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by Guy Page
Vermont Fish and Wildlife is sharing a rare glimpse of black bear behavior in the Green Mountain State, thanks to a trail camera photo submitted by a sharp-eyed wildlife watcher in Addison County.
The striking image shows an adult female black bear (a “sow”) traveling ahead of a massive male bear (a “boar”)—a pairing seen only during the brief black bear mating season, which runs from May through July in Vermont.
“It’s not often you see two mature bears together like this,” the department said in a social media post. “Outside of a sow and her cubs, this is a relatively rare capture!”
The photo clearly highlights the difference in appearance between the sexes: the boar’s large head and shoulders give him a more robust build, while the sow appears slimmer by comparison. Field biologists point out that a boar’s nose and ears often seem smaller against his bulkier frame, whereas a sow’s features are proportionally larger.
Springtime Reminder: Leave Baby Rabbits Be
In a separate reminder, Fish and Wildlife is asking Vermonters to give baby rabbits their space. This time of year, residents may stumble upon small, motionless young rabbits seemingly alone in lawns or garden beds. But don’t worry—they’re likely just waiting for their mother.
“Mother rabbits leave their young hidden in plain sight and return only at dawn and dusk to nurse them,” the department explained. “It may look like they’ve been abandoned, but they haven’t.”
If you find a rabbit nest—often marked by a patch of dead grass in the middle of a lawn—Fish and Wildlife recommends keeping pets and children away from the area for a couple of days to give the young time to mature and move on. Accidentally disturbed a nest? It’s okay to gently return the rabbits with gloved hands and leave them be.
Whether it’s two rare adult bears on the move or a hidden nest of baby bunnies, Vermont’s wildlife is active and on the move this season. Wildlife officials encourage the public to observe from a distance—and share their photos responsibly.
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Categories: Outdoors
Looks to be just a hare under 4″
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You got the bear photo story mixed up — here’s Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s original post:
“We received a pretty unusual trail camera picture featuring two mature black bears together, a “sow” followed by a very large “boar,” and had to share!
You can really see how the boar, or male bear, has a heavier build around the head and shoulders. The way his ears and nose look tiny set against that big head are also good clues. The female bear, or sow, looks a little less hefty around the head and shoulders. A few more helpful field marks are how her nose and ears look bigger relative to the whole head than the boar’s do.
Black bears mate from May through July in Vermont, and a boar and sow will travel together during that window. Other than mating season, most times you see bears together will be a sow and her young… so this scene is a neat, relatively rare capture!
📷 Thanks to N. Caplanson of Addison County for sharing!”
Trappers: Make certain the above animals are each annihilated for blood curdling sport ASAP! And thereafter, make certain you are each mindful of your eternal judgement, as these are nothing less than creatures of God created by God, and the proper translation of dominion (Greek, Aramaic) is to bring something under proper cultivation or stewardship, which alone was a privilege granted by God and not a “right”.
Job 12: 7 -10 ….”In His hand is the life of every living thing & the breath of all mankind”.
Not for sport they’re pretty good eating. And just like liberals, if there too many in a too small area they will eat their own.
Kathleen, you’re trying to take this completely non hunting/trapping article and baiting others who may differ with you into a confrontational exchange…please don’t do that. Let’s just enjoy the really cool photo and leave it at that. Also, the only issue that can have “eternal judgment” consequences is one’s refusal to accept, believe and receive the once and only sacrifice offered for our sins: JESUS’ death and resurrection….anything is just works, otherwise known as “filthy rags”. I know you know this…or least you should.
“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” Isaiah 64:6
Agree with you on so much Kathleen but not on trapping……and that’s ok! Cool pics.
Jonathan, This is a site that (generally) allows and encourages freedom of expression and speech so I’ll take advantage of that when I can as others do by here promoting the undeniable fact that God created all living creatures as well as the other facts I stated including a partial quote from scripture. Noting that God created all living creatures and describing the translation of a word found in both Old & New Testaments is hardly “judging” anyone else’s soul – it is merely again stating the indisputable fact that many people believe that we shall be judged by God, in part, by how we treated one another & interacted with ll His creatures; hence the massive numbers of humane organizations within the USA alone. As for your reference to “works” if I understand it correctly & I’m not sure that I do based upon how you posed it(?) is actually not a doctrine believed by those of the Catholic faith: the largest Christian sect worldwide. The followers of Catholicism outnumber all Protestant sects combined which number over 40,000 worldwide. Lastly, next time there’s a rather “benign” VDC article on animals, I’d like to see how you similarly denounce the usual suspects who avidly display their ignorance about the topic of animal advocacy, post their typical unlearned rhetoric & make plebian remarks. You shan’t. I will, though ……at least if I happen to see it.
Kathleen, I just thought it was a neat photo and hated seeing it being anything beyond that. I used to say that I was a recovering catholic, now I can just say I’m a recovered one, and I’ll just leave it at that. 😏
I tried to copy this but site must not be set up to allow it. But check out Genesis 1:26. References god giving man dominion over the animals. Having been raised Protestant and also being involved with catholicism through marriage I know that not to many Catholics really know the Bible. Nuff said.
I’d say the boar is following the sow. The sow is what the boar wants so he would be following her. Just the way nature works. And he is much bigger than the sow in front.
Ask the man, who had his chicken coup destroyed and his chickens killed by mama bear and her cub a few days ago, what he thinks about the bears. Glad to see the woman of a thousand words is back spreading love and joy.