Yellowstone National Park 2021 Trip Reports
Trip Report ~ Bear & Wolf Sightings ~ by Bill Hamblin
21st thru 24th September 2021
Yellowstone National Park
~ September 2021 ~
Tuesday - September 21st
I camped at Coulter Campground outside of Cooke City this entire report. 26 degrees this morning at camp warming up to 64 degrees in Lamar Valley. At 6:35 a.m. I spotted a grizzly digging on Amethyst Bench viewed from the Institute. At 8:10 a.m. I found eighteen wolves north of Picnic with good viewing as they traveled over the top all spread out going over. This evening they came back with great viewing again to the north of Picnic. At 8:40 a.m. the Middle Ridge grizzly sow with two cubs of the year were seen high south of the Institute at almost the skyline. At 9:55 a.m. John G found a light-colored black bear low on Specimen Ridge viewed from Slough Creek restroom. At 5:30 p.m. John G found a black bear north of Elk Creek.
Wednesday - September 22nd
Wednesday September 22nd. 27 degrees this morning at camp with frost on the inside of the car warming up to a nice 72 degrees. At 7:15 a.m. Richard and Rita R found the Middle Ridge grizzly sow with two cubs of the year from the Institute west of the Bell Clearing near the skyline again. At 7:15 a.m. seven wolves were in view in the Old Druid Rendezvous area the wolves were in view again this evening in the same place. At 7:40 a.m. we watched a black bear viewed north of Trashcan Pullout. At 6:20 p.m. I found a black bear in the Crystal Drainage viewed from the Slough Creek restroom. At 7:00 p.m. Rick and Maureen B showed me a grizzly near the tree line east of Chalcedony Fan viewed from Trashcan Pullout.
Thursday - September 23rd
30 degrees this morning in camp warming up to a pleasant 67 degrees. I had two foxes on the road going into the park this morning. I had a THREE DOG DAY today as well. At 6:55 a.m. I found the Middle Ridge sow with two cubs of the year low in No Bear Meadow viewed from the Institute. They were moving west today and in view for over three hours moving thru The Bowl. At 7:00 a.m. five Junction Butte wolves were seen in the Old Druid Rendezvous area. At 1:45 p.m. I found a grizzly in the tree line west of Chalcedony Fan viewed from the Confluence. This grizzly was again in sight from 5:00 p.m. until dark at 7:35 p.m on Amethyst Bench. At 6:05 p.m. my last sighting for the day was a black bear near Crystal Creek viewed from Slough Creek restroom.
Friday - September 24th
28 degrees this morning in camp warming up to 73 degrees. At 8:00 a.m. Richard and Rita found a grizzly south of Crystal Rock viewed from the Slough Creek Restroom. At 8:10 a.m. Richard and Rita R found the Middle Ridge grizzly sow with two cubs of the year running from the lone grizzly who appeared not to notice the grizzly family. They all went out of sight, but this evening the lone grizzly was back south of Slough Creek still eating berries. Soon after they disappeared this morning, I went to the Slough Creek restroom and found the grizzly family again this time just west of the Crystal Drainage. Unfortunately, we did not find the grizzly family again today. Shaun W from Oklahoma did see them go over the top of Middle Ridge at 6:45 p.m. At 11:00 a.m. I found a black bear sow with a light cub near Crystal Drainage from the Slough Creek restroom. A note about the wolf hunt that opened in Montana on September 15th. One gray and one black pup were taken outside the park basically north of Slough Creek. They were Junction Butte puppies. At 1:00 p.m. we had a black wolf that looked like a puppy in the old Druid Rendezvous area. At 6:30 p.m. four gray and two black puppies (the new total of pups for the Junction Butte pack), plus one gray and one black adult in the old Druid Rendezvous area. At 7:10 p.m. we had a black bear in the Crystal Drainage viewed from the Slough Creek Restroom.
People Seen
Wolf Watchers: From Montana: Jeremy S, Dan and Laurie L, Taylor B, Doug M, Rick M, and Wendy B. From Oregon: David and Shephanie O. From Washington: Larry and Linda R. From Texas: Carl L and Carol S. From Iowa: Jim and Joellyn B, From New York: Rick and Maureen B, From California: Bob H, Kathie L, and Mark M, and Bill and Karen M. From Idaho: Warren and Natalie B, and Jon and Karen E. From Utah: CD and Brenda C. From Virginia: Dusty and Kathy. Bear Watchers seen this report: From Louisiana: Bruce P. From Virginia: Big John. From Colorado: Rick and Len H. From Oklahoma: Shaun and Regina W. From Wyoming: Richard and Rita R and Tom H. From Montana: Joe and Jeanne L. Others seen this report: From Montana: Evan S, Claire L, Chris H, Audra C Amanda, Grant J, Bonnie, and Quinn, Carl S and Cliff B. From Florida: Rick and Vicky K. From Vermont: John K and Beth. From Mass: Ed S. From Arizona: David and Phyllis.
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