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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: boneaddict on November 02, 2015, 02:23:48 PM

Title: Still eating
Post by: boneaddict on November 02, 2015, 02:23:48 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Fbonesbucks%2Fneveralone_zpspm8oailt.jpg&hash=801f2373ff3ee4734434a07acd2b33bd66d14736)
Title: Re: Still eating
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 02, 2015, 02:26:49 PM: I wouldn't mind running across a November bear this year. They are so fluffy and tasty this late in the year :tup:
Title: Re: Still eating
Post by: boneaddict on November 02, 2015, 02:29:09 PM: This guy has put up.shop in my favorite hotspot for big Muleys. Two days in a row, not a single deer in the area. In 25 years, that has never happened in this spot. Well, both days I bumped into this guy. I'm guessing he is to blame. Convienent scapegoat anyway.
Title: Re: Still eating
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 02, 2015, 02:31:49 PM: .25-06 could bring the muleys back into the area in a roundabout way.

Great shot
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Post by: Mark251 on November 02, 2015, 03:44:00 PM: Bone, I love your posts...always great pictures :tup:
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Post by: saylean on November 02, 2015, 04:03:32 PM: Great patch on that bear. I tell you what, since he is ruining your muley shots, just let me know where he is, I will take care of it for you. :tup:

Just kiddin, great pic!
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Post by: Houndhunter on November 02, 2015, 04:36:02 PM: Add 100lbs and that's my dream bear! 9 degrees forecasted for Wed, so I doubt ill be seeing any bears till spring
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Post by: Hectocotylus on November 04, 2015, 08:02:58 PM: Is it worth going out this time of the year for bear up in the mountains? Haven't seen any bears for a while now... Gets depressing not seeing anything for a long time

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Title: Re: Still eating
Post by: saylean on November 04, 2015, 08:29:51 PM: Quote from: Hectocotylus on November 04, 2015, 08:02:58 PM
Is it worth going out this time of the year for bear up in the mountains? Haven't seen any bears for a while now... Gets depressing not seeing anything for a long time

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Great hides this time of year...im going up as soon as I can. :tup:
Title: Re: Still eating
Post by: Hectocotylus on November 04, 2015, 08:36:18 PM: Quote from: saylean on November 04, 2015, 08:29:51 PM
Quote from: Hectocotylus on November 04, 2015, 08:02:58 PM
Is it worth going out this time of the year for bear up in the mountains? Haven't seen any bears for a while now... Gets depressing not seeing anything for a long time

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Great hides this time of year...im going up as soon as I can. :tup:
I just don't know where to focus my attention. The scat I have found lately is all grass but grass is kind of everywhere. Maybe I'll have to just try call again.

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Title: Re: Still eating
Post by: Old Man8383 on November 13, 2015, 01:24:24 PM: Not sure where you're hunting but bears will feed on what's available. If you're only seeing grass then check out the south facing open slopes where the grass started growing after the first fall rains. Preferred locations for most grazers. Another favorite location down low are the grassy edges along closed roads going through jack fir stands. If you're in Western Wash likely to be a lot of goo in the feces and that's most likely mushrooms. Elk, deer and bears are mushroom hogs in the fall. Highly digestible and don't show up well in the feces. Some years I've had bears (some very large) totally clean out the Chanterelle and Matsutake patches in the old growth I hunt during late buck.
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Post by: pianoman9701 on November 13, 2015, 01:26:02 PM: I love the V-neck on this bear. Very fashionable. Hipster bear? :chuckle: Cool pick, Bone.
Title: Re: Still eating
Post by: boneaddict on November 13, 2015, 03:03:51 PM: Thanks P man.

This guy and his friends are hammering snow berries and Rosehips. Few mountain ash in the area. I think the bloom must have frosted.