Lloyd, from the other side of the Lake, I’ve got some pics of a mother with her three cubs. The cubs wandered out of the woods when my 10 yo son and I stopped to take a leak. We quickly got back in the car and watched as the three cubs came over to investigate us, while mom watched carefully from about 40 yards away.
After a bit, mom got tired of waiting and called the cubs back. They didn’t mess around and did what they were told right away.
Made up for the 300 pound male laying dead in the middle of the highway about 50 miles west of Thunder Bay that we had passed on the way to LOTW that summer. Gordon was a little goggle eyed to get right next to one at his age. Even when it was dead he was still pretty cautious. lol.
Only dead bear I have ever seen on the side of a hwy. Sad.
LOTW area is crawling with black bears. Come up on a few of them in my boat while they are swimming from one island to another. They don’t like that at all. It’s a bit strange to be 10’ from a big male, angry as shit and growling at you and not be in the slightest danger.
Never bugged them for more than a 10 sec drive by mostly so visitors in the boat with me can see one up close. And they are never crossing water more than about 3-400 yards and usually much less.
Last edited by canvasback; 09/30/25 03:52 PM.
