06.07.07
Bears In Gilford New Hampshire
Just had to tell this!! While out horseback riding with a friend, hubby and I came within a block of a huge black momma bear crossing the street in front of us, with 3 quite small cubs tagging along. The three horses stared and stared but didn’t try to run. A car passed the spot, THEN right afterwards a FOURTH cub ran out and followed the others. Was I glad that car didn’t hit the cub!
I was truly stunned to see four cubs with this black bear. Is this an unusually large family?
Sorry I didn’t have my camera at the time. While trail riding we have encountered moose and many deer, but this is our first bear(s) though others have been spotted in our neighborhood and even in our pasture. Woo hoo (as HorseGal would say!)
Em said,
June 7, 2007 at 5:36 pm
wow, that’s really cool… but also kind of scary. I’m glad the momma wasn’t feeling protective, or you and the horses might have been toast! Aren’t bears notorious for their ‘motherly’ instinct?
petArtist said,
June 8, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Yes momma bears ARE super protective, that’s why I’m so glad that fourth cub didn’t get hit by the car. It could have happened so easily I hate to think, all heck would have broken loose then– the car would have been OK but we would have been easy targets for a momma bear’s wrath!