Actually the remains of a black bear killed by a grizzly bear near Trapper Rick’s. The extra day booked at the lodge involves a trip to Rick’s and a day on the river looking for grizzlies, possibly river fishing and many stories from Rick including how he came by this black bear skeleton.
Grizzly bears looking for dry land
The same grizzlies from the December 28th post have left the water and are heading for higher ground. You can tell that this is a mid August grizzly by the lack of “belly”. By the early October and more than a month of eating salmon her legs will appear much shorter. Grizzlies can increase their body weight by one third to one half before they den up for the winter.
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