Do Ranchers Ever Lose Calves to Black Bears

[JIL_24/7]

Hi guys,
Just a question out of curiosity. I saw one of the bigger black bear boars I've ever seen on a piece of Jocko Creek Ranch land. I observed him the first evening eating on a hillside. The following morning I saw him running two horses on the same land. Not sure there was malicious intent. Probably just being awnery. Two days later the cattle came into the same pasture with very young calves. I was wondering why a bear of that size wouldn't just take a calf or two.

[caddisguy]

Yes absolutely. Cows, calves, horses, everything...

[Gateholio]

Of course they do. Calves, sheep, whatever.

[Big Lew]

Yes, in some areas they are a real problem, sometimes even worse than wolves.
I gleaned private access to one of BC.s largest ranches many years ago solely on the promise
that I would shoot any black bear I saw near their calving grounds.

[Norwestalta]

They're sneaky buggers. They'll lay down in a low spot or long grass. The calves being curious will come check them out. Can be a big problem. In landowners in Alberta can shoot them without a licence. Wish they'd let us deal with the hump back bears this way.

[Frank grimes]

Bears love babies. Be it human or animal. They eat everything. I know some ranchers in bc that SSS when it comes to bears. A large mature boar can kill a surprising amount of cows once they realize how. Dumb the cows are

[LBM]

Bears love babies. Be it human or animal. They eat everything. I know some ranchers in bc that SSS when it comes to bears. A large mature boar can kill a surprising amount of cows once they realize how. Dumb the cows are

Interesting comment lots of ranchers dont like elk, deer or other ungulates either wonder if they do the same to them. Lots of ungulates have died because of some ranchers.

[Frank grimes]

Interesting comment lots of ranchers dont like elk, deer or other ungulates either wonder if they do the same to them. Lots of ungulates have died because of some ranchers.

I don’t honestly know. I’ve heard rumours of ranchers allowing fn to “harvest” elk/deer off their land, but no first hand knowledge. And that’s not a shot at fn, just what I’ve heard. Could be anyone for all I know.

[digger dogger]

I don’t honestly know. I’ve heard rumours of ranchers allowing fn to “harvest” elk/deer off their land, but no first hand knowledge. And that’s not a shot at fn, just what I’ve heard. Could be anyone for all I know.

The guy that owned the ranch on copper crk road in Kamloops,(10yrs ago-ish) used to let Indians shoot does.
Pretty sure he went back to the prairies, I dont think he fit in all that well in BC.

[338win mag]

Interesting comment lots of ranchers dont like elk, deer or other ungulates either wonder if they do the same to them. Lots of ungulates have died because of some ranchers.

This is most likely what happened to the missing Elk in the east koots, unknown numbers of Elk shot (cows) on private land.