iowa and very remote from working farms and people on the west side of the Mississippi. I think it would be hard to argue there are not reproducing bears in the State.

kwg


Here in MN bears have done very well in open farm country, particularly areas where corn is raised. Once corn, soy beans, sunflowers etc are high enough for cover they will move into that for the rest of the season. Bears are very happy living and denning along ditch lines and weedy areas. Timber is not a requirement for bruins.

Osky

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