Bears In Ohio
Folks living in Ohio these days are fortunate to witness the resurgence of several groups of animals that have been absent from the state for generations. One of the most recent returns could help towards making the woods scary and exciting again.
If you live in the eastern part of Ohio within two counties of the PA or WVA border, there may be a bear sighting in your future. In 2005, the ODNR received 105 reports of black bear sightings. Of those, 43 were confirmed by the green clad ODNR research biologists.
They'll mark it up as a sighting if they can confirm: Scat, tracks, damaged bird feeders, destroyed beehives and (of course) photos provided by the witnesses. The sightings occur mostly in the months of May, June and July during breeding season when the bears are most active.
More info (older statistics) on the ODNR site if you're interested.
Comments
What about Bigfoots? Yetis? Abdominal Snowparasites?
I've heard rumor of a 5'11" Bigfoot in NE Ohio. Smells like Amish cheese.
Posted by: t.b. | January 31, 2007 10:03 AM
Yep. Bigfoots are in Ohio. Particularly around the Hocking Hills section.
Posted by: Ottonut | January 31, 2007 10:51 AM