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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: WA hunter14 on July 28, 2012, 02:55:52 PM

Title: what are bear eating this time of year
Post by: WA hunter14 on July 28, 2012, 02:55:52 PM: blueberry's aren't ripe yet so what are the bears up high feeding on this time of year?
Title: Re: what are bear eating this time of year
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on July 28, 2012, 04:15:11 PM: Salmon Berries - fish - grubs and whatever else they can find ....if I was hunting in August I would be looking for Salmon berry patches ...along creeks where they can get water ... :twocents:
Title: Re: what are bear eating this time of year
Post by: WA hunter14 on July 28, 2012, 04:47:57 PM: is there salmon berrys up high? like 5000+ ?
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Post by: mfswallace on July 28, 2012, 05:40:43 PM: Not donuts anymore :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: Annette on July 28, 2012, 05:47:36 PM: All the clearcuts have thoese little ground blackberries and they're getting ripe now, I'm going to be looking there!
Title: Re: what are bear eating this time of year
Post by: runamuk on July 28, 2012, 05:55:12 PM: Quote from: mfswallace on July 28, 2012, 05:40:43 PM
Not donuts anymore :chuckle: :chuckle:
:chuckle: :chuckle: probably whatever they can get in their mouth to be honest..... little blackberries, oregon grapes, bugs, grubs, roots, critters....
Title: Re: what are bear eating this time of year
Post by: CAMPMEAT on July 28, 2012, 06:15:41 PM: Quote from: WA hunter14 on July 28, 2012, 02:55:52 PM
blueberry's aren't ripe yet so what are the bears up high feeding on this time of year?

FAWNS !!!!
Title: Re: what are bear eating this time of year
Post by: Kola16 on July 29, 2012, 11:37:25 AM: Huckleberries :tup: I have found a nice big patch of them, and they were tasty :drool:
Title: Re: what are bear eating this time of year
Post by: JakeLand on July 29, 2012, 11:49:18 AM: been doing ALOT of scouting see several bears every trip Isaw two yesterday one being a blonde every bear I have seen have been high( elevation) and in the huckle berries
Title: Re: what are bear eating this time of year
Post by: summit creek on July 31, 2012, 06:35:17 PM: lots of people dont know or dont believe this black bears will kill and eat all the fawns they can catch also high clear cuts were u can watch and see good they love to tear open rotten stumps for bugs and rock slides with snow brush they flip over rocks for bugs and rodents
Title: Re: what are bear eating this time of year
Post by: Turner89 on July 31, 2012, 07:03:50 PM: Quote from: Annette on July 28, 2012, 05:47:36 PM
All the clearcuts have thoese little ground blackberries and they're getting ripe now, I'm going to be looking there!
:yeah:
Title: Re: what are bear eating this time of year
Post by: D-Rock425 on July 31, 2012, 07:16:10 PM: Quote from: Turner89 on July 31, 2012, 07:03:50 PM
Quote from: Annette on July 28, 2012, 05:47:36 PM
All the clearcuts have thoese little ground blackberries and they're getting ripe now, I'm going to be looking there!
:yeah:
BINGO
Title: Re: what are bear eating this time of year
Post by: seth30 on July 31, 2012, 07:17:47 PM: Too bad they dont eat second hand tofu, and feet inside hemp sandles :chuckle:
Title: Re: what are bear eating this time of year
Post by: Kain on July 31, 2012, 08:28:54 PM: This is what I normally see for sign right when season starts. They love the ants. Unfortunately all the sign I find is about a week old when I find it. :chuckle:

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(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi406.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp150%2FNaithankain%2FBearstump.jpg&hash=57a5c0e74ce6010eff29f413f0c3bfbaa31fc920)
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Title: Re: what are bear eating this time of year
Post by: D-Rock425 on July 31, 2012, 08:33:00 PM: that was a close one you almost laid your gun down in bear poop.
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Post by: buglebuster on July 31, 2012, 08:33:29 PM: :yeah: the area that ive scouted out this summer has all of a sudden become over run with torn up logs and stumps! thinkin of just setting up in the area and hitting fawn or bear cub in distress on the call :tup:
Title: Re: what are bear eating this time of year
Post by: Limhangerslayer on July 31, 2012, 09:37:42 PM: Don't forget acorns.