Black bear spotted on easement behind Stone Hollow Dr

Good morning! We just spotted our first black bear on the easement behind our house. The bear was small to medium size, which would indicate a cub/teenager. Maybe mama is near by. Please keep an eye out!

 

Forgot to mention. The bear appeared to be moving through the woods west towards Ridgeway.

 

thanks for posting
not far from my place
was planning a trip to the zoo this weekend
seen enough of the rabbits, foxes and deer already and now this

 

Ok, forgive my confusion, but if you are on Stone Hollow, how do you go "west towards Ridgeway"? Wouldn't that be east?

 

I guess technically it would have been northwest. So.....bear was heading northwest in the woods behind the houses on the west side of Stone Hollow Dr. Did you all see animal control out there by chance?

 

I just spoke to Animal Control and they track the local bears by all the phone calls they receive. As long as the bears run away when they encounter people they leave them alone. They feel this young bear is well behaved and probably currently north west of Leesburg by the river. They think there maybe a 2nd older one hanging out by the reservoir but as it is closed to the public they have not had any reports for a few days. If you are worried about they there is always Bear Spray. (I know what some of you are thinking, how do they get the bears to call in? Probably some 20 billion federal program!)