Warm weather now on coast...wonder if the bears will be wakeing up earily

[scotty30-06]

Double digits south coast....flowers in backyards ....and had to swap a bee out of truck....all the signs for an early rise for the bears

[835]

Why did you have to make me think that? i was doing fine not thinking about hunting......

[RackStar]

Good to see I'm not the only one with this sickness

[scotty30-06]

Can't help it I just get so damn excited hahahha

[ACE]

Was out looking at a spot where the odd bear shows up early ....
Some wolf sign ....
Just a great excuse to be in the bush.
Check your dogs for ticks ..... removed 1 from the Schnauzer.

[Glenny]

Crazy day. One minute tunder storm then AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAwe (Angelic sounds) the spring done went and sprang. Not fallen for it though.

[takla1]

was down in the raven along the salmon spawning creek yesterday and had fresh tracks in the mud.I looked for his den but couldn't find anything near.They have been known to be active juring warm winters here outside of there dens right thu the winter months.
wont be long and they be up cruising my yrd I imagine..will have to keep the garbage inside till delivery day from now on..i know the drill

takla

[scotty30-06]

Yea we get some mid winter wanderers in the wack and Harrison.....but Temps like this...im getting my trail cam up and see what's cruising early

[ACB]

Yea we get some mid winter wanderers in the wack and Harrison.....but Temps like this...im getting my trail cam up and see what's cruising early
Ya got one on my neighbor's compost pile's or should I call them Bear feeders, they'll be showing up. LOL

[scotty30-06]

Hahah Oh for sure....i talked to a guy up in Chilliwack Valley couple days ago and he had a bunch of pics of grizzly tracks in the snow west side of the lake...thats would b b scary/hungry bear

[scotty30-06]

Been going up there for years and have never seen one or even sign of one but every once in awhile you hear of one being up there

[markomoose]

Plus temps every day for over a week now and next week looks much the same.Got patches of lawn showing here in P.G. C'MON SPRING!

[caddisguy]

I thought the same thing last year about bears waking up early. I started looking around in March, checking our early season bear spots and hanging trailcams for deer. We started seeing a little bit of sign after the 2nd week of April, but nothing significant until the first week of May. The ticks were just brutal though.

This year I'm just going to keep hitting the local lakes for fishing until the last week of April at which point we'll check out spots for sign, halfass hunting while deciding which spot to focus on. We'll start getting serious the first weekend of May and then extra serious for the next couple weeks after that.

IMHO the warm weather in the LML last year didn't seem to make a lick of difference... there was a lot of grass, dandelions and skunk cabbage to be had, but very few bears out. After the first week of May, it was hard not to step in bear crap.

Of course if I start seeing reports of bears down everywhere at the beginning of April, I'll certainly reconsider!!! :D

[scotty30-06]

Yea always can be a bit finicky but that being said normally the dandelion and skunk cabbage brings them running

[Surrey Boy]

Can't wait to try my new meat grinder.

[Ohwildwon]

Hahah Oh for sure....i talked to a guy up in Chilliwack Valley couple days ago and he had a bunch of pics of grizzly tracks in the snow west side of the lake...thats would b b scary/hungry bear

Pics and a rough location or it didn't happen!!

[scotty30-06]

He had pics....it was just some dude I past on the fsr that runs along side of Chilliwack lake....all I can offer for info....believe me I would want to know exactly where for my own good

[scallywag]

Saw a bear January 1st this year. Young little girl right at sea level probably wait for the tide to go out. There was a few inches of snow but nothing serious

[scotty30-06]

Oh right on....where abouts was that?

[scotty30-06]

Anyone have any good bear hunting stories from region 2 area....(not looking for honey holes)....bored at work and would love to hear some

[ACB]

Anyone have any good bear hunting stories from region 2 area....(not looking for honey holes)....bored at work and would love to hear some
Ya my back yard come and get as many as you want as their going to my neighbour's compost pile's. I'v had fresh bear crap in my front yard between Xmas and new years one year and almost stepped in some in back yard at the begining of March one year. Their not true hibernators, they can get up and poke around when it warms up but don't really get going until there's lots of green stuff to eat.

[scotty30-06]

Where abouts in bc are ya ACB?

[ACB]

Where abouts in bc are ya ACB?
Sunshine Coast. Bearville

[scotty30-06]

Man I would love to hunt up in that area....just to experience the true coast black bear hunt....get away from lower mainland lol.....im truly jelouse of where your living bro