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Hye everyone ,
We got our Moose leh for area 7-26 and we have never been in this area.
W e need to know where is a good camp site in this area ? If we are lucky this will be our first moose So, if you can also give us some pointers and what to take with us .
Thanks in advance .
 
well 7-26 is north babine, there is no bardge at the gullwing crossing right now its at the cross creek crossing but its a private bardge and does NOT take hunters across the lake, there may be a road or 2 from ft st james into the upper area, that I do not know, but unless you have a boat that can haul quads across babine I dont know of any other way into that area
 
Going into a Management Unit or hunting area never seen before, I recommend that you obtain an updated Foresty Map opposed to relying on any GPS device that you may be carrying. You can purchase updated maps through the Queen's Printer out of Victoria for any MU area in BC. Also, you may want to consider investing a few bucks in buying a Backroad Mapbook, published by Backroad Mapbooks in Burnaby, BC. These mapbooks show campsites and other points of interest which may help you in determining where to camp.

Happy trails & hunting!
 
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i got a great idea for you.... TAKE ME... I know the area pretty good. got a spiker there last year and a calf the year before. We usually go 4 guys and we all get our moose. Be sure to bring something heavy.... Grizzes abound we pack a 338 lapua and a 375 h&h in addition to the regular gammut.
this year, 2 of the crew are out of country stickin it to the taliban.... and the 3rd is probably not hunting again due to age/health.
I can check my maps and maybe get back to you with some landmarks to watch for. There is this clear cut... you can't miss.

there are well maintained forestry roads.. no ferries or boats required

but really.... if you have a spot on your crew for a very down to earth and safe shooter.... you can always p.m. me or maybe we can hook up during the season... what's your dates for your hunt?
cheers
thomas
 
well like I said I did NOT know much about the top end of the region and yes I have been informed there are roads up there via ft st james, if your scared of bears dont come to the north hunting , pretty simple there everywere and no were at the same time ;)
 
i'll be hunting either 7-26 in mid october or 6-9 .... haven't decided yet. Seen way more grizzlies up the back end of nadina during that time of year. In 7-26... depending on weather and what not, most of the grizzes have moved to lower elevations for final winter feeding... down where the people live hehehe.
7-26 is a nice area to hunt but the spur roads do not go far off the main. It is a game of picking a good shooting vantage point over a suspected clear cut. Get in to your spot before light and sit and wait for the day to break, other wise your option is to road hunt. You will NEED to bring a quad if you want to make life easy for yourself. Keep your eyes out for wolf as this is one area you stand to get a shot at one if that's your thing.

happy hunting
 
i have a healthy respect for any predator bigger than me... :D
I have no fear of bears but have been in a few very dicey situations involving bears, including polar, griz and black. The area he is planning to hunt is a high traffic Griz area.... pays to be prepared. Have never hunted bears but have had to take 2 down in self defense.... and it was up close and personal... not the oh, i think the bears looking at me.... better shoot it mentality of some guys.
 
give it a rest FFS, the way your talking this is becoming the BEAR WITCH PROJECT :rolleyes:

you are forgetting 1 fairly important point as you spill this crap about bear heaven , bears everywere, some of the members live in the areas your talking about and litteraly live in the bush ;) and alot of the guys up here spend 8-10 months in the bush logging and how many are attacked each year? how many hunters are attacked each year in BC? , yea there are bears up here no doubt but your chances of having 1 in your face is about as unlucky as getting smacked with lightning, and just having a bear at 50 or 100 yards dosnt count as an attack ;)
 
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bone collector, lets look at some critical differences between loggers and hunters. Loggers are generally loud running chainsaws, equipment and such, i wouldnt expect them to see alot of bear, let alone get into a conflict with one. Hunters on the other hand are quiet, sneaking through the bush, essentially asking to meet a bear. But also on that note, most hunters, especially the ones that get off the road and into the bush, know there #### when it comes to wildlife, and can, usually, but not always get themselves out of a situation pretty well, without shooting. If the non-shooting situation dosent work, hunters are usually better armed than the bear, and come out on top. As 45acpKing stated he has had to twice. There was also a guy up by grande prarie who took one on with a knife and came out on top. You don't noramally here of encounters resulting in nothing, or a bear getting shot. This is when it is good to remember that the media dosent report on everything (especially a gun used to SAVE a life). It is always smarter to be prepared for the worst. I dont know anyone with AIDS, i still wear a condom. Get my drift.

Sorry for the hijack, i know nothing of the zone you asked about.
 
look at some critical diferences? either your to young to know better or just plain out to lunch, in either case why not look up bear attacks in general, seeing your 70% more likly to be attacked while working in the bush than hunting, yea know its one of those silly numbers things were I spend oh say 23 days a month 10 months of the year in the bush Vs a average hunter of maybe 20-25 days a YEAR, but hey I guess it could be a terrible fact and adding 12 years of guiding , 3 family members owning guide outfitting territories, 24 years of hunting hell what would I know, maybe buddy will lose his deer to sasquatch this fall ? as far as loggers not seeing game, I guess not thats why we generaly tag out on opening day, didnt have a clue were them critters were that are acustom to trucks and machinery and have no fear of man 10 months out of the year ;)

oh and just cuzz you wear a condom .....dosnt mean your getting any ;)
 
oh and just cuzz you wear a condom .....dosnt mean your getting any
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Man. That's just cold :D

Anyway - it's always wise to think about bears, but your chances of actually running into one thats actually hostile are pretty damn low. Learn a little and you'll be fine - if you smell rotting meat, that's a bad thing. And watch yourself a little when you get an animal down - when they get a hunter that's most often when it is historically. With just a little bit of thinking, you shouldn't need to ever be in a situation where you have to dump a bear. It CAN happen, but it's outrageously rare. I've talked to a hell of a lot of experienced people who've hunted up that way (including my dad who was a guide up that way for years) and while lots of people have some 'it was a little tense' stories, very few have an actual 'grizzlie attacked me' story. Most know how to avoid bears, and most bears know to avoid humans.
 
You pretty much explained your numbers for me, so i wont argue. The couple hikers killed in te banff/canmore area might, but they are dead. I know the old hippie (yes i said hippie) that i worked with would argue, bears convinced even his hippie ass that a gun in the bush is a good idea (3 "encounters" did the trick) Oh, and judgin by post counts, i'd hope i get at least a bit more than you.:eek:
 
You pretty much explained your numbers for me, so i wont argue. The couple hikers killed in te banff/canmore area might, but they are dead. I know the old hippie (yes i said hippie) that i worked with would argue, bears convinced even his hippie ass that a gun in the bush is a good idea (3 "encounters" did the trick)
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A bit of a weak argument isn't it? Saying 70 percent of the attacks are forestry workers isn't the same as saying 'nobody else gets attacked'. And last i heard - 'hikers' and 'hippies' aren't the same as hunters :)

Hunters have been attacked, but it's very very rare to see while they're stalking. They're paying attention. Most forestry types are focused on something else. People who are hiking or doing something like picking mushrooms (the legal kind :) ) often aren't focused on their surroundings either. Makes 'em easy prey.

And it sounds like your hippie friend survived 3 encounters without a gun? :) Just goes to show - having a gun IS indeed a wonderful thing, but mostly it's your brain that keeps you safe from bears. Learn how to tell if bears are in the area, learn how to deal with bears a little, and that's 99 percent of the issue resolved. The gun is for the other 1 percent :D
 
Well TEGH

I live, work, hunt and guide in the area you are talking about and in the 13years I have been here, I have yet to run into a problem bear. I am in the bush about 200 days a year (I do not log) and see a lot of bears. That is not to say that there is no way you can run into a problem bear, because that would be like saying that I will never get in a car accident, you have very little control over that, it is just that 7-26 IS NOT bear heaven. If you want to see bears, go to VI or the coast during the salmon run. The central interior has bears, but not like ACPKing is stating. Just have a healty respect for them and always keep them in mind, but do not let them get to you like ACPKing has let them. 7-26 has lots of moose and has great hunting so come up and enjoy what this part of BC has to offer. And do not forget to bring your fishing rod.

And if you need some maps, info or anything else give me a shout.

Cheers
 
Sorry for the hijack, i know nothing of the zone you asked about.[/QUOTE]

Don't worry ;), Guys keep sending me the info it's all good :).
 
thank you Sitka, about time someone else who actually LIVES in the bush puts some input in, I said nothing about post count there 220notsoswift

Tegh hope you guys have a good hunt, you can also try and get ahold of anphibious he also guides up by Ft St James as well, and hes a good guy to chat with
 
i was refering to your time on computer vs time with ladies (or perhaps your case men, boner-collector) but since we are discussing bear defense, not ###ual prowess, my last statement will simply be this.

If you are going into bear country, and are worried about bear encounters, common sense would dictate that you carry something heavy enough to save your ass in a time of necessity. I am not saying every hunter that goes into the bush is going to have it happen, but it is wise to be ready for it. If you are after mulies or elk, and it is known that grizzlies frequent the area, bring a 375 or a 338. They will certainly pack the punch required to drop your chosen quarry, and will also be handy should a sow grizzly decide you have come too close to her cubs, or her kill. Or better yet, she has decided she wants your kill. As far as the ungulate you are persuing, it will be just as dead whether you hit it with a 270 or a 375, dead is dead, and you can't make somethign deader than dead. See where i am going with this. COMMON SENSE, you should look into it before calling fellow hunters paranoid for having it.
 
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