What a wonderful and weird season it’s been.
The ice has formed earlier than recent years. Much earlier. That means that the bears are already on the move, cutting bear season almost in half.
What we have seen already this year however has been amazing action.
I arrived up here mid October and was greeted that afternoon with a mother and cubs. She was the same one I had been following during the summer time and it was a fantastic way to start the season.
Throughout this moth we’ve seen an early freeze up and plenty of bears on the ice. Foxes both red and white hunting for the winter. Bears sparring, lazing, rolling and playing. The aurora has also been out when we’ve had clear nights. It may have started slow but for the last week of october and the first week of November the wildlife came out for us.
The ice is forming fast now and it seems we have lost a good many bears already. Tonight a south wind blows, and although that will blow the ice away and leave us with some bears on land, it will also blow the ones we’ve lost north of here.
All in all so far it’s been successful, but this early freeze up means an early season and it’s always sad to say goodbye to the bears.
I have another two weeks up here and some time off coming up which will be nice. Early mornings and late nights if the aurora is out can make for a tiring month!
A few shots from the last few weeks below.
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