Bears in Marckworth Forest?

[wa_mo]

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!

[jackelope]

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.

[85yota]

Know of one killed last week in there. Walking skid road bear was grubbing on blackberries

[wa_mo]

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.