Traveling the Quetico since 1978 and have only seen one while camping, although it was only my second or third trip.  It was on the opposite side of Crawford Lake in late afternoon.  At that moment Crawford Lake seemed very small.

I did pass by a steaming pile on a portage early one spring morning, so I did not linger long.

I saw an elderly (about my current age now) lady working at the outfitters kick a small one in the rump a few times to run it out of the gargage can it was rumaging in.

One more siteing in Northern Wisconsin on the interstate, a very large black bear who bawled loudly all the way across 4 lanes of traffic.

Have heard wolves on almost every trip, some sounded very close, but have only seen one.  It was leaving Atikokan, standing along the highway looking scragley, hungry and maybe sick.  It might have weighed 35 - 40 lbs.

While we are doing critter sightings, our September trip this year up and back the Falls Chain had my bowman pointing and stuttering about something he saw on the bank that darted back into the woods.  After showing him several photos when we had net access again,  I believe he saw a full grown Fisher.  I have never even heard of someone seeing one?

Apologies for drifting off Black Bear subject matter.

Regards,

MossBack