I have been scouting around the property and not real impressed with what I have found so far. I followed their usual routes and never saw anything more then a few hoof prints. So then I started cutting across paths to see if they have changed their usual trails. I found a few small trails but nothing impressive enough to make me move stands.
I did find an excellent bear marker tree. This has to be a good sized bear to have made those kind of marks. He's got big prints, and really tore the trunk of the tree up good. People have reported seeing a real large bear on and near my property. I saw a nice bear a month or more ago, but he was over a mile from my place.
I was talking to a neighbor and he asked if I had seen any wolves. I told him I had not. He then explained he has been seeing two wolves around his pond on a far to common basis. He also said all the deer he normally gets to watch have disappeared. This might be the reason the deer have changed their patterns.
We've had a lot of problems with wolves in the area. Last year the bear hunters started loosing dogs and were actually advised to stay out of one area because of the size of the wolf pack there...