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Re: Collared Bear
« Reply #30 on: July 01, 2009, 09:52:53 PM »
Good info.  Years back I helped out when they trapped a bear, we put a colar on it at that time and relocated it.  Might have just been the crew at the Region 5 office doing a study as well.
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« Reply #31 on: July 06, 2009, 05:49:11 PM »
I got a call today from the bear bio in charge of the CF study. He was very nice and he spent quite a bit of time on the phone with me. Some of the things he mentioned.

He told me that they caught that bear on June 10th a “mile or two” from where we saw it and that it was about 135 lbs. (the other bio said 122lbs).

He confirmed that there are about 11 bears in the CF with collars and that they captured 6 bears in a 20-day period this June. They have collared 25-30 bears in the last few years. The largest was 365 lbs a couple years ago and it just lost its collar earlier this year.

Hunting is affecting the age class and the majority are young bears. He wants to cut back on hunting and to “get back to what it was”.

The average home range is 28 sq kilometers for sows and 45-50 kilometers for boars. The bears do not seem to cross the highways on three sides, yet they seem to filter in from the NW. This apparently goes along with a study done south of the CF in that the bears down there did not cross to the North.

The only thing I didn’t understand or really agree with was that he figured there were only 40 bears in the CF. I asked if he meant carrying capacity for 40 or an actual count of 40 and he said “40 bears”.  I guess I am pretty lucky to see a couple a year up there if there are only 40. Who knows? With the average home range being what it is, maybe I am seeing sign from single bears when I thought it might be multiple?

When asked about timber damage he said that they are learning that the feeding programs may not be the way to go. Feeding the bears keeps them healthy, healthy bears have more young, more bears damage more trees. They think that more hunting opportunities may be a better solution.

When asked if there was anything that hunters could do to help out he stated, “Get the word out” that they are doing a study. He also said to let everyone know that it is legal to shoot a collared bear or tagged bears and that he “doesn’t lose sleep” about people shooting them. He knows that is part of the deal. He also said that they do lose their tags or collars and that hunters should check inside the upper lip for tattoos. They used to only tattoo above the right canine, but now it can be on either side of the upper lip.




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Re: Collared Bear - Updated - 7-6-09
« Reply #32 on: July 06, 2009, 05:52:53 PM »
good info billy....thanks for passing it along.

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Re: Collared Bear - Updated - 7-6-09
« Reply #33 on: July 06, 2009, 06:11:33 PM »
Very cool.  Glad you looked into it and thanks for sharing.

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Re: Collared Bear - Updated - 7-6-09
« Reply #34 on: July 06, 2009, 07:36:54 PM »
Thats some cool info. Thanks for sharing

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Re: Collared Bear - Updated - 7-6-09
« Reply #35 on: July 06, 2009, 08:06:51 PM »
interesting stuff! thanks billy. pretty sure there are a lot more then 40 bears though

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Re: Collared Bear - Updated - 7-6-09
« Reply #36 on: July 06, 2009, 08:31:49 PM »
Great info.  Like I said, I have four different bears on camera and a sow with three cubs (last year).  IF there are only 40 bears, then I've got 8 on my four trailcams.  I've spoken with this same guy (last year).  I didn't know they were collaring more this summer.  They did 10 last summer and I was hoping to help out with that effort.  I didn't have time.
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Re: Collared Bear - Updated - 7-6-09
« Reply #37 on: July 07, 2009, 06:10:57 AM »
Great info.  Like I said, I have four different bears on camera and a sow with three cubs (last year).  IF there are only 40 bears, then I've got 8 on my four trailcams.  I've spoken with this same guy (last year).  I didn't know they were collaring more this summer.  They did 10 last summer and I was hoping to help out with that effort.  I didn't have time.

That is kinda what I told him. I mentioned "a couple guys with pics" (you and another site member) along with the couple I got on tcam. That is about a dozen on camera or  :dunno: 25% :dunno: of the total population.




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Re: Collared Bear - Updated - 7-6-09
« Reply #38 on: July 07, 2009, 09:43:54 AM »
What was his response to that?

 


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