John W
I had a great day....
Saturday, August 17, 2019, 17:43

I arose this AM with the intent of doing some pre season scouting for black bear.

Believe it or not the state of Massachusetts has 5000 black bear and is at carrying capacity. A coworker told me that in her home town people have been seeing black bears. So I took off this AM with my hydration pack and Ruger 1911 in 10mm.

I found some bear poop and a reishi mushroom which I will dry for medicinal purposes.

In addition I did ask an orchard owner about black bears. He told me that they are rarely there on the property in spite of leaving apples on the ground. He said that they had one bear years ago tip over a beehive but that was it. Luckily he did give me permission to hunt deer in the orchard for the month of December. So I now have another place to go for gun and muzzleloader.

I did make a discovery that has me somewhat concerned. I do wear my Ruger 1911 in a slide holster. When I decided to take it out for a picture I found that the safety was in the off or down position. It appears that my sides may have flipped the safety down. Not good.