The Summer of the Bears

At first, this summer’s bear activity seemed a bit unusual, but overall, not too concerning. Earlier this summer, a bear was chased out of Ute Park with a beanbag gun. Another broke into a cabin several miles upriver. A third was reported to be eating someone’s cat under a porch in Rangely.

Then activity ramped up significantly.

Although wildlife regularly travel through our communities every year, 2026 is statistically stacking up to be quite the…