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To all the experienced bear hunters and maybe wildlife experts in our group...
A zone I hunt has a number of black bears and elk. It's private land farms in the bottom and then up slope it is prime elk habitat. I've have two bears on trail camera chasing elk in their transition area.
My question is this and pertains to reducing the number of bear in this important elk zone:
Should I leave the big boar (who is chasing elk on camera) to own this area and focus on the Sow who is also in the area?
Will the big boar (who moved into this zone last Spring) force other bears out of the area?
I have a younger bear on cam chasing a calf so it looks like the young ones are being educated by their parents.
Who would you target? The boar or a sow, if she doesn't have cubs..?
Thank you.
I think you're putting too much emphasis on certain bears. Not sure how much you're able to get out, but even if you can go for a drive every day after work to see who, what's where.
I know my one bear spot has all sorts of bears running around mid May. You'll see one around basically every corner. Then later in May, it's hard to see anything, then late June they're a little more regular again but not as abundant as mid May.
If you know the area has bears, get out there and treat every bear as a unique opportunity.
As for the predator calls... well my deer call in particular. I've never seem to have luck with them in May. But when June rolls around, bears come in hot. I'm not sure if anyone else has experienced different.
I have heard that Skunk Cabbage is a favourite of theirs .
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How far away will cubs be from the sow if she has them ?
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+1 one for the predator call. I've also had good luck huffing them in, can be a great tool for bow hunting or if they're held up inside the timber and you don't have a shot...they can come in ready to scrap though so be prepared. Half the time when I mention huffs people have no idea what I'm talking about so I made this quick video explaining it.
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