Is it true that bears always hide their tracks?

Answer 1

No, bears leave plenty of tracks and other signs such as marking on trees and scat. Bear droppings are over an inch thick, and tubular. The scat varies with diet, which can be 90% vegetable matter. They also mark trees as a tracking device for themselves to locate where they are in certain areas of the woods.

Each paw has a set of five claws used for tearing things, digging in the ground, and climbing trees.

The inner toe in a black bear track is the smallest toe. Bears walk flat-footed and can use the same trails over and over for generations. You can find these trails where each footfall is in a depression worn into the ground by the passage of so many bears over the years. The stride is about 36 to 42 in.