The few dens we've been to we've seen the tracks. It looks like they came out, saw the 15 to 20 feet of snow and have gone back to bed.

We had been following him for over two years. He was doing a lot of damage.

You can't blame the bear. They've probably been hitting those apple orchards for 100 years. Apples are high in sugar and make their way into fat stores. We have several bears who gain weight over the winter.

When they run out of food, then they start breaking into people's homes and moving into urban areas.