Post by: jtmoose on October 19, 2015, 02:22:23 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on October 19, 2015, 02:47:54 PM
Welcome to the site and to hunting. Those questions can only be answered circumstantially. The only good way to reliably answer the question of "what do bears eat?" is to find bear sign in the area and pick through it.
Depending on the area and available food/time of year, bears eat grass, berries, chokecherries, acorns, apples, pears, roots, mice, ants, termites, mushrooms, fish, garbage, elk calves, deer fawns, and even other bears.
Yep there are oak trees down along the Columbia
Post by: Shank on October 19, 2015, 03:19:56 PM
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Post by: Curly on October 19, 2015, 03:41:04 PM
Some people advise others to wear little bells on their clothes so they make noise when hiking. The bell noise allows bears to hear them coming from a distance and not be startled by a hiker accidentally sneaking up on them. This might cause a bear to charge.
You should also carry a pepper spray can just in case a bear is encountered. Spraying the pepper into the air will irritate the bear's sensitive nose and it will run away.
It is also a good idea to keep an eye out for fresh bear scat so you have an idea if bears are in the area. People should be able to recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear scat.
Black bear droppings are smaller and often contain berries, leaves, and possibly bits of fur. Grizzly bear droppings tend to contain small bells and smell of pepper.
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Post by: Hilltop123 on October 19, 2015, 03:47:00 PM
Post by: tgomez on October 19, 2015, 06:17:40 PM
Post by: jpharcher on October 19, 2015, 06:28:01 PM
Post by: bowhunterwa87 on October 19, 2015, 06:50:55 PM
Post by: runamuk on October 19, 2015, 07:05:25 PM
Post by: 2labs on October 19, 2015, 07:11:16 PM
Post by: runamuk on October 19, 2015, 07:29:13 PM
Apple fritters! :drool:
NO I get the apple fritters the bears can eat something else. :chuckle:
Post by: wadu1 on October 19, 2015, 07:36:02 PM
How true - LOL so funny :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:Apple fritters! :drool:
NO I get the apple fritters the bears can eat something else. :chuckle:
Post by: Blacktail Sniper on October 19, 2015, 07:41:14 PM
They will lick maggotts off dead critters they come across, eat the dead critters and gut piles, they will trash bee hives, and pretty much all that has been already listed if they can find it.
For some reason, they don't like bananas....
Post by: runamuk on October 19, 2015, 07:48:13 PM
They also like to rip apart rotting logs & stumps for ants, grubs, etc.
They will lick maggotts off dead critters they come across, eat the dead critters and gut piles, they will trash bee hives, and pretty much all that has been already listed if they can find it.
For some reason, they don't like bananas....
what the what :yike: so is there a study on this :dunno: because that is just weird unless they hang out with fishermen who also say bad things about bananas. Then again are there any species of bears in banana growing regions hmmmmm seems strange seeing as they will eat hot dogs and doughnuts which dont grow in the wilds. :) :o
Post by: 2labs on October 19, 2015, 07:55:06 PM
Bet money on that one.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on October 19, 2015, 07:58:00 PM
Post by: Hilltop123 on October 19, 2015, 08:05:03 PM
In my my best Cliff impersonation, " It's a little known fact : The Banana, was cast off Mt. Olympus as Zeus realized he was in direct completion, with the yellow phallic symbol. Since then bananas, have been the symbol of failure. Fishermen and hunter to this day refuse to have them on their traveling vessels, in fear of coming back home empty handed."They also like to rip apart rotting logs & stumps for ants, grubs, etc.
They will lick maggotts off dead critters they come across, eat the dead critters and gut piles, they will trash bee hives, and pretty much all that has been already listed if they can find it.
For some reason, they don't like bananas....
what the what :yike: so is there a study on this :dunno: because that is just weird unless they hang out with fishermen who also say bad things about bananas. Then again are there any species of bears in banana growing regions hmmmmm seems strange seeing as they will eat hot dogs and doughnuts which dont grow in the wilds. :) :o
Post by: Blacktail Sniper on October 19, 2015, 08:06:56 PM
I'm with run, banana bread..... Scarf
Bet money on that one.
True.
But, Banana bread is not a raw, unpeeled banana...
Post by: runamuk on October 19, 2015, 08:16:10 PM
In my my best Cliff impersonation, " It's a little known fact : The Banana, was cast off Mt. Olympus as Zeus realized he was in direct completion, with the yellow phallic symbol. Since then bananas, have been the symbol of failure. Fishermen and hunter to this day refuse to have them on their traveling vessels, in fear of coming back home empty handed."They also like to rip apart rotting logs & stumps for ants, grubs, etc.
They will lick maggotts off dead critters they come across, eat the dead critters and gut piles, they will trash bee hives, and pretty much all that has been already listed if they can find it.
For some reason, they don't like bananas....
what the what :yike: so is there a study on this :dunno: because that is just weird unless they hang out with fishermen who also say bad things about bananas. Then again are there any species of bears in banana growing regions hmmmmm seems strange seeing as they will eat hot dogs and doughnuts which dont grow in the wilds. :) :o
This tale totally believable and explains a LOT thank you for the story the elders would be pleased :)
Post by: jtmoose on October 20, 2015, 01:31:32 PM
Post by: The Gobble-stopper on October 24, 2015, 03:21:37 PM
Post by: Jellymon on October 24, 2015, 04:15:26 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nU5cMZymSr0
Post by: billythekidrock on October 24, 2015, 04:50:34 PM
Post by: KFhunter on October 24, 2015, 05:00:22 PM
Some might be savaging deer carcasses but the yotes mostly claim that.