Bear Nights 2

Because we had been there already we were allowed to take ourselves to the hides when we were ready so we collected our snack packs and set off. There was a group of photographers who were spread out among the other hides, including one in a single hide. We swapped hides this time and settled down for another watch. The weather had not been good and there were no birds to help keep us amused but luckily a bear appeared before it got dark. Unfortunately it spooked and disappeared back into the woods and we had to wait a while before the neck collared bear appeared and spent some time foraging along the shoreline. It walked to our left and then approached closer, finding a feeder about 30 feet away, standing up to check out the surroundings. It also appeared at the back and made a wide circuit of the wet meadow behind the hides. The light was better but not good and we managed to get some photographs.
The bear spent some time feeding and then went off about it's business. Next morning the chap in the single hide reckoned he had up to 3 bears around his hide during the night as well as a big bear out in the meadow.
Next morning we woke up to another damp but less misty morning and on cue at 4.15am a Wolverine appeared among the trees, making it's way left to right. I managed to see it for about 2 seconds as it bounded between some trees and disappeared.

The bears are supposed to only be active between 7.00 at night and 6.00 in the morning so we were really surprised, as we were just beginning to pack up ready to return to the lodge, to see a large bear appear at 6.35 picking it's way around the food, but not staying very long before ambling off to the right and away.

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