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Black bear destroys camera on beaver dam

Voyageurs Wolf Project | November 4, 2025



This bear just had that crazy look in his eye…the look that appears when the irresistible biological urge to destroy trail cameras emerges and takes hold. An addiction common to all bears that is manifested by compulsive camera-seeking behavior and the resulting high bears get once cameras have been destroyed.

We share many of our trail camera ‘successes’ but this is a good example of a failure! We set up this camera on a beaver dam in a remote area in September knowing we probably wouldn’t be able to check it until winter.

This particular pond was quite scenic and seemed perfect for a camera. We retrieved the camera in late January only to find out that this big boy had destroyed it literally 1 day after we deployed it.

A real bummer but thats how it goes! Not the first camera we have had destroyed by bears and certainly won’t be the last!

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  9. @mr.skipper4544

    November 4, 2025 at 12:56 pm

    I had this same thing happen to one of my trail cams, the bear completely destroyed it, the fix vaseline and ghost pepper powder, I know it's sounds pretty cruel but it works, a little goes a long way

  22. @marilynwargo6288

    November 4, 2025 at 12:56 pm

    That large bear was just wanting to see what was so odd about the camera. Better luck next time. So many animals give the cameras a direct and suspicious look when first encountered. Some just act on that suspicion.

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