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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: coyotecrazy on August 02, 2018, 09:55:39 PM

Title: Smoke and bears
Post by: coyotecrazy on August 02, 2018, 09:55:39 PM: Just wondering what everyone thinks about hunting a berry patch that is pretty smokey. Will the smoke push bears out of it, is it worth hunting?
Title: Re: Smoke and bears
Post by: Skyvalhunter on August 03, 2018, 05:20:07 AM: hunt it
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Post by: rasbo on August 03, 2018, 05:49:43 AM: If there is berries and bears are feeding on them you'll see sign,no sign no bears
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Post by: 7mmfan on August 03, 2018, 06:16:14 AM: Bears care very little about anything once they start grubbin on a good berry patch. Smoke is a non issue.
Title: Re: Smoke and bears
Post by: n_mathews13 on August 03, 2018, 06:35:06 AM: In Idaho I always wanted to set a bait close to a old burn, that way I could use the smoke smell to mask my smell. Had one bait close to one last year that got hit good
Title: Re: Smoke and bears
Post by: dmoua on August 04, 2018, 12:33:14 PM: Smoke doesn't bother them.
Title: Re: Smoke and bears
Post by: Cougartail on August 04, 2018, 01:22:30 PM: Definitely hunt it. The bears will die anyway from COPD. :chuckle: