Black Bears and forest fires

[db@100]

Will many black bears survive the massive forest fires in New Mexico? Where will they go to get away from the fire?

[TxxAgg]

The same place all the deer and elk go

[Playa]

Will many black bears survive the massive forest fires in New Mexico? Where will they go to get away from the fire?

Do you know the story of Smokey The Bear?

[db@100]

Do you know the story of Smokey The Bear?

Yep, He was found in a New Mexico fire as a cub.

[Bisch]

Black Bears and forest fires

Do you know the story of Smokey The Bear?

It’s Smokey Bear, not Smokey The Bear!!!!




Bisch


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[Bayouboy]

They become Smokey Bears. Everybody knows that.

[gonehuntin68]

When I lived in Northern California, we had major forest fires every year and never noticed any decrease in the population of bears or other wildlife. In fact as hunters, we liked the fires because it would open up the area so you could actually see more than 20 yards and all the new growth attracted all kinds of animals that you could now actually see. Two of our favorite areas to hunt were clear cuts and burn areas the year after they burned.

[db@100]

I've seen some pictures from the Hermit Peak/Calf Canyon fire. There is nothing left but a few burned standing trees and bare ground.

[db@100]

When I lived in Northern California, we had major forest fires every year and never noticed any decrease in the population of bears or other wildlife. In fact as hunters, we liked the fires because it would open up the area so you could actually see more than 20 yards and all the new growth attracted all kinds of animals that you could now actually see. Two of our favorite areas to hunt were clear cuts and burn areas the year after they burned.

Yep there are elk and deer back in the burn already.

[S-3 Ranch]

The black fire picture from a airliner

[3ChordTruth]

The black fire picture from a airliner

What a picture of that fire, amazing and sad at the same time.