2024 bears

[elkboy]

Those white chest blazes really reminded me of the Asian black bear, closely related to our American black bears.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_black_bear
I've never seen a blaze quite like that on an American black bear! 

Thanks for sharing, Pathfinder, and congratulations to your son! 

[Boss .300 winmag]

On the way to the tree stand. I have seen him on camera but, haven't seen him in person.


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He’s just crapping on your parade.🤣

[dreadi]

On the way to the tree stand. I have seen him on camera but, haven't seen him in person.


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He’s just crapping on your parade.

It's really a crappy situation.


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[ajax25]

Got this guy (my first bear) a week ago today.

[ajax25]

He was a bowling ball with a pretty big head. I’m guessing at least 4 years old

[dreadi]

Ooooo very ruggable!


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[bearhunter99]

Great color on that bear!

[dreadi]

I've been striking out all month.

I came into some red huckleberries near a creek. Do bears eat these?


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[WapitiTalk1]

Yes, bears LOVE the purple berries Dana. Not thinking those are huckleberries sir, were u above 4K?  That’s kind of the line for hucks.

[Cylvertip]

Red Hucks.  I would figure bears would eat them.  I was just reading about grizzlies loving the blue variety.

[WapitiTalk1]

Red hucks?  Didn’t know that, thanks for the course correction gentlemen. I stand corrected Dana and CT.

[dreadi]

Red hucks?  Didn’t know that, thanks for the course correction gentlemen. I stand corrected Dana and CT.

https://nativeplantspnw.com/red-huckleberry-vaccinium-parvifolium/

No where near 4k but, the area those are in looks just like the images in that link.


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[Boss .300 winmag]

Red Huckleberries exist on the wet side from sea level on up. I got them in my yard at a little over 300 feet in elavation.

[dilleytech]

The wife put a good one down last week during the lightning storm. Man was it raining hard getting it out. 190# gutted est around 220 total

[dilleytech]

Then I finally got a chance yesterday on a really nice bear. This bear had a solid layer of fat and good size. 253# gutted estimated around 290# total. Perfect bear. They get a little To hard to move around when they get bigger then this.