Black bears all of a sudden.

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My family has hunted in Ontario (82a) near a town called dundalk for almost 30 years and more specifically my cottage for 20 years. In all these years little to no sightings on either our property or in the area until this morning where myself and another hunter in our group got pictures of a single bear and then a mom with her cub( good chance it's the same bear).

Over the years the coyote population has gone up alot and I believe it's from the farmers shooting their cattle and leaving it in the bush where we hunt. This happens quite a bit I will add.

My question to you guys is what does this mean? Why have they come here all of a sudden and what pros and cons can come from this? I personally see it as a good thing because the coyotes have some competition. I'm not familiar with hunting in bear territory until today. Any help or advice would be great!
 
Any wild thing will move to wherever it has good food, habitat, isn't hunted or no competitors to move it along. Plants ("weeds"), to mice, to bears - pretty much all the same - no thinking involved - get pushed out from somewhere, or just wander in because on a "walk-about" - if life is good, they stay, reproduce ...
 
Danielbear22 said:
My family has hunted in Ontario (82a) near a town called dundalk for almost 30 years and more specifically my cottage for 20 years. In all these years little to no sightings on either our property or in the area until this morning where myself and another hunter in our group got pictures of a single bear and then a mom with her cub( good chance it's the same bear).

Over the years the coyote population has gone up alot and I believe it's from the farmers shooting their cattle and leaving it in the bush where we hunt. This happens quite a bit I will add.

My question to you guys is what does this mean? Why have they come here all of a sudden and what pros and cons can come from this? I personally see it as a good thing because the coyotes have some competition. I'm not familiar with hunting in bear territory until today. Any help or advice would be great!
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Dundalk isnt far from Orangeville... and there have been a few rare bear sightings/evidence around Orangeville/Amaranth... now considering that dundalk is a bit more rural... im not surprised...
 
We lived in an area of Central Sask. A local rural lady brought seeds from a visit to Europe - planted in her flower garden. Scentless Chamomile. The plant grows up to a square meter in size; one plant can produce a million seeds a year; chokes out crops or forage once it gets started - spread out in fields and along roads for 10's of miles. Pretty much hand pick and burn as known control - re-starts from root fragments left in the soil - would not have survived the old time grass prairie fires, but no longer have them, so life is good there, if you are a Scentless Chamomile... Same I believe for farmland moose - no wolves to speak of any more in Southern part of province; Plains Grizzly long gone - moose just did not seem to exist there 30 or 40 years ago. So, again, life is good there today, and away they go...
 
Potashminer said:
We lived in an area of Central Sask. A local rural lady brought seeds from a visit to Europe - planted in her flower garden. Scentless Chamomile. The plant grows up to a square meter in size; one plant can produce a million seeds a year; chokes out crops or forage once it gets started - spread out in fields and along roads for 10's of miles. Pretty much hand pick and burn as known control - re-starts from root fragments left in the soil - would not have survived the old time grass prairie fires, but no longer have them, so life is good there, if you are a Scentless Chamomile... Same I believe for farmland moose - no wolves to speak of any more in Southern part of province; Plains Grizzly long gone - moose just did not seem to exist there 30 or 40 years ago. So, again, life is good there today, and away they go...
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Scentless chamomile is classified as a noxious weed in Alberta. You are obligated to control it.

Grizz
 
I don't believe there Is bear hunting in my area but I suppose while out scouting and hunting I gotta be even more aware is all. From my understanding they aren't that aggressive unless provoked or you happen to stumble upon her Cubs.
 
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Black bear spotted just north of Orangeville last week. I know the land owner that got the picture. Not a big bear likely only a few years old.

I know a bee keeper in Mulmur that has killed two bears in the last 3 years (got the go ahead from ministry) and he says there another one around this year but hasnt bothered the hives yet.

I have seen a bear just north of Conn about 3 years ago. They are here and I dont think it will do any good, Deer fawns have enough problems with coyotes in the spring, Now add bears to the mix.
 
Been making their way down from the Peninsula for years now. Used to be they where only seen around Owen sound, but now it seems they’re popping up all over.
 
I'm glad you warned me about the sighting. I've been hunting in that area (North-East of Dundalk) for decades, mostly in the thick bush. Guess I'll have to take a bang-stick with me from now on. By the way, till about 7 years ago we never saw a coyote or sign at all. Now we see almost as many coyotes as deer. The deer numbers plummeted at the same time as the coyote numbers sky rocketed.
 
London police shot one in the a$$ about 6 weeks ago. Been at the vets and expected to be relocated to near someone who doesn't need more soon. I know of one a little west of there a couple years back that was in a local conservation area and took a ride to the dump in an MNR truck.
 
At the inlaws cabin last week which is about 2 hours north of Saskatoon and we had a 2/3 year old black bear walk straight between the cabins, first time ever apparently at that lake.
I'm assuming with the lack of people moving around the last few months nature is taking back some lands
 
This seems like a good place to bring up the Markham moose.

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Word is it came by to visit Tenda, pick up some supplies. Tho the actual location of the filming is closer to G4C, so who really knows...
 
I saw a young bear in the York regional forest (Clarke tract) last June 2019 in Stouffville. Called the Ministry just to advise them . They said it is not that uncommon to see bears around here from time to time..
 
Lots of bears around here, this year they are more visible because the outfitters are not putting bait out no point no hunters therefore the bears are roaming more to get enough grub.
 
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