Are black bears still out and about?

[Sharpish]

Saw the biggest bear of my life Dec 10 last year in port renfrew

[WWBC]

Thanks for the feed back.
Do they respond to calls in the fall like they do in spring? I agree deer are probably easier to come by but bear tastes better in my opinion.

Aside from rose rose hips what other late fall foods do bears target?
Thanks

[warnniklz]

Port Renfrew is very different to region 5.

However I do know people that have got legit 6 foot (nose to tail) in late November. Is it the rule? No... but it can happen

[HarryToolips]

^^^exactly...generally bears on the island will be out longer than bears in the interior, but there are definitely exceptions...what I've read is at the point where their calorie intake is less that their expenditure is where they look to start denning up..

[HarryToolips]

Thanks for the feed back.
Do they respond to calls in the fall like they do in spring? I agree deer are probably easier to come by but bear tastes better in my opinion.

Aside from rose rose hips what other late fall foods do bears target?
Thanks

Aside from other animals that they can prey on, I have both read and witnessed that besides rose hips, in the fall they also covet mountain ash and black huckleberry....what I have witnessed is for interior bears...

[monasheemountainman]

Best to target deer or whatever is open and have a bear tag in case imho

[monasheemountainman]

Berries are the place to be late summer when the fall season opens up. This time of year they are just eating what they can find befor hibernation. Lots of bears in residential neighbourhoods around here right now

[Wild one]

Rose hips are the best late season feed I have found in the interior. Once they start to shrivel the bears also loose interest. Find what elevation the rose hips are in the best condition and start covering ground looking for sign around powerlines and cuts.

I can’t think of a consistent food source worth targeting outside of rose hips in late fall in your area. Bears seem to be more optimistic with the other foods or I don’t know them.

Yes calling still works but I have never found blind calling that effective. I use it more so as a tool to draw in bears spotted in the distance. Even then some just ignore you

Good luck my best advice for future is fill both tags before October if you like bear meat lol

[caddisguy]

They are still very active in Region 2

[MRP]

Bears very active still in PG

Yup, wife says there was one in the yard yesterday