Black bear spotted on Harvey Gap Road in Silt

October 22, 2026

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observed October 5, 2026 on Harvey Gap Road in Silt, Colorado.¹ Early October places this sighting during hyperphagia, when bears consume 15,000 to 20,000 calories daily and travel extensively beyond normal ranges to forage for acorns, nuts and other mast before denning.² The animal was captured in drought conditions that eased only gradually into October.¹

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