Has anyone else seen the very large and deep paw prints on the exposed lake bed bottom (near the Northwest end of the boardwalk)? They are definitely not deer tracks, and appear to be bear tracks!! These prints are obviously from a large and heavy animal. You can even see the claw prints in the mud. Hopefully today's rain has not removed them completely & you can check them out for yourself. Other walkers that saw them on Labor Day Monday concluded that it must have been a bear. I've spotted deer in this area before during my walks, but never bear. Do you suppose it is possible for a black bear to be in this region? I don't think the largest snapper turtles could have left prints this large. If it was a turtle, it was the mother of all turtles!!!
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