Monday, June 16, 2014

Why Did the Bear Cross the River?

My friend Kevin Browne sent me this photo he took recently while fishing in the Ken Lockwood Gorge section of the South Branch of the Raritan River.  The gorge is about 3 miles from my home, and while we regularly see bears about the homestead, I have never seen one while fishing, let alone 15 yards upstream of where I was wading.  As you can see by the picture, the bear was quite large, and had no trouble navigating the river.  He or she continued on their merry way, and Kevin continued to fish, albeit with one eye on the water and the other on the woods.    


Sharpen your hooks and beware the bear!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

i have never seen one either Matt... but i always wondered what i would do if i encountered one hiking out of that place in the dark. -Greg

Anonymous said...

With all the human traffic at the KLG, I'm surprised that bears visit there.......Heck, I don't go there because too many people...

Anonymous said...

Looks like the link is not active. Go onto You Tube and search Black Bear in Ken Lockwood Gorge. The video was shot on an iPhone by my friend Bill and posted on my page. Enjoy.