RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Bears across North Carolina are in “eat mode”, making sightings of them more likely this month.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission says there will be an increase in bear activity at residential homes, business areas, in the woods, and on roadways as bears prepare for the winter. Through the fall and sometimes even into winter, bears are eating to gain weight, putting on up to two or three times a day, to get ready for denning season. This process is called hyperphagia.
NCWRC reports bears are searching for food up to 20 hours a day during hyperphagia. They are typically most active at dawn and dusk and their constant search for food can take them across roads more often…