Trail Log 1995-1997 - Lamar at Colorado State University

Then to Tower. The black bear and cub were spotted from the store parking lot high on the hill.
Then we went into the campground and watched her extensively, down in a valley below the
campground.
Redtail hawk, on rock over pond.
Back to the ranch, ate dinner.
Two redtails in dead tree.
After lunch, Chuck Neal, Cody, Wyoming, on backyard habitat.
Drove to Cooke City for milk shake.
on return, one moose
coyote with radio collar
watched wolf video
supper.
Drove down toward Tower.
two coyotes across a pond, nicely seen.
drove the road from Tower Junction toward Mammoth
moose, chewing the cud beside the road.
We pulled up to a viewpoint looking east. Look for wolves where there are elk bunched up or
alarmed. Watch for ravens on a carcass.
Two coyotes about where there were two in the morning carrying bones.
Back to Slough Creek. Grizzly sow and two cubs on distant skyline toward dark, rather nice though
at much distance.
May 30, Friday.
Out at 5.30 and down the road. There was a herd of elk hesitating to cross the river, which was
quite swollen. We watched them a while, and saw two cross. One was swept quite a ways
downstream, and eventually got across. Two bald eagles.
There was a report of a grizzly back across from the ranch. We returned and watched a sow grizzly
and two cubs on a carcass, across the river, but not all that far off as these sightings go. Quite
nice. They were on a carcass. Two coyotes were trying to get in, also two bald eagles. One of the
better sightings on the trip. The creek across from the ranch is Amethyst Creek.
Steve and Marylyn French are bear experts. Yellowstone Science has an article on bear attacks.
Kerry Gunther and Hopi Hoekstra, "Bear-Inflicted Injuries in Yellowstone, 1970-1994," Yellowstone
Science vol. 4, no. 1, Winter 1996 (on hand).
Black bears keep cubs one year, and breed the second year. Grizzly bears keep their cubs two
years and breed the third year. They breed in May or June and implantation is delayed.
We drove up toward Soda Butte on report of a wolf kill, but were unable to find it. Coyote running
in the distance. Bighorn ram at waterfall, quite a nice scene.