A Productive Weekend, Two Bears in Two Days!

[Jass]

First time bear hunter, want to contribute for predator control, I have been out to Boston bar 3 times so far, haven't seen a bear yet, Can someone point me out in the right direction some good areas to check out for bears.
Thank you.

[elker]

I had a large and a medium cooler, each contained ice (I use empty coke bottles / 4L milk containers to freeze water to ice) so the coolers are kept at zero degree. By the time the ice melt, I buy ice from gas station.

Good idea! I filled ziploc to get the frozen ice and it was wet everywhere when it melted. using the 4L milk jars are surely a better idea. Just bought 11 meat hooks and I am going to hang the meat under the tree/cool areas to cool the meat first during the hunt. will go out again this weekend.

[Arctic Lake]

Way to go Vince ! What are you doing with the meat ?
Arctic Lake

[jimzuk]

Nice bears

[Jass]

First time bear hunter, want to contribute for predator control, I have been out to Boston bar 3 times so far, haven't seen a bear yet, Can someone point me out in the right direction some good areas to check out for bears.
Thank you.

[ACB]

Something to keep in mind spring bear hunting if you are successful and plan on hunting some more. If you can find a creek with a bridge over it, hang the bear quarters off the bridge above the water in the shade of the bridge, the air moving in the shade of the bridge is cool. I have used this a few times, works like a charm. Well done on the bears.

[Bigdoggdon]

Great Bruins, nice job. Congratz.

[vincentcui]

First time bear hunter, want to contribute for predator control, I have been out to Boston bar 3 times so far, haven't seen a bear yet, Can someone point me out in the right direction some good areas to check out for bears.
Thank you.

My in-law used to hunt in Boston Bar since 2009. According to his words, the area got worse and worse every year, and finally in 2016 he stopped hunting bear there and moved up to Merritt for spring bear.

[vincentcui]

Way to go Vince ! What are you doing with the meat ?
Arctic Lake

I slow cook most of my bear meat, except for tenderloin, backstraps and heart / liver which are for stir-fry.

[vincentcui]

Something to keep in mind spring bear hunting if you are successful and plan on hunting some more. If you can find a creek with a bridge over it, hang the bear quarters off the bridge above the water in the shade of the bridge, the air moving in the shade of the bridge is cool. I have used this a few times, works like a charm. Well done on the bears.

Wow I never thought about that, that's a smart idea. I found bugs are less dense near creeks / rivers.