Roane County Black Bear

Submitted by Rockwood Lawyer on August 29, 2011 - 4:49pm.

The Knoxville News-Sentinel has an article about a Roane County Black Bear. Too bad this is how we find out. Anyone else spotted a bear here?


WhitesCreek's picture
Spotted bear scat last year

Spotted bear scat last year in a neighborhood near downtown Kingston. Showed a few people and swore then to secrecy. Didn't see the bear.

I've seen bear sign several times at Whites Creek but not the bear. Some friends dodged one on I40 early one morning while commuting to Sparta. They're here and do their dead level best to avoid us. We see them when they mess up.

mushy's picture
I'll certainly be more careful when walking North Boundary!

Mushy

WhitesCreek's picture
Bears will normally do

Bears will normally do everything possible to avoid humans. I wouldn't give a second thought to possible danger because it is vanishingly small to nonexistent. I consider it a privilege and a gift when I see a bear in the wild.

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