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Offline wa_mo

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Bears in Marckworth Forest?
« on: August 06, 2023, 07:51:03 AM »
Hi,

I went bear hunting for the first time yesterday. I went to Marckworth and I saw some sign, 5 separate piles of scat, the only thing is that it was all old and dry. I'm wondering if the bears have possibly moved onto higher elevation at this point? I saw berries, but quite a few of the thickets are under a canopy and haven't ripened due to lack of sunlight.

I was listening to the *censored* podcast about bear tactics and they suggested that hunts should be aimed at ~3k feet of elevation on season opener. The area I was hunting is all at or under ~1k feet.

Do you think the lack of fresh sign and low berry yield is a good reason to focus the rest of my hunts somewhere other than Marckworth? I was specifically targeting Marckworth due to it's proximity to my home.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

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Re: Bears in Marckworth Forest?
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2023, 08:51:50 AM »
If there is no feed available to the bears, they won’t be there.  With that said, there are definitely plenty of bears in that area. Find the feed, find the bears.
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Re: Bears in Marckworth Forest?
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2023, 11:42:18 AM »
Know of one killed last week in there. Walking skid road bear was grubbing on blackberries

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Re: Bears in Marckworth Forest?
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2023, 06:57:23 AM »
Know of one killed last week in there. Walking skid road bear was grubbing on blackberries

I went out again last night and saw a bear carcass someone left on the side of the road, so they are there.

I went out again last night and sat on a big patch of berries I found, didn’t see or hear anything. I even found two trail cams in the area, so I’m not the only person who thought it showed promise.

 


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