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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: rosscrazyelk on August 28, 2011, 10:15:45 AM

Title: Need you bear experts advice ( trail camera pic added)
Post by: rosscrazyelk on August 28, 2011, 10:15:45 AM: I have never really spent the time to learn about bears to much but have always have bought a tag just incase I came across one, I recently have been doing some research but these books still have not really told me anything.
Yesterday some friends and I went out to a private piece of property that only I and one other friend have the key to. We went out there to make our duck blinds and our own rifle range. While we were out there I saw a pretty nice bear track by the lake. well while we were looking for a good place to put some blinds, there he was a huge black bear 50 yards infront me. He stood up and was taller than me , I am 6'1". He took off as he should . My question is do you think he is gone or do you think he will still be around? Are they teritorial?
Thanks
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Post by: JimmyHoffa on August 28, 2011, 12:44:02 PM: I'm not a bear expert, but I'll throw in some observations. They are territorial. They like to crap on trails and roads to mark that territory, because bears like to keep using the same trails. As long as there is food and not too much hunting pressure I'd guess it is still around.
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on August 28, 2011, 02:03:41 PM: Thats good to know, Hopefully I will have a bear here soon.. He virtually has no pressure unless he goes off this 500 acres, We were shooting there the last three weekends and he was there this weekend :) gonna give him a week to get comfortable.
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Post by: NWWA Hunter on August 28, 2011, 02:18:54 PM: I am sure he will be back. Friends of mine have kinda patterened bears. I have also read that a lot of times they have a route. Visiting spots every few days so setting up a trail cam may help to locate the times he seems to be there.
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Post by: high country on August 28, 2011, 03:41:54 PM: What is keeping him there now....food wise? If there is easy chow there and not all around, he will stick. If he punted off and will be eating well without pressure elsewhere, good luck. It does sound like you have a good bear blind now....lol.
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Post by: MtnMuley on August 28, 2011, 03:45:36 PM: Quote from: high country on August 28, 2011, 03:41:54 PM
What is keeping him there now....food wise? If there is easy chow there and not all around, he will stick. If he punted off and will be eating well without pressure elsewhere, good luck. It does sound like you have a good bear blind now....lol.

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Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 28, 2011, 04:06:08 PM: Since you said something about a duck blind. He might be using the area for water. Water and food will hold them in a area for awhile. Without any pressure, if they have those things they won't go far. Might travel a little unless there is also good cover close by.
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on August 28, 2011, 05:36:02 PM: Quote from: high country on August 28, 2011, 03:41:54 PM
What is keeping him there now....food wise? If there is easy chow there and not all around, he will stick. If he punted off and will be eating well without pressure elsewhere, good luck. It does sound like you have a good bear blind now....lol.

The area has a very large wooded area on one side of the lake and on the other there are fruit trees and a ton of blackberry bushes and rasberry bushes with a occasional huckleberry plant. It has open fields as well. in the field there are a couple well defined trails all over.. Basically picture what some of Ft. lewis looks like but noone has used the property for 10 years and it is behind gates.. There is plenty of deer activity too :tup:
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Post by: high country on August 28, 2011, 05:52:09 PM: Sounds like we should see a hero pic soon.
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Post by: huntnnw on August 28, 2011, 07:45:18 PM: all about food...if there isnt food they will move..they are not like deer..they can wander hundreds of miles
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on September 03, 2011, 07:51:39 PM: Went out to find that bear today, I had no luck.. I did a more detailed survey of the property and am super excited. I saw bear track everywhere, Tore up trees all over, and alot of poop, I put up some trail cameras so we will see what happens. Here are some pics.
The last pic is his path thru the feild, very well used
Title: Re: Need you bear experts advice
Post by: JimmyHoffa on September 03, 2011, 10:36:03 PM: Width of paw in inches plus one is roughly how many feet the bear is. So if that track is 5 inches wide, it would be about a 6 foot bear. Good luck with that bear.
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Post by: jager on September 03, 2011, 10:58:14 PM: PM sent.
Title: Re: Need you bear experts advice
Post by: rosscrazyelk on September 10, 2011, 03:51:28 PM: I went in today to look at my trail cams and also see if I can find that bear. I had two cameras put up well one of them disappeared. I looked around I found the straps, The were all chewed up. My buddy and I looked for about an hour could not find the camera. How far will a bear take one you think? Gonna go back and look again tommorrow or monday.. Thing that sucks is the camera that is gone was a nice expensive one and it was borrowed. :bash:
I did get one pic of the bear on the other camera found a new track and brought a tape measure.. 5 3/4 wide..
Title: Re: Need you bear experts advice ( trail camera pic added)
Post by: washingtonmuley on September 10, 2011, 04:00:14 PM: If his pad is 5 3/4 across then you have a solid bear.
Title: Re: Need you bear experts advice ( trail camera pic added)
Post by: Stilly bay on September 10, 2011, 11:31:41 PM: a couple of those trees look like a beaver chews rather than bear.
Title: Re: Need you bear experts advice ( trail camera pic added)
Post by: rosscrazyelk on September 11, 2011, 09:25:13 AM: Quote from: Stilly bay on September 10, 2011, 11:31:41 PM
a couple of those trees look like a beaver chews rather than bear.
we determined that too.. Like I said in my first post don't really know alot about bears. I guess I let my excitment get the best of me when I first saw those.. Live and learn
Title: Re: Need you bear experts advice ( trail camera pic added)
Post by: Ripper on September 11, 2011, 06:52:18 PM: Sounds like you have a good thing there. Good luck, I can't wait to see the pics when you score.