Black bear hunting as a noob
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Unless your bear is polyamorous pansexual genderfluid intersex dragonkin. Then xer's preferred pronoun would not simply be "bear"
Seriously though, you can pee off your stand. Don't use a bottle, that's gross. Bears will either come sniff it then ignore it, or just ignore it.
VanIsleCam
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Darn!! Read it wrong...missed that other "L" D.
I pee from my stand, use a thermacell, and have even had them come in without exercising any caution while whispering back and forth with my hunting partner (when in ground blind, not when peeing from the tree stand).
Have had them come in when they see me as well, and continue to feed after realizing im there.
Anything with sugar and bulk carbohydrates draws bears for me, plus dead leftovers of food that has gone south. Used fryer oil poured on top. Add any bakery and any baking scents/flavours.
As for gender: I am told gender is whats between your ears, not whats between your legs.
Back to reality: the females have a slight difference in the tuft of fur at their back end where the vulva is, but in my experience you can’t determine that in the dark, or when they’re moving around, or if you can’t visibly see a dong sheath. I shoot to eat the meat, so I haven’t been too diligent at harvesting a specific gender. All mine have been males, and of my 2 friends only one has harvested one female one single time. This is totally random for us, suspected due to the fact that males can be less cautious.
Have had them come in when they see me as well, and continue to feed after realizing im there.
Anything with sugar and bulk carbohydrates draws bears for me, plus dead leftovers of food that has gone south. Used fryer oil poured on top. Add any bakery and any baking scents/flavours.
As for gender: I am told gender is whats between your ears, not whats between your legs.
Back to reality: the females have a slight difference in the tuft of fur at their back end where the vulva is, but in my experience you can’t determine that in the dark, or when they’re moving around, or if you can’t visibly see a dong sheath. I shoot to eat the meat, so I haven’t been too diligent at harvesting a specific gender. All mine have been males, and of my 2 friends only one has harvested one female one single time. This is totally random for us, suspected due to the fact that males can be less cautious.
lindahazel
Regular
If you are doing a spring bear hunt, you will typically find bears grazing on greening grounds like meadows and hillsides. In the fall the best places to scout for them are in bushes where there's lots of wild fruits like rose hips and blueberry patches. They also hang around salmon spawning rivers and streams but I've heard some hunters say that the meat from a bear gorging on salmon tastes "fishy"... You should never shoot at a bear until you have watched it long enough to ensure it is not a mother bear with her cubs. The cubs will never be far from the mother. A full grown male bear is typically larger than a female bear and a male has a wider, thicker head and neck, sort of stouter looking. A female bear will have a more narrow face, thinner looking nose. Watching a bear urinate can also tip off whether its male or female. Good luck...on your bear hunt and enjoy your bounty of meat. Nothing beats a homemade bear ham...pepperoni...roast....
We can't bait bears in BC.....
If you are wondering what bears eat and how to identify them perhaps it is prudent to go hunting with someone who has taken bears in the past.
It'll do the trick, that's for sure.
As a point of reference, I took one last year at 342 yards with a .270 win pushing a 110 grain Accubond. Neck shot. Bang flop.
barry1974w
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As previously mentioned, once you find a bear, try to watch it for a while. This years cubs will be tiny when they come out of the den. With any cover at all they can be really hard to see. If you want to send me your email address I’ll shoot you a trailcam picture to illustrate my point (I haven’t figured out how to post pics again since photobucket went stupid).
Oh, and your 300 will be plenty......
Good luck
Oh, and your 300 will be plenty......
Good luck
Drive logging roads until you start seeing poo. Then start targeting those areas.
It's almost impossible to not find *any* bear to shoot in much of BC. What is more challenging is finding the king of the mountain.
Spring bear hunting is a great way to spend a late afternoon/evening. Only thing that spoils it is having to deal with a dead bear at the end of the day.
It's almost impossible to not find *any* bear to shoot in much of BC. What is more challenging is finding the king of the mountain.
Spring bear hunting is a great way to spend a late afternoon/evening. Only thing that spoils it is having to deal with a dead bear at the end of the day.
There's no such thing as too much boom. There's sometimes an issue of not enough shooter.
Bears aren't hard to kill, but they are hard to find. I much prefer to anchor them than look for them.
300wm is a perfect cal. for bears. Especially big bruins. I have dropped 2 using it. One with a 180gr accubond and the other with a 165gr prohunter bullet. Both shots under 100 yds. Both passthroughs and anchored on the spot. Double lung shots each time. First one flipped up and over dramatically, kicking his legs for about 6-7 secs then expired. Second one just face planted as he was on the run. (Took the bottom of his heart off that time also, so really a bang-third base slide)
If I knew someone to go with I would. I feel that if I observe long enough and use extreme caution I'll be ok. I'll use this info and other info online to make sure I have all the info to recognize a male bear.
