Sow and cub

I was in the bedroom when Indy began to bark. It sounded like her "Deer!" bark but it turned out to be her "Bear!" bark instead. Already knew the bear liked walking the mowed paths since they had left their unmistakable 'calling cards'. The pair looked to be last year's cub and it's mother. They were specifically checking out the salt lick site. I walked out on the deck and started talking. Wanted to reinforce Indy's warning that this was not a place to frequent. They ambled off down the trail that follows the edge of the meadow. Suddenly the cub turned back and started running. A deer had been sleeping in the tall grass and the cub had startled him. He leapt up and took off for the woods. The cub gave chase but mama only turned and slowly walked off after the cub. She knew they had no chance of catching this deer not to mention that it was just too humid to be running around.