Potential Black Bear Sign

[Dhamilton1]

Found two different unusual piles of scat while bow hunting an area of public for whitetail. A quick google search shows that it could potential be a black bear. Should I completely abandoned this area or will deer still move through there?

If the wind is blowing from the west, there is a nice east facing hill that could provide cover and definite trail systems.

 

[Hunter260]

Wait. Is it in the woods?

 

[Dhamilton1]

Wait. Is it in the woods?

Yes…

 

[Weldabeast]

I watch this guy on the utube that has trail cams running all the time. It's not unusual to see a bear and a deer use the same.trail in the same day

 

[redsquirrel]

Deer will still be there. They don’t like to be in the same proximity at the same time as bears in my experience but they’ll coexist.

 

[Fl Canopy Stalker]

Found two different unusual piles of scat while bow hunting an area of public for whitetail. A quick google search shows that it could potential be a black bear. Should I completely abandoned this area or will deer still move through there?

If the wind is blowing from the west, there is a nice east facing hill that could provide cover and definite trail systems.

We have black bears all over east and central Florida. Outside of maybe catching a young fawn, I wouldn’t worry about them effecting the mature deer in your area. Now bob cats, wolves and coyotes, they have the ability to hunt adult deer down on foot but it’s very rare a black bear will. -at least that’s the way our FWC describes them.

 

[enkriss]

I have had bear on camera and a deer in the same spot 10 mins later. Around here bear dont seem to bother them.

 

[7mmremmag]

Not an issue. We have significant populations of both. Black bears will definitely tear up some fawns in the spring and summer but otherwise just act like big raccoons.

 

[Lowg08]

Definitely not an issue. Black bears are not near as predatory on whitetail as you think. I always have a bear tag for whitetail spots. They co-exist allot together.