Just wondering with the early spring and +25C temperatures the past few days, if anyone had seen any Yogi's poking their noses out of the dens yet. The snow's gone in southern Manitoba and the ice is out on the Red, I'm thinking that the bears should be starting to move around. Usually we start baiting late April and start hunting end of the 1st week of May, but this year could be an early start.
Anyone seeing bears yet?
- Thread starter Big Game
- Start date
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
Going in to check the camp this weekend, no snow here at all. No spring bear season either, so hopefully, the camp break in bear doesn't show up.
yeah their coats might be all rubbed out. i dont keep spring bear hides anyway. i find fall bear to have nice jet black fur
Pathfinder
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Northeast Ontario
Same kind of weather over here. Should not be too long now.
Yeah, the ticks will be out early too which means that the hides will be getting thin real early this year. Going to set up a couple of baits this weekend. Probably won't start feeding yet but I'll get stands up and bait sites cleaned up.
stay where you are! don't be fooled! this is an all time record setting Spring, they say on the radio, that it's not likely to ever happen again! we're enjoying it while we can, though!
Had a little bear go by the back of the house on March 13. The only reason I know he went by was because of his tracks in the snow. Funny thing was I could only see a few tracks in a row, we could not see where he came from or where he was going. We did have bare patches of snow then and now have very little snow. It could be the same little guy that hung around last summer the cottagers seem to feed by not locking or cleaning up garbage and leaving bird feeders out.
Yeah, here in s ont I have already gotten covered in ticks when going out checking trail cams etc
badgreenbird
Regular
- Location
- Dawson Creek, BC
Same over here...total snow cover yet, and maybe above freezing this weekend. Bears shouldn't be out voluntarily.
That said, I was called out to a logging operation where the machinery had disturbed a denning sow & cub. Mamma came out climbed a tree, looked around and went back in the den. She & cub stuck heads out yesterday evening...and she was seen again today. seems that she's back in there and hopefully staying put, so we just ordered the machinery to stay away from the area. When they are rousted in the dead of winter and take off, it can't end well for them...but I think there's hope in this case.
- Location
- Back in the Peace Country
bears are out south of Grande Prairie...not so much towards the mountains..
just stretching their legs as of yet,. no real activity to speak of.
just stretching their legs as of yet,. no real activity to speak of.
BC Bigbore
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- BC's Peace Country
One of my co-workers took pictures of fresh grizzly tracks meandering around in February during a warm spell on his trapline. Makes ya take a good look around when working alone in our remote winter access only areas during this mild winter. They're forecasting warm weather around here this week and it was +4C today
God I hate having to wait until August to worry about baits !!! God Damn you Ontario Liberals !!!!
Captain Chaos
Member
- Location
- Northwest Territories
Grizzly's are out in the NWT.
It was a Conservative Preem, Mike Harris, who brought in that dumb-ass ban on the spring bear hunt.
But yes, LIEberals are ass-hats.
