This past June we had some friendly and curious bears visiting our yard. The first was a big grizzly who showed up in the same spot that the one visited last year, leading me to believe it was the same one that had grown considerably. Throughout the year we have had a sow and two cubs that grew up in the same area and became a little too familiar. Concerned over the safety of my family, I finally took to scaring them off with loud bear bangers, kind of like a firecracker. Now the snow has come they are all gone to sleep for the winter.

The full moon in June this past summer will always be known to us as the
BEAR MOON

Roy Henry Vickers
November 2006

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