I tend to agree with the game commission that this is a severe case of bear mange. I know with trapping here, mange is bad in overpopulated wildlife areas. DH says that when they get mange, they get very emaciated and eventually die. Looks like this bear won't be around much longer. I wish the game commission would attempt to trap it to verify what it is. If it is in as bad of condition as it looks, it should take to bait rather easily as I'm sure its having difficulty finding food.
That being said, I was hunting once and we always go in the woods in the dark to get in place before the sun comes up. I remember quite a few years ago, I was sitting there in the dark and heard something come running up the mountain through the woods not far from where I was sitting. I swore it was something on two legs. DH still says I'm crazy to this day. But I know what I heard..it sounded like a man running up the mountain and I know no man could run that fast in the pitch black through the woods. I always said that was a big foot, but I'll never really know. I guess you could say I am a believer that they're out there too.
Jody
