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    No sign of this particular bear(s) yet, but they are starting to be reported out and about in the County.

    Use the bear box, all the time. Cook early in the evening, away from your tent. Put all the smellables in the box. Let us know if you get any visits...

    Cosmo

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cosmo View Post
    No sign of this particular bear(s) yet, but they are starting to be reported out and about in the County.
    to add to what cosmo said: i haven't seen any on trail yet in the area, but we've had a bear sighting about 3/4 of a mile from the campsite. they are awake and prowling!

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    Here's one bear that's not quite so hungry:
    [URL="https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/bear-suspected-in-attack-that-killed-horse-in-hinsdale,569883?"]https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/bear-suspected-in-attack-that-killed-horse-in-hinsdal,569883?

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    thanks for the input. good reminders on SOP at camp.

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    saw a mama bear and a very tiny single cub on trail today at about noon, just a minute or so NOBO from the shaker campsite.

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    Default permission for photo?

    Great photo! Can I have permission to it in my app "Walk The Distance" with attribution? The app lets users walk the AT virtually, and your photo would pop up when they reach the campsite.

    Quote Originally Posted by Manwich View Post
    Woke up here Monday Morning.

    Coordinates are approximately 42.25213, -73.22431

    A sign on a tree points "Shaker Campsite Privy." It should read "Shaker Campsite And Privy" because we walked right past it thinking it was only the privy and that the campsite would be denoted a little better.

    Two platforms are roughly 7.5'x7.5'. Bear box is still in good condition. Looked like some genius was hanging bear-bags directly in between the two platforms.

    If you're going Northbound, try not to get water from the streams just after North Mt. Wilcox shelter, the streams were loaded with nitrates. There are some small streams a couple hundred feet northbound on the trail.


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    Beware, bears are still active in the area. The trailcam monitoring the bear box showed a sow with 2 cubs visiting on Oct 9th and a large bear visiting on Oct 21st. Several hikers have left the bear box unlatched or even open with food in the box! Please don't be that hiker! Protect the resident bears and fellow hikers by keeping the box closed and latched at all times! The trailcam monitoring the bear box has been removed for the season but hikers should expect bears to be active in the area through Dec and occasionally active even over the winter.

    Thanks, for the Mass AT Management Committee, Jim

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    Bears are once again active in the Shaker Campsite area. A trailcam captured multiple videos of a sow with 2 year old cubs in the last week just downhill from the campsite near the swamp edge. Our Fish & Wildlife experts indicate these year old cubs will shortly be on their own and their inexperience often gets them in trouble. So please be bear alert and do not leave food unattended even briefly and keep the bear box closed and latched. Also, please do not mess with the trailcam pointed at the bear box. It's there to monitor bear activity.

    Thanks, for the Mass AT Management Committee, Jim

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    Any update on the bear situation at Shaker in the past year? Hoping to stop there on an upcoming section hike. Thanks.

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    The bears live in the area, but because campers have been diligent in keeping their stuff in the box or a bear canisters at all times, we have not had an incident where bears have gotten food in several seasons. They stroll through from time to time, but don’t consider the site a food source at this point.

    Keep your food and smellables secured except when you are using them, better for you, better for the bears.

    Also of note, in Mass, campsites on state lands are still closed due to Covid—no commitment yet from the state when they will consider opening them. Mass AT regulations also prohibit camping anywhere on the AT except at designated overnight sites (regardless of Covid). The two overnight sites on Federal land (Shaker and Upper Goose Pond Cabin) are open to tenting—but the facilities (including the Cabin) are closed. That said, we’ve seen no rangers or other enforcement personnel checking on campsites...


    Cosmo

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