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Never hunted bear before. I have seen them in the fall deer hunting and in the spring turkey hunting. Is morning till mid day about it? Or do you stay out all day checking clear cuts? Trying to plan a trip. Thinking bear in the morning and turkey in the afternoon.
Quote from: TrkyBob53 on April 11, 2014, 06:44:58 PMNever hunted bear before. I have seen them in the fall deer hunting and in the spring turkey hunting. Is morning till mid day about it? Or do you stay out all day checking clear cuts? Trying to plan a trip. Thinking bear in the morning and turkey in the afternoon. If I was bear hunting I would probably not actively hunt turkeys. Think ROI and think effort versus reward. If I was going to turkey hunt it would be mid day and bear hunting mornings and evenings. I would hunt all times of the day and wouldn't spend a lot of time hunting clear cuts. Bears will feed off and on all day at this time of year and often won't feed far from their bed. A good food source will often have more than one bear actively using it.
Quote from: billythekidrock on April 12, 2014, 06:54:56 AMQuote from: TrkyBob53 on April 11, 2014, 06:44:58 PMNever hunted bear before. I have seen them in the fall deer hunting and in the spring turkey hunting. Is morning till mid day about it? Or do you stay out all day checking clear cuts? Trying to plan a trip. Thinking bear in the morning and turkey in the afternoon. If I was bear hunting I would probably not actively hunt turkeys. Think ROI and think effort versus reward. If I was going to turkey hunt it would be mid day and bear hunting mornings and evenings. I would hunt all times of the day and wouldn't spend a lot of time hunting clear cuts. Bears will feed off and on all day at this time of year and often won't feed far from their bed. A good food source will often have more than one bear actively using it. What Would Be The Better Option Rather Than Clearcuts?
Quote from: sled on April 12, 2014, 08:57:56 AMQuote from: billythekidrock on April 12, 2014, 06:54:56 AMQuote from: TrkyBob53 on April 11, 2014, 06:44:58 PMNever hunted bear before. I have seen them in the fall deer hunting and in the spring turkey hunting. Is morning till mid day about it? Or do you stay out all day checking clear cuts? Trying to plan a trip. Thinking bear in the morning and turkey in the afternoon. If I was bear hunting I would probably not actively hunt turkeys. Think ROI and think effort versus reward. If I was going to turkey hunt it would be mid day and bear hunting mornings and evenings. I would hunt all times of the day and wouldn't spend a lot of time hunting clear cuts. Bears will feed off and on all day at this time of year and often won't feed far from their bed. A good food source will often have more than one bear actively using it. What Would Be The Better Option Rather Than Clearcuts?I didn't know he was talking about the east side I've never hunted bears on that side but on the west side best option is to find swampy areas and trees that are about 20yrs old. Also older roads that don't get much/no traffic on it that has a lot of grass on it as well.
Just to be the exception that proves the rule, I shot my west side bear in the middle of the day and he was standing in the middle of a recent clear cut. I don't know about other bears, but that one did not understand the correct schedule.
Quote from: arees on April 14, 2014, 09:21:26 AMJust to be the exception that proves the rule, I shot my west side bear in the middle of the day and he was standing in the middle of a recent clear cut. I don't know about other bears, but that one did not understand the correct schedule.Was it spring season? If so, was it closer to opening day or the end of the season?