by Ranger David E. Young
A unique, informative, and humorous book. It presents factual accounts of several hundred human/bear incidents spanning four decades. Located in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is prime black bear habitat. The stories originate mostly from Michigan’s Copper Country, which stretches from the Porcupine Mountains northeast through the Keweenaw Peninsula to Copper Harbor. A few stories are from elsewhere in Michigan or other states. However, the types of black bear behavior described in "True Bear Tales" can be found throughout the range in North America.
Mr. Young is retired from a long career as a Park Ranger at the Porkies.