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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: GBoyd on April 24, 2016, 08:41:09 PM

Title: bears in swamps questions
Post by: GBoyd on April 24, 2016, 08:41:09 PM: Hey guys,

I was hunting this weekend and checked out a large swamp. There's great forage inside and I found some bear scat in the timber outside. I know that HuntWA loves pic of bear *censored*, so I attached one.

I was wondering though:
Does anybody have pictures of skunk cabbage that bears are feeding on? I saw some that was torn up, but I wasn't sure if it was bears.
Do bears ever feed in standing water? Most of this area was grass in 1-4 inches of water. Will the animals just be feeding on the dry areas?

Thanks
Title: Re: bears in swamps questions
Post by: kodiak 907 on April 24, 2016, 09:12:48 PM: Bears love skunk cabbage. Nice poo pic
Title: Re: bears in swamps questions
Post by: MountainWalk on April 24, 2016, 09:28:59 PM: I kill most of my bears in soggy wet stuff.
Title: Re: bears in swamps questions
Post by: pd on April 24, 2016, 09:31:14 PM: Quote from: kodiak 907 on April 24, 2016, 09:12:48 PM
Bears love skunk cabbage. Nice poo pic

+1 on the bear scat photograph. Very high quality poop.
Title: Re: bears in swamps questions
Post by: heronblu on April 24, 2016, 10:51:46 PM: skunk cabbage is a primary food source for bears this time of year. They prefer the white parts lower on the stalk and often you'll find it pulled out with leaves intact. They will also feed in standing water regularly. Bears tolerate seriously crappy terrain to get food.