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Bear behavior
« on: June 12, 2025, 09:39:48 PM »
Today as I was eating a snack preparing to walk back down the hill I just walked up, I caught some movement across the way and glassed up a nice looking chocolate bear. After a couple moments a smaller jet black came into view as well. It sure didn't look like a cub. Do bears hang around each other during the rut? Or did I just see a large mama and her huge baby?

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Re: Bear behavior
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2025, 09:44:15 PM »
It’s getting close to that time of year so quite possible you were seeing some rut activity.

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Re: Bear behavior
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2025, 11:51:23 PM »
My guess is that neither are as big as you think and it was a sow and yearling :twocents: Its the time of year that it could have been a boar/sow tho
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Re: Bear behavior
« Reply #3 on: Yesterday at 06:57:45 AM »
If there is a good food source there could be multiple bears in the area.
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Re: Bear behavior
« Reply #4 on: Yesterday at 07:25:21 AM »
If there is a good food source there could be multiple bears in the area.
I was just gonna say that .
They may be breeding or doing whatever.
Fall food source is needed.
I've seen bears this time of year,only to be gone to better pasture in the fall.
Almost like they have green grass breeding areas.
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Re: Bear behavior
« Reply #5 on: Yesterday at 08:46:08 AM »
My guess is that neither are as big as you think and it was a sow and yearling :twocents: Its the time of year that it could have been a boar/sow tho
That is what I've been thinking. Only got a minute or 2 of looking before they feed into the trees. 

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Re: Bear behavior
« Reply #6 on: Yesterday at 08:51:28 AM »
If there is a good food source there could be multiple bears in the area.
I was just gonna say that .
They may be breeding or doing whatever.
Fall food source is needed.
I've seen bears this time of year,only to be gone to better pasture in the fall.
Almost like they have green grass breeding areas.
Huckleberries galore! I see em in the area every year during deer and elk archery but have yet to stick one. Taking the rifle out on more walks this year.

 


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