Yes, they do. Also in our front yard. We found a scat pile just a few feet from the front of the house, so we knew the bear had been around while we were gone.
A pretty good sized bear, and eating lots of berries.
This morning I was out taking pictures and looking at the wildflowers when I found this visitor in the back pasture. At first he (or she?) didn’t notice me.
I was debating trying to get closer to get a better picture, but then he (or she ?) lifted his head and spotted me and took off into the bushes. A year ago on the last day we were walking the property with Karla and Larry we saw a bear cub dart out of the woods, run down the field a ways and then dart back into the woods. Maybe we will see another cub this summer?
Hmm. Finally the answer … they really don’t go in the woods.