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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: ni2828 on July 07, 2012, 10:59:55 AM

Title: Thimbleberry
Post by: ni2828 on July 07, 2012, 10:59:55 AM: Hi,

I'm completely new to the black bear scene, but I'm going to try as a starter with the fall hunt in Whatcom county. My question is...do they eat thimbleberry? Everyone has been telling me to find the plentiful blackberries down lower, but sadly, I just can't happen to find them. However, there are loads of thimbleberry and I have not read anywhere whether or not the bears will go for these. Anyone have any experience or knowledge about that?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Thimbleberry
Post by: runamuk on July 07, 2012, 11:04:47 AM: bears eat all berries, so salmon, thimble, back, blue, huckle, oregon grape, salal, those black ones on trees the name escapes me, logan, and possibly even hawthorn berries, also wild cherries....
Title: Re: Thimbleberry
Post by: uplandhunter870 on July 07, 2012, 12:14:50 PM: i would think if youre seeing bear sign in the area and those are the only berries around or the largest amount of berries in the area that would be a good place to keep an eye on
Title: Re: Thimbleberry
Post by: billythekidrock on July 07, 2012, 01:06:32 PM: Quote from: ni2828 on July 07, 2012, 10:59:55 AM
Hi,

I'm completely new to the black bear scene, but I'm going to try as a starter with the fall hunt in Whatcom county. My question is...do they eat thimbleberry? Everyone has been telling me to find the plentiful blackberries down lower, but sadly, I just can't happen to find them. However, there are loads of thimbleberry and I have not read anywhere whether or not the bears will go for these. Anyone have any experience or knowledge about that?

Thanks.

Up your way you want to hit the Blueberry fields. Also look for blackberry and huckleberry.
Title: Re: Thimbleberry
Post by: D-Rock425 on July 10, 2012, 06:16:12 PM: Bears wilm pretty much eat anything they can get in their mouths. With in reason.
Title: Re: Thimbleberry
Post by: elkbird on July 19, 2012, 06:55:15 PM: those berries in the tree are likely cascara
Title: Re: Thimbleberry
Post by: BGhunter on July 19, 2012, 10:07:47 PM: I hunt that area, and have found that most of the bear I have taken this time of year (early August)down low have been eating huckleberry's which have been ripe for the past few weeks. They are opportunistic animals but if a bear finds a good huckleberry patch, he will keep coming back time after time. Get a high vantage point on an overgrown clearcut that holds a good amount of huckleberry's and that will give you a good staring point.