Post by: NOCK NOCK on September 18, 2017, 09:05:07 PM
Post by: cougforester on September 18, 2017, 09:08:41 PM
Post by: Kit Carson on September 18, 2017, 09:13:36 PM
Post by: summertime blues on September 18, 2017, 10:48:54 PM
Post by: Angry Perch on September 21, 2017, 10:32:01 AM
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 22, 2017, 02:52:51 PM
I always wondered what they were. Tracked a shot bear once and came across a small plant ( flower of some kind if I remember right)
Been wishing I had taken a pic of it ever since
We always call it fertilizer seeds
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on September 22, 2017, 02:59:47 PM
Post by: Expedition Scout on September 23, 2017, 07:03:53 AM
Post by: Pegasus on September 23, 2017, 07:55:17 AM
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 27, 2017, 08:37:57 AM
Post by: yakimanoob on September 27, 2017, 10:05:40 AM
That first pic is definitely mountain ash. Matching pic on this page: http://www.paquettescamp.com/blackbearhuntingtips.htmMountain Ash is not endemic to Washington, so if we're arguing about which red berry is in the poo, the nod goes to kinnikinnick/bearberry.
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on September 27, 2017, 10:43:50 AM
That first pic is definitely mountain ash. Matching pic on this page: http://www.paquettescamp.com/blackbearhuntingtips.htmMountain Ash is not endemic to Washington, so if we're arguing about which red berry is in the poo, the nod goes to kinnikinnick/bearberry.
Lots of mountain ash in the Cascades. Norm Trapp from up on Stevens pass provided a horse packing service and I had him pack me in 5 times to the Frosty Pass-Marys Pass area. He said that after the hucks were gone the bear would start feeding on the Mountain Ash which were plentiful in the area. ALL the drainages had mountain ash. I've seen them, saw mountain ash berries in the poo , and would glass clumps of mountain ash trees/bushes for bear. Not arguing just plain simple facts.
Post by: PlateauNDN on September 27, 2017, 10:53:51 AM
Post by: runamuk on September 27, 2017, 10:57:48 AM
Arguing over bear poo. :chuckle: this is more exciting then the dumb Bennett thread. :tup:
Bear poo and Bigfoot two top topics if you ask me.
The bears that keep leaving poo in the road have been chowing on apples and blackberries. I do not know if bears poop in the woods but they sure as heck poop all over the roads.
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 27, 2017, 11:28:16 AM
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on September 27, 2017, 12:39:16 PM
[/color][/size]That first pic is definitely mountain ash. Matching pic on this page: http://www.paquettescamp.com/blackbearhuntingtips.htmMountain Ash is not endemic to Washington, so if we're arguing about which red berry is in the poo, the nod goes to kinnikinnick/bearberry.
Lots of mountain ash in the Cascades. Norm Trapp from up on Stevens pass provided a horse packing service and I had him pack me in 5 times to the Frosty Pass-Marys Pass area. He said that after the hucks were gone the bear would start feeding on the Mountain Ash which were plentiful in the area. ALL the drainages had mountain ash. I've seen them, saw mountain ash berries in the poo , and would glass clumps of mountain ash trees/bushes for bear. Not arguing just plain simple facts.
Post by: yakimanoob on September 27, 2017, 12:56:57 PM
Lots of mountain ash in the Cascades. Norm Trapp from up on Stevens pass provided a horse packing service and I had him pack me in 5 times to the Frosty Pass-Marys Pass area. He said that after the hucks were gone the bear would start feeding on the Mountain Ash which were plentiful in the area. ALL the drainages had mountain ash. I've seen them, saw mountain ash berries in the poo , and would glass clumps of mountain ash trees/bushes for bear. Not arguing just plain simple facts.
Indeed, I stand corrected. http://science.halleyhosting.com/nature/basin/5petal/rose/mtash/casmtash.htm (http://science.halleyhosting.com/nature/basin/5petal/rose/mtash/casmtash.htm)
I was reading about mountain ash in a place that for some reason totally omitted that variety and said it was only Eastern North America and Eurasia. That's what I get for trusting what I read online, I guess...
Post by: yakimanoob on September 27, 2017, 12:58:04 PM
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on September 27, 2017, 01:54:26 PM
But I mean come on. We're TOTALLY arguing about bear poo. :chuckle:
Not arguing just trying to educate you :hello:
Now....what caused this bear to BLOW OUT the gravel where the poo impact was on the gravel road?? As seen in Holy Bear Crap thread a couple years ago. Size 10 boot.
Post by: Duckslayer89 on September 27, 2017, 02:16:39 PM
But I mean come on. We're TOTALLY arguing about bear poo. :chuckle:
Not arguing just trying to educate you :hello:
Now....what caused this bear to BLOW OUT the gravel where the poo impact was on the gravel road?? As seen in Holy Bear Crap thread a couple years ago. Size 10 boot.
Man I've been looking for that picture!!
Post by: PlateauNDN on September 27, 2017, 02:22:40 PM
Post by: runamuk on September 27, 2017, 03:59:48 PM
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on September 27, 2017, 05:09:40 PM
Probably eating cascara berries or elderberry especially causing the poo explosion
Eating wild plums..Here is the tree limb the bear broke off while feeding and then took a dump. I drove past this spot an hour earlier going to a lease and on the way back the limb was broken off and the poo was in the road. You can see the shape of the bears butt where the poo splattered all around as it squatted. Can you just imagine the sound???
Post by: Angry Perch on September 27, 2017, 05:54:44 PM
Post by: runamuk on September 27, 2017, 07:05:22 PM
Post by: Pegasus on September 27, 2017, 07:49:27 PM
That first pic is definitely mountain ash. Matching pic on this page: http://www.paquettescamp.com/blackbearhuntingtips.htmMountain Ash is not endemic to Washington, so if we're arguing about which red berry is in the poo, the nod goes to kinnikinnick/bearberry.
Wrong!. Its mountain ash fur sure. Check the pics and take a hike in the mountains of WA. Its everywhere. That is definitely not kinnikinnick/bearberry. Kinnikinnick/bearberry is never orange.
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 27, 2017, 09:01:13 PM
Post by: yakimanoob on September 28, 2017, 08:28:32 AM
Wrong!. Its mountain ash fur sure. Check the pics and take a hike in the mountains of WA. Its everywhere. That is definitely not kinnikinnick/bearberry. Kinnikinnick/bearberry is never orange.I've already recanted my sinful ways of berry-in-bear-poo identification. :bow:
Post by: yakimanoob on September 28, 2017, 08:34:39 AM
I'd probably do the same thing if I ate 25 pounds of plumbs. Well, maybe not in the road, but...If I ate 25lbs of plumbs, I'm not sure I'd have a choice of where it happened... :yike:
Post by: Timberstalker on September 28, 2017, 08:57:24 AM
Post by: jennabug on September 28, 2017, 01:40:15 PM
Probably eating cascara berries or elderberry especially causing the poo explosion
Eating wild plums..Here is the tree limb the bear broke off while feeding and then took a dump. I drove past this spot an hour earlier going to a lease and on the way back the limb was broken off and the poo was in the road. You can see the shape of the bears butt where the poo splattered all around as it squatted. Can you just imagine the sound???
:lol4: oh my, rick, you had me laughing out loud in the office on this one! :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: NOCK NOCK on September 28, 2017, 02:56:18 PM
So lets clear it all up. Although I know what berries were in this poo, I wanted to be POSITIVE, so I popped a few in my mouth for a good ol taste test, besides it kinda looked like fruit cake(see crop pic below)
Welllll it didn't taste like fruit cake..........tasted like crap. :yike:
PS: FYI, FWIW several kinds of berries were in this bears diet, 2 of which were both mentioned in this thread. :twocents: :twocents:
Post by: mossy8352 on September 28, 2017, 03:29:06 PM
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on September 28, 2017, 03:46:41 PM
Hey Rick you have shown me more bear scat on your leases then I want to admit going to call you next week!!
Yea, and I think you are in one of the pics!! the same place where the sow chased the cubs up the tree and you guys videoed it.
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 28, 2017, 05:07:28 PM
Again, didn't want to say who was wrong. My bad
Post by: Okanagan on September 28, 2017, 05:13:00 PM
Post by: mossy8352 on September 28, 2017, 05:39:04 PM
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on September 28, 2017, 05:58:23 PM
I'm sorry if it came across as if I was questioning anyone. My friends make fun of me,cause when we walk up on crap, I am always picking it apart and wanting to learn more of the food source. I've actually have meant to ask before on hear about this. And I came across a plant ( can't remember what it looked like) that had these type seeds in it.
Again, didn't want to say who was wrong. My bad
I didn't take it that way..Nice to have a place we can get together and banter and even learn sometimes. I know I have. I see LOTS of bear crap-- even in my yard.
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 28, 2017, 07:09:07 PM
Post by: yakimanoob on September 29, 2017, 09:19:03 AM
If anyone thought there was ANY upsetness or ill-will involved in the back-and-forth about which berries are in the poo, I only have this to say:
:llam:
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 29, 2017, 02:10:52 PM
What's the craziest thing you've discovered in bear poop?
Post by: pygmy1985 on September 29, 2017, 02:14:11 PM
Post by: saylean on September 29, 2017, 02:35:56 PM
Since we are talkn about it:
What's the craziest thing you've discovered in bear poop?
Fawn hoof.
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on September 30, 2017, 03:30:52 AM
Post by: Pegasus on September 30, 2017, 08:12:07 AM
Post by: pygmy1985 on September 30, 2017, 02:56:11 PM
Post by: Lucky1 on September 30, 2017, 04:05:13 PM
Post by: Stein on September 30, 2017, 04:07:10 PM
O.K Tell me what this bear was eating. I'll post a pic of the tree/bush after a few guesses.
Mountain House - probably raided a campsite.
Post by: bowhunterforever on September 30, 2017, 04:19:19 PM
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on October 01, 2017, 03:28:09 AM
Post by: Humptulips on October 01, 2017, 03:28:11 PM
I'd probably do the same thing if I ate 25 pounds of plumbs. Well, maybe not in the road, but...
I bet if you ate 25 pounds of wild plums you would do it in the road or wherever you were when it hit you. :chuckle: