Post by: Jpmiller on May 25, 2019, 07:09:51 AM
Post by: Alan K on May 25, 2019, 07:30:11 AM
Any boar will kill cubs if given the chance because it will send the sow back into heat.
Once the fawns/calves drop we'll start hearing of more and more bears taken on the westside sping hunts. The bears will start combing clearcuts in search, making them more visible than usual over here. Watched one push a group of about 12 cows out of their beds in a swampy flat two days ago. I'm sure it was hoping to find some fresh meat.
Post by: skagitsteel on May 25, 2019, 08:13:44 AM
They all take a huge number of fawns/calves. I'd target a sow if you're truly after reducing predation. Take care of a current fawn/calf killer plus the future ones she might rear. :twocents:
Any boar will kill cubs if given the chance because it will send the sow back into heat.
Once the fawns/calves drop we'll start hearing of more and more bears taken on the westside sping hunts. The bears will start combing clearcuts in search, making them more visible than usual over here. Watched one push a group of about 12 cows out of their beds in a swampy flat two days ago. I'm sure it was hoping to find some fresh meat.
Agreed target a sow in areas where near density is too high
Post by: j_h_nimrod on May 25, 2019, 08:51:33 AM
They all take a huge number of fawns/calves. I'd target a sow if you're truly after reducing predation. Take care of a current fawn/calf killer plus the future ones she might rear. :twocents:
Any boar will kill cubs if given the chance because it will send the sow back into heat.
Once the fawns/calves drop we'll start hearing of more and more bears taken on the westside sping hunts. The bears will start combing clearcuts in search, making them more visible than usual over here. Watched one push a group of about 12 cows out of their beds in a swampy flat two days ago. I'm sure it was hoping to find some fresh meat.
Agreed target a sow in areas where near density is too high
:yeah: they eat well too
Post by: jasnt on May 25, 2019, 09:01:33 AM
Post by: jrebel on May 25, 2019, 09:40:23 AM
Post by: Jpmiller on May 25, 2019, 02:15:15 PM
I’m just happy to harvest a bear lol
This is really the spot I'm in too but since I didn't draw a spring tag I have months to ponder my bear season lol
Post by: follow maggie on May 28, 2019, 11:40:35 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on May 29, 2019, 05:19:14 AM
I can tell you right now that there are way to many bears in Washington. Since 5/5 of this year, I have had 10 different bears on my camera. I have also considered the best way to manage them. Kill the boar??....Kill the sow??....etc. We have three Sows that are still toating around last years cubs. The cubs are probably 90-120 lbs at this point. Two of the Sows are 300+lbs. One of the boars is likely going to be a 350-400 lb bear in the fall. I want to thin the heard but also want to maintain a nice huntable population for years to come. Oh the decisions....
Those are two of the biggest sows I’ve heard of. Good luck this year.