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[johoward]

1:30 and 68 degrees.  I am heading out for somewhere.
Tasha and Ted are active today.  FYI
 CUL  GB

[calihoula]

4:07 on ice

joho be nice to catfish! cul gb

[neva]

 
   Penguin ...  31:06      It was supposed to be 88° today, but so far is 83° at my house.  Yes, Cal, I guess this could be a bit boring where weather is concerned.  There aren't many big or drastic changes from day to day, but they do occasionally happen, such as a tornado once, or flooding, huge dust/windstorms in certain areas.  I know how to live with the sizzling summers, but am so happy that I don't have to go through New England winters anymore.

This was an interesting weekend for us.  My granddaughter, Bella, went further north in the state to ranch country, to spend the weekend meeting and getting to know her boyfriend's family.  It went well, and was different and one of them even said that Bella was "... a breath of fresh air".  That was really nice.  We shall see where this goes ...  His mother can't wait to go horseback riding with Bella, and Bella loves that idea.  She loves animals and most of her life has wanted to become a Veterinarian. 

It is a beautiful day, I should follow your example, Joho, and just get out there.

[calhound]

hi you guys its 51 here 3 raccoonies in the barn very nice outside.

Hi Neva! I love bella going horseback riding i hope that will be what my heaven is. cant ride anymore pearl cant at all but combing her out every day is just as good. i dont blame you for not missing those new england winters at all but i do like winter. my mom loved vegas weather she came back cause she missed me more. i would not like a dust storm at all my eyes everything in dust no would not like that all. bad enough living on gravel roads my house is awful with dust.

hi joho! what did you go do yesterday? jim had one polup and they took it off. he is good to go.

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[johoward]

hi ev1, Yesterday was treat and I did go out fishing and color peeking around here. Fish could see me and my bread but would not bite.  I think they were scared of something under the dock. Today I went to knee doc. he said it will get better.  I told him it was better weeks ago and now i can't lift it to get out of the car. WTH  He said again it will be temporary. Then I went toward home by way of the local college campus.  It is woodsy there and I saw 4 deer.  In ten minutes of driving.  First a nice buck walked across close in front of me.  The around the corner a large doe was crossing to go down into a valley. Then I went around the block and when I came back through there were two does crossing in about the same spot as the other doe. What a treat.  Had a load of wash going when I left for the doctor so I had to head home to dry it.  Got home about 1pm had some lunch and laid down.  Phone texted me awake at 3PM and it was all dark ands cloudy.  Like what the heck happened while I napped. Well dryer was stopped. So I folded and hit the road to go try to enjoy the end of day sunset at Letha Lake.  It was chilly already so I had to put on long pants and two shirts.
I took three slices of white bread for bait.  The blue gills were hungry today.  Pretty soon I saw more than one great big cat fish cruising by under the brim.  I put on a gob of bread like I did the other two times, but he brim kept stripping my bait before the catfish could get to it.  Pretty soon I was out of bait.  I switched to a shiny spinner lure, but they are too smart to eat steel.  LOL
Well it was nice for two days, but it looks like summer is over now.  Soon all the beautiful autumn leaves will be down.  I have always loved the fall season.  Many happy events occurred in the cool weather.  I mean all kinds of good stuff comes flooding into my memory when i smell the cool air.  I mean LOTS.  All the way back to trick or treating and on up to and including our Allegheny mountain honeymoon.
Getting too sad.  Will cul ev1 GB

[johoward]

5:39 BTW GN GB EV1

[calhound]

Yearlings Still About and a Moose - UPDATE November 9, 2021
Moose at WRI on November 8, 2021

Bear news around the area is that the bear still visiting the WRI is not the only one. We now know of 6 other bears still active in the area. All are believed to be male yearlings that know each other. They often hang out together in groups of up to five. After family break-up, lone yearlings spend a lot of time high up in white pines until they find play buddies and can depend upon each others’ eyes, ears, and noses. Group sizes have dwindled in the last couple days. We’ll see how things develop in this unusual year as they drift off to dens.

A surprise on one of our trail cams was this moose walking on the driveway. https://youtu.be/D4usH3zL7kg Moose numbers are down in Minnesota, and I haven’t seen a moose for over two years—since September 18, 2019.Raccoon

I suspect the red fox is happy. He got five mice here yesterday and just got his first of today a moment ago. Of the five yesterday, he ate the first four and buried the last one. To bury it, he pawed at the dirt here and there until he found a place where he could easily paw a shallow depression, place the mouse in it, and nuzzle the dirt over the mouse. After eating all the mice, he is not eager for bologna.

Now at 7:10 PM, a big raccoon paused eating to watch me aim a camera at him from my desk.

Thank you for all you do.

Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center

[calhound]

hi you guys its 53 here no stars out suppose to rain later and tonight not happy about that. love the update nice poor boys team up together i just hate family break up wonder where they go for the winter? did not read all about poor mice oh i had my 3 raccoonies in the barn barn at 60 my raccoonies are big and fat also girls always girls but i know a boy is out there somewhere.

hi joho i am happy you got out and happy fish too smart for you! when it freezes do you leave them alone go sledding instead? do you ice fish like on that old but goodie movie grumpy old men? yes lots of memories for me too in cold weather. all different weather has memories  i just saw on my local news patrick mahomes been taken off maddens 99 list.

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[johoward]

4:52 and I did gone fishing.  Nice big cat fish.  The third one.  I just talked to him and petted him and put him back in the water.  Then I went home in the dark and ate bread and cranberry muffins.
GN nom and GB

[johoward]

Hi EV1 Ted needs prayers.  He is getting some dental work and will be under a while. Back they say on Friday.  So prayers for complete healing and recovery for our Ted. GB

[calhound]

ed’s Teeth and Tasha’s Raking - UPDATE November 10, 2021
Ted

Ted has been developing dental problems that we have treated with drugs as prescribed by our veterinarian, but now it is serious enough to take additional measures. Many professionals have stepped up to take Ted to the University of Minnesota’s Large Animal Hospital for treatment by world expert doctors. We did a 24-minute broadcast about it that a mod captured Live from the NABC - 11/10/21.

Director Scott Edgett wrote the following:

TED NEEDS DENTAL WORK

Ted, our beloved 24-year-old bear, is in need of dental work. He will be transported to the University of Minnesota’s Large Animal Hospital where specialists in large mammal dentistry can evaluate and treat his decaying teeth. Ted’s local veterinarian has been treating him for an abscessed tooth and feels he needs further treatment and a thorough dental exam which can only be done in a controlled medical environment. He is scheduled for an exam and treatment on November 12. He will be transported to Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon (November 11th). Ted’s local vet will accompany him to Minneapolis and will be part of the treatment team. We expect it to be a same day visit and we will have Ted back in Ely later in the day. Please note, Ted’s cam will be down while we are loading and unloading him in the bear cage for transport.

As you can imagine, transporting an almost 700-pound bear four hours one way is no easy task. Many people from around the state have stepped up to help and arrange for transportation. We want to thank the Minnesota Zoo; they have loaned their large animal transport cage to us so we can safely transport Ted. We also want to thank volunteers who are making the 8-hour round trip to pick up the cage and will be helping with his transportation and returning the cage back to Minneapolis.

Ted is an important member of our North American Bear Center family and a fan favorite. We will do everything possible for Ted and ensure that he gets all the medical treatment needed.

We will do our best to keep everyone updated on his progress. Thank you for your support

Scott Edgett
Sr. Director, North American Bear Center

We are confident that the team of experts have thought of everything. They specialize in this kind of dental work. Still, we will be relieved when all is done successfully and Ted is back in his familiar pen for a more comfortable life with less medicine.

On another note, a mod captured this excellent 6-minute music video of Tasha doing what wild bears do this time of year—raking up bedding for her long winter’s nap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeOKUT9Yj1c. She is raking up vegetation that will serve as insulation and a space for her to exhale into and inhale from as she sleeps with her head tucked under her chest to preserve the heat and moisture of her breath. Bears accomplish this by various methods, showing ingenuity as they deal with the materials available.

Here at the WRI, yearling Dexter showed up at 6:26 PM. It is 40°F and windy with bad weather forecast for later tonight and tomorrow. Will that convince him to den up, or will we get to see him again?

All the best to Ted for the next couple days of travel and a couple root canals or extractions, depending on what the doctors find.

Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center

[calhound]

hi you guys huge prayers for our Ted sound like everyone has stepped up to help him he is so loved all over. god please watch over him and get him back home safe and healed.

hi joho you hear anything about ted please let me and neva know. thank you for talking nice to that catfish and petting it.

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[calhound]

Ted - UPDATE November 11, 2021
Ted and cage
Ted eyeing the cage
As we made preparations for Ted’s trip to St. Paul and back, he showed the trust and love of people that makes people love him. He created memories today that I will treasure forever.

To begin his trip, he had to walk from his chalet into the travel cage. It was all new. Ted did not know what we were trying to do and what he was supposed to do, so he backed into his chalet and lay down.

Sharon and I knelt down. We put our heads close to his and gave him treats. He showed he was happy to have our company by making his sweet, trusting grunts, lying comfortably on his side as he took treats and touched noses with us. He ignored what was happening behind us as people carried the cage closer. He was happy for closeness with people he has bonded with now for over 14 years.

Then, from behind us, we heard, “Now get out of the way.” Sharon and I moved to each side as the team set the cage tight against the front of Ted’s chalet. Ted calmly stood up, looked at the inside of the cage, and unexplainably walked into it. The team lowered the sliding door.Ted on bobcat
Ted on bobcat

As we pushed and jostled the cage out of his pen and onto the forks of a bobcat, Ted stayed calm with Sharon and I talking to him and giving him treats. Ted kept his head right by us as we walked beside the cage as the bobcat drove him to the U-Haul trailer that will carry him to St. Paul sometime after midnight. He showed no distress, breathing normally and showing his trust in humans he knows. We were all happy how things went. The enclosed trailer will give him a quiet ride to his 8:30 AM appointment with world-renowned specialists in large animal dental care. Zoos have flown many animals to them from across the nation—a beluga whale, a giraffe, etc.

David Stewart, a New Jersey friend of Ted, sent this message:

“It is time for all bear lovers to say a prayer for our beloved Ted. Lord, we ask you to watch over Ted as he makes the journey to and from Ely to his dental work in Minneapolis. We pray all will be under your watchful eyes and hands, and all will end well. Protect all those who will accompany him on his journey. Guide the hands of the doctors who will administer to his needs. He is so loved by the thousands who have followed him these past 13 years, and we ask all who love him to join in prayers for Ted. Amen.“

Thank you, Dave. You speak for many of us.Ted and group
Ted and group

Here at the WRI, Dexter and the fox arrived just now at 7:25 PM on this rainy day with temperatures just above freezing.

Armistice Day which began as the day to remember the many who died or were injured in World War One that ended on or about the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 has continued as a memory for all veterans. As part of that I also remember my adopted father who served on a submarine in WWI and my biological father who shot down 5 enemy planes as a fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain. My adopted father survived WWI. My biological father died at the age of 26 when his plane crashed in WWII.

Thank you for your prayers and supportive comments.

Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center

[calhound]

hi you guys its 37 here windy 30 mph out of the north its a little cold but inside the barn its 51 i took my coat back off 3 raccoonies. i been waiting for this update that ted just love him so now waiting to hear he is back home and teeth are good. good way to move him push it right up to his front door and feeding treats.

Hi joho my computer is so slow too very very slow i know i need to get a new one what a pain that will be. i really dont have time for an advent calendar either now but you can do them at your own pace so i will get me one i had to type out all the questions and answer for that insurance from firebug our lawyer is going to send it off today. hope this is going to be over soon. hagd gb and gb ted

hi neva! be looking for your advent calendar!

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[johoward]

6:08 Bless the troops. Not much to share this morning.  Just getting going was a chore.  Stiff and sore.
 Much nicer morning that I anticipated. Only 42 degrees, but sunny and nice looking out the window. May go out for a ride later, but not sure yet.  First I will spend some time catching up on Ted's dental adventure.  What a sweet heart to get into that scary crate just because Doc and Sharon asked him to. 
That could have gone a whole different way with any other bear.  Just imagine if Ted did not want to do it.  What then?  Tranquilizer dart and chain hoist like we see used on other large animals?  That would have been awful all together, and not worth the suffering for Ted.  This way because of his gentle and trusting nature he will only benefit, and who knows maybe even enjoy his trip experience.  He will have lots of human attention which he seems to prefer.
Well now waiting for update.  CUL GB