I been lucky over the yrs I managed to get the tag numbers off some of the bears that I have had in my yard, sucking up bird seeds off the ground, I have used a spotting scope and a zoom camera
sure ain';t easy, but I've done it a dozen times or more
here in PA , if you get number, you can call in and they will give you info they have on them
this was a 600 lber I had here last spring, dogging a female
the two showed up here every few day for about 5 weeks, then he left and hasn't been back, but she has!
She had 2 cubs this yr, and both have his white V on there chest!

he even took a nap in my yard for a while, while she hid on my deck, as he was persistent and she was seeking refuge, as it seemed he wouldn;t go on my deck, but she would LOL
it was cool to watch him sleep and her on the deck, catching a break!
but I swear that guy had his nose on radar alert, as when she finally got off my deck, as soon as she got to the bottom step, he was UP and on her, chase began all over again! LOL


Over the yrs here I have seen many bears breed right in my yard!
have a lot of bears here, and food plots and fruit tree's
seems to hold them pretty well yr after yr!