Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: waoutdoorsman on August 12, 2008, 08:25:16 AM
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So im heading out tomorrow for the first time this season-I finally get a day off from work woohoo!!!!!, and im sitting here looking out the window and it looks like its going to be a nice day-and it got me wondering...How does the hot weather impact bears.
Are they going to be staying in cooler areas during the hot part of the day, coming out to feed only early in the morning and later on in the evening. Or does hot weather have no effect on the bears at all especially if the berries are ripe. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but i am curious and want to expand my very limited knowledge on bears.
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evenings is where its at
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Take a headlight if you hunt the evening. After sunset, you'll need the light to gut it and get it out of there safely. The cool of the night will help protect against spoilage.
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I know we all hunt when we can, but seriously consider waiting to pull the trigger. If you shoot one and don't find it right away, most likely it will have spoiled by morning. Even if you do find it right away, you'll have a good chance of it spoiling if it is hot. Just my :twocents:
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my opinion is that it doesnt matter, they are hungry. ive seen more during the morning and before dark but have seen plenty during the heat of the day.
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I know we all hunt when we can, but seriously consider waiting to pull the trigger. If you shoot one and don't find it right away, most likely it will have spoiled by morning. Even if you do find it right away, you'll have a good chance of it spoiling if it is hot. Just my :twocents:
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can you use a blacklight to track the blood? Seems like that would make life easy, but i dont remember if that is illegal>>>
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I think on a hot day they might try to get some grub and water early before bedding down in cover for the hottest part of the day. It might depend on the moonlight on the evening before too.
Focus on shaded areas near deep timber.
Consider the packing distance to your truck and to the closest cooler before you venture out too far on a hot day. If you're worried about spoilage. Flies can be a pain in the neck too.
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I discussed this with Smokepole awhile back. What I have found in my area in the Okanagon, is that the bears are hitting their water source during the night, typically feeding through late morning, laying up or traveling to new food source during the middle of the day, and feeding all afternoon and evening again. When I first started hunting there we hunted near water tanks, ponds, and troughs because it is usually so dry. We didn't kill a thing. When we targeted their food source we started seeing a lot more bears.
