Bearpaw Season - Spring 2023

[270Flat]

Thanks guys, we think some bear died in hibernation, but the guides have busted their tails with preparation and hunting some new areas and it has made up the difference, it has been very good hunting.

Dale- What would cause death in hibernation or your thoughts on what caused it?

[bearpaw]

Thanks guys, we think some bear died in hibernation, but the guides have busted their tails with preparation and hunting some new areas and it has made up the difference, it has been very good hunting.

Dale- What would cause death in hibernation or your thoughts on what caused it?

Starvation!
There was a poor huckleberry crop, bear didn't put on as much fat, and a longer than normal winter. We were worried about it last fall when we saw very few hucklberries, seen it happen a few times over the years. There's some sort of natural culling for every specie.

[bearpaw]

Craig from Florida filled his tag on the second day of his hunt with guide Grant. Photos of Craig’s hunt, the photo off the live bear is by trail cam before the shot by Craig.

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Two other hunters in camp, one killed yesterday but I don't have photos yet, they had passed bear and then the other hunter missed a bear last night, hoping she gets her bear today!

[passman65]

Two other hunters in camp, one killed yesterday but I don't have photos yet, they had passed bear and then the other hunter missed a bear last night, hoping she gets her bear today!

Leave me at least one for next week Dale 

[bearpaw]

This is Doug from Washington with his Idaho blackie taken with guide Gilbert, great going guys!!! 

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Two other hunters in camp, one killed yesterday but I don't have photos yet, they had passed bear and then the other hunter missed a bear last night, hoping she gets her bear today!

Leave me at least one for next week Dale 

Hunting should be good! 

[WapitiTalk1]

This is Doug from Washington with his Idaho blackie taken with guide Gilbert, great going guys!!!

Darn good looking bear. Congrats to hunter, guide, and BP Outfitters 

[bearpaw]

Ethan from Washington dropped this 5-11 cinnamon with guide Gilbert this morning on the first day of his hunt, great going guys!

[RB]

Nice! 

[bearpaw]

Ethan dropped a cinnamon this morning and tagged a blackie tonight hunting with Gibert, what a fantastic hunting trip!

[passman65]

Ethan dropped a cinnamon this morning and tagged a blackie tonight hunting with Gibert, what a fantastic hunting trip!

Great job by Ethan for his first bear hunt!!
Now it's my turn!! 

[bearpaw]

Ethan dropped a cinnamon this morning and tagged a blackie tonight hunting with Gibert, what a fantastic hunting trip!

Great job by Ethan for his first bear hunt!!
Now it's my turn!! 

Good luck, I hope you get another nice one! 👍🏻

[bearpaw]

Kevin from Pennsylvania with a light color phase taken the first day on our Idaho hunt with guide Zach, then he opted to hunt a second bear and took a nice blackie on his third day of the hunt.