Spring Bear Season Is On: Just get out and enjoy it!

[HarryToolips]

Post your spring hunting pics here:
http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN0288_zpskezeg1bk.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN0288_zpskezeg1bk.jpg.html)

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[monasheemountainman]

Friggin green beret, are you actually hunting Charlie?

[HarryToolips]

After a hard day's hunt, throw hot rocks from the fire into the pit, pour water on it in enclosed area, and you got yourself a sauna..don't forget to bring your swim shorts...
http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN0238_zpspmrenmsf.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN0238_zpspmrenmsf.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

Friggin green beret, are you actually hunting Charlie?
lol yep.....that pic was from 5 years ago, just before I shot one..

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2970_zps95a3ec73.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2970_zps95a3ec73.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2968_zps7a522e49.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2968_zps7a522e49.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3149_zpskkxgr4os.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3149_zpskkxgr4os.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3165_zpshbr3hfg6.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3165_zpshbr3hfg6.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3364_zpsplykwjv9.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3364_zpsplykwjv9.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3367_zpsd3msjwmz.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3367_zpsd3msjwmz.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3369_zpseueop3cc.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3369_zpseueop3cc.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3372_zpsrrvvxrr5.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3372_zpsrrvvxrr5.jpg.html)

[monasheemountainman]

Good pictures

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3375_zpshntjrs2c.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3375_zpshntjrs2c.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3376_zps8xxntc0p.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3376_zps8xxntc0p.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3377_zpsy9bcsk7q.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3377_zpsy9bcsk7q.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3378_zpsgo4yv7fb.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3378_zpsgo4yv7fb.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3379_zpsehlbcrct.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3379_zpsehlbcrct.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3380_zpspc6vkinv.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3380_zpspc6vkinv.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

Good pictures
Thanks bud...lets hope some of the folks on here get motivated and shoot a few preds...

[MikeRogers]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5738&stc=1

[HarryToolips]

Nice pic there Mike, Kooteney area??

[Fella]

http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag105/Fellala/47B09900-9F51-47B8-91A3-9684330311DB_zps0o21nybj.jpg (http://s1301.photobucket.com/user/Fellala/media/47B09900-9F51-47B8-91A3-9684330311DB_zps0o21nybj.jpg.html)
http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag105/Fellala/Makapeak_zps56c1682d.jpg (http://s1301.photobucket.com/user/Fellala/media/Makapeak_zps56c1682d.jpg.html)

[downsouth204]

Great pics, thanks!

[HarryToolips]

Wicked pics there Fella....

[HarryToolips]

Out campin with family for the weekend, so no time to deal with a bear if I got one, but I got a few hour scout in, some good views, and I saw this guy from about 700 yards or so away, got the pic through the binos, looked to be decent size...

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3420_zpsordvtfo3.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3420_zpsordvtfo3.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3419_zpsszfossn8.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3419_zpsszfossn8.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3422_zpsba8bcbyv.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3422_zpsba8bcbyv.jpg.html)

[IMG]http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3417_zpshhijmauh.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3417_zpshhijmauh.jpg.html)[/IMG

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3414_zpsatwcz7cj.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3414_zpsatwcz7cj.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3412_zpsncnzegfa.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3412_zpsncnzegfa.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

There was a bog I was interested in finding, for the fall hunting season, to zero me in on it, the many sounds of the frogs were helpful...

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3425_zpsonyxe45j.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3425_zpsonyxe45j.jpg.html)

[butthead]

dam your puttin on some k there
love the photos

[metalface]

couple weeks ago :
https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/12965270_931600630294542_1981122679_n.jpg

[CodyRules]

thanks for sharing guys , definitely getting the inch ha!

[walks with deer]

That's kelowna not kootney. .

Good pics..

Hint don't look down hill when bear hunting it's hard on the back.

[tuner]

Nice pics Harry, post some of your bushcraft adventures.

[HarryToolips]

^^^^^^^Thanks, the hikes are the adventures, lots of fun....done quite a few hike in camps and building shelters etc, that's always a good learning experience as well..

[BCHunterFSJ]

Got this on my trail cam last week... Camera wrecked... expensive picture!

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y391/BCHunter_photos1/STC_0011%201024x606_zpshmzxyczg.jpg (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/BCHunter_photos1/media/STC_0011%201024x606_zpshmzxyczg.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

Woah wicked t cam pic there, and nice goat pic there metalface..

[HarryToolips]

Some more from last year:

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3447_zpsfsdueqfa.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3447_zpsfsdueqfa.jpg.html)

Porcupine.....

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3432_zpsiwgt07e1.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3432_zpsiwgt07e1.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3442_zpsu2qkylb4.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3442_zpsu2qkylb4.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3439_zpsmu72fsvk.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3439_zpsmu72fsvk.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3438_zps9hg57uqh.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3438_zps9hg57uqh.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN3435_zpsp5ix0mtd.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN3435_zpsp5ix0mtd.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

And a few from this season, sorry for the quality, my camera died, these are from my phone:

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/unnamed-11_zpsh20qyhvr.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/unnamed-11_zpsh20qyhvr.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/unnamed-14_zpszaoa3o6z.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/unnamed-14_zpszaoa3o6z.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/unnamed-12_zpsevxschkq.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/unnamed-12_zpsevxschkq.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/unnamed-8_zpszzcbivz0.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/unnamed-8_zpszzcbivz0.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/unnamed-6_zpslohwb5sz.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/unnamed-6_zpslohwb5sz.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/unnamed-4_zpsrazc2jtq.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/unnamed-4_zpsrazc2jtq.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/unnamed-2_zpsiukseyax.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/unnamed-2_zpsiukseyax.jpg.html)

[caddisguy]

Beauty pics HT! Hope to see more pics of your bear season!!

[HarryToolips]

Everybody please feel free to post.....

[HarryToolips]

Beauty pics HT! Hope to see more pics of your bear season!!
Thanks,you.too,post.yours.up.as.well.....

[caddisguy]

Thanks,you.too,post.yours.up.as.well.....

We have been terrible about pics lately. We might have a few OK ones in the camera roll. I'll check tomorrow eve and hopefully post some nice scenery. You have a good eye for capturing moments of pristine goodness. Very inspiring.

[HarryToolips]

^^^^thank you sir....hopefully lots of folks get out, enjoy, and nuke some preds....

[snipersights]

Hey harry you hunt bears with a recurve? That's beyond awesome. I still have my old recurve that I used to be pretty sharp with (target anyway). How many pounds do you shoot and do you find it kills them quickly? If you don't mind all the questions

[Rotorwash]

I wish it would stop snowing so I could start

[HarryToolips]

Hey harry you hunt bears with a recurve? That's beyond awesome. I still have my old recurve that I used to be pretty sharp with (target anyway). How many pounds do you shoot and do you find it kills them quickly? If you don't mind all the questions
Thank you...yes just started for bears, I only got it last October, hunted whitetails with it and that was a blast even though I never got one within range, but once black bears are actually out consistently, I feel confident that I will be able to sneak within range, as I have with a rifle very close several times before, in order to size em up to see if they were worth taking lol...my max personal distance with it is 25 yards, my bow is a #55 recurve...for my griz tag however, I will be hunting with my .30-06 as my balllzzz are nowhere near big enough for that lol..

[Good2bCanadian]

I wish it would stop snowing so I could start

We saw snow in region 3 on Friday.
At least 2-3 weeks behind vs average years.

[northernbc]

over a foot here in the last few days with more forecast... retarted lol.

[HarryToolips]

Out for my griz draw this last weekend, tried some of the spots a little higher in the snow, to see if they would be digging in the alder, but no tracks or anything...all bear sign was down lower..

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2816_zpsefgofwou.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2816_zpsefgofwou.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2815_zps5nhmiupy.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2815_zps5nhmiupy.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

Found about a half dozen piles of this, buut no bears out while we were, damn.....

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2817_zpsciweg975.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2817_zpsciweg975.jpg.html)

Out with a buddy and his quads, it was the first time I've ever hunted using quads...I gotta admit, it's allota fun, but not always as fun as hikin or bush-whackin...

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2825_zpswt9tcb8c.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2825_zpswt9tcb8c.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2819_zps07zqutyy.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2819_zps07zqutyy.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2822_zpsxbztemna.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2822_zpsxbztemna.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2823_zpsee64d51j.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2823_zpsee64d51j.jpg.html)

Lotsa wash-outs....
http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2824_zpstppgkw2h.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2824_zpstppgkw2h.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2826_zpsuzv7hck1.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2826_zpsuzv7hck1.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2828_zpsk4fvqnpg.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2828_zpsk4fvqnpg.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2830_zpsealfsz8e.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2830_zpsealfsz8e.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2831_zps4mw4hyd0.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2831_zps4mw4hyd0.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

The best part about spring bear season for me is still the hours of glassing the green....

[boxhitch]

Looks like you found the hot piles, not much need to travel after that
but we all do it
good share,thanks

[HarryToolips]

Hey you bet.....

[northof49]

After a hard day's hunt, throw hot rocks from the fire into the pit, pour water on it in enclosed area, and you got yourself a sauna..don't forget to bring your swim shorts...
http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN0238_zpspmrenmsf.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN0238_zpspmrenmsf.jpg.html)

Used to do that with sheet of plywood for roof and poly. Smaller the better for heating up and holding the heat. Used 4x4 piece of plywood as shield from exploding rocks. Get them hot enuf, the cold water can send shrapnel flying. Amazing how fast you can blow holes through the poly when that happens.

[HarryToolips]

^^^lol good thinkin N49.....

[HarryToolips]

I've let lots of these walk this year, just not quite big enough...

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2847_zpswd6eqvyn.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2847_zpswd6eqvyn.jpg.html)

But seeing good numbers of ungulates this season..
http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2840_zpsjkyxpuco.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2840_zpsjkyxpuco.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2837_zpse8tx16qq.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2837_zpse8tx16qq.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2929_zpsthqz3sty.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2929_zpsthqz3sty.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2912_zpsyao6chlb.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2912_zpsyao6chlb.jpg.html)

And seeing lot of bear sign, but never quite on the big ones at the right time...hunting, not killing..
http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2933_zpsue805mll.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2933_zpsue805mll.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

Finished my spring bear season in region 4...bear hunt/elk scout combo...

See the muley buck in the pic below?

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2944_zpsxbkmh48n.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2944_zpsxbkmh48n.jpg.html)

Going high for a good vantage point for the lay of the land..real high...and I found what I believe to be griz tracks?
http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2949_zpssmqt7dr1.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2949_zpssmqt7dr1.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

Judging by the claw marks I could make out, and the straight line that can be drawn between the main paw and the toes, I'm thinking griz...this guy went for a stoll then back up higher to den...older tracks..his stoll was about 3 miles..
http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2952_zpsfxmsnlmo.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2952_zpsfxmsnlmo.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2950_zpskrkogkno.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2950_zpskrkogkno.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2953_zps5kvbwqro.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2953_zps5kvbwqro.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2955_zps48evzpem.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2955_zps48evzpem.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2956_zpsnsviqlhr.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2956_zpsnsviqlhr.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2964_zps6s76q1qu.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2964_zps6s76q1qu.jpg.html)

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2967_zpszhczulql.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2967_zpszhczulql.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2969_zpsnk76rxep.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2969_zpsnk76rxep.jpg.html)

Nothing like being able to just wake up and start glassing...
http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/DSCN2970_zpslredypsg.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/DSCN2970_zpslredypsg.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

And I should add that while in this area of R4 that I had frequented in the past, I almost never before saw mule deer...this trip I saw 60 - 70 deer, probably 20 of those being muleys, and a lot of bucks, including one that is gonna be a wall hanger...so a very good sign..

[monasheemountainman]

Great pics buddy, did you get your grizz?

[HarryToolips]

Thank you, no, this wasn't a draw, I just wanted to go higher to get a better view of the lay of the land for potential elk hunting...then just hunted lower for blackies..

[HarryToolips]

But my draw for May for griz in another region I didn't have any luck on, and got limited time to hunt it..

[boxhitch]

Too bad about the griz, your earlier pics showed some promise.

[HarryToolips]

Ya my LEH was for a different region and expired, but woulda been cool to see him..from a distance..

[HarryToolips]

A few pics from this season:

http://i.imgur.com/x9CryfK.jpg (https://imgur.com/x9CryfK)

[HarryToolips]

http://i.imgur.com/dqmvMgG.jpg (https://imgur.com/dqmvMgG)

Chasing sign in the thick: traded a buddy some ammo for the big knife that I'll trust over bear spray if a black bear attacks after I arrow one..

http://i.imgur.com/FC57A3i.jpg (https://imgur.com/FC57A3i)

[HarryToolips]

http://i.imgur.com/BdUnZpH.jpg (https://imgur.com/BdUnZpH)

http://i.imgur.com/awhFCM6.jpg (https://imgur.com/awhFCM6)

[HarryToolips]

http://i.imgur.com/cEHpZXW.jpg (https://imgur.com/cEHpZXW)

While out yesterday I followed sign for awhile..
http://i.imgur.com/zMBugE9.jpg (https://imgur.com/zMBugE9)

Lots of this but not enough sightings..
http://i.imgur.com/RL1SO8t.jpg (https://imgur.com/RL1SO8t)

[HarryToolips]

Just nice to be out and glassing...

http://i.imgur.com/6f6H1pD.jpg (https://imgur.com/6f6H1pD)

[HarryToolips]

Then I finally found one out and about, shot him with my camera while assessing his size to see if he was worthwhile for the taking (and making sure there was no cubs)...then the wind changed and he/she was gone before I could finish a thorough assessment...oh well, that's hunting...

http://i.imgur.com/VUVITX8.jpg (https://imgur.com/VUVITX8)

[Jelvis]

Harry one of the best in the world for black bear photos and pix, wow, amazing pictures, thanx a schmillion.
Jelman -- keep it going Harry -- World Class Presentation --

[HarryToolips]

^^thanks Jelly......

["No Choke"Lord Walsingham]

This really is a fine thread! Great shit, Thanks.

[HarryToolips]

Hey you bet....if the weathers not too hot tomorrow who knows what tomorrow will bring for bears..

[Arctic Lake]

Great pictures Harry ! Nice shot of the wild flowers !
Arctic Lake

[HarryToolips]

^^^^thanks appreciate it......

[HarryToolips]

Black bears are out....

http://i.imgur.com/iZ5TRmW.jpg (https://imgur.com/iZ5TRmW)

http://i.imgur.com/zN6jJbF.jpg (https://imgur.com/zN6jJbF)

http://i.imgur.com/LkNfkM3.jpg (https://imgur.com/LkNfkM3)

[HarryToolips]

Out on Saturday, I did see one but it was a bit on the small side....I need to put my first notch in my old 303 but its gotta be a decent sized bear worth taking..

http://i.imgur.com/aDBbtVG.jpg (https://imgur.com/aDBbtVG)

http://i.imgur.com/FzQWqUX.jpg (https://imgur.com/FzQWqUX)

http://i.imgur.com/DpNp9Fj.jpg (https://imgur.com/DpNp9Fj)

[HarryToolips]

http://i.imgur.com/6xyYdvY.jpg (https://imgur.com/6xyYdvY)

[two-feet]

So much burnt country, how old is the burn? Looks like it is getting pretty good

[HarryToolips]

^^^^burn is only a couple years old, the prob is, too many roads cut through it...if it didn't have the roads, or they were deactivated, it would make for some really good habitat for all critters...but it had lots of green up so I thought I'd give it a whirl...bear wasn't on a road but in the thicker stands..

[joshbazz]

Beautiful area Harry, I recognize it, close to my Brother in-laws place (won't give it away). Good luck out there! That's awesome about the 303! I might give the iron sights a whirl on my '06 this spring, I just got a 2-7x35 though... Looking forward to your next updates!

[HarryToolips]

^^^^thanks, hopefully I get a decent amount of time to spring bear hunt this season....lol the family camping and fishing takes a lot of the coveted bush time..

[caddisguy]

Great pictures. I am going to have to ask you to stop. It's making me want to get off the couch... giving me all sorts of sensations and making me think of that envelope on the counter with my remaining bear tag that I promised myself was only an insurance policy.

[two-feet]

I had one in the scope tonight but it was just a bit too far, then the damn wind...

[HarryToolips]

^^^lol I had that happen last year..

[HarryToolips]

Great pictures. I am going to have to ask you to stop. It's making me want to get off the couch... giving me all sorts of sensations and making me think of that envelope on the counter with my remaining bear tag that I promised myself was only an insurance policy.
Haha that's the point....

[Wild one]

Just started a little scouting yesterday and passed on a colour phase I had to flip a coin on. Would have been my personal best for a colour phase but wish he was a little bigger

Too early for me to settle on that bear but I know someone who wants a colour phase so may need to see if I can find him again. If my wife was with me see would have tagged it and I have all ready been lectured that I am too picky for passing on that bear :roll:

[ItsGrouseTalk]

Seen these guys out today while scouting, almost looks like their turning chocolate? All had that white chest mark too, pretty cool genetics!
https://i.imgur.com/X5EpZEw.jpg

[joshbazz]

^^^^thanks, hopefully I get a decent amount of time to spring bear hunt this season....lol the family camping and fishing takes a lot of the coveted bush time..
Yup, I hear ya! Might have to try to find time to sneak away during daytime between school drop off and pickup... I’m self employed so the boss won’t mind... :)

On that note, is hunting bear between 9am and 2pm realistic? I’d miss first and last light...

[Wild one]

Yup, I hear ya! Might have to try to find time to sneak away during daytime between school drop off and pickup... I’m self employed so the boss won’t mind... :)

On that note, is hunting bear between 9am and 2pm realistic? I’d miss first and last light...

Seen 6 yesterday between 10:30 and 12:30

[caddisguy]

Yup, I hear ya! Might have to try to find time to sneak away during daytime between school drop off and pickup... I’m self employed so the boss won’t mind... :)

On that note, is hunting bear between 9am and 2pm realistic? I’d miss first and last light...

It depends on the area. In the places I look, it's fist light until around 10:30am and then 3:30pm they start to move again, only getting better until dusk.

A stone throw away down on the other side of the valley bottom, they're feeding in the afternoon. Go figure.

Weather plays a role too. When it's really hot, I look for places I would like to hang out if I was wearing a winter jacket.

I find the absolute best is when it's kind of sunny with the occasional period of light rain off and on. Rains for 30 mins, then sunny for 30 mins, then 10 mins of rain, etc. Before and after those little waves of rain seems to be awesome no matter what time of day. If it's a hot afternoon, I look around shady areas and drainages.

[joshbazz]

Seen 6 yesterday between 10:30 and 12:30
Well that sounds promising!


It depends on the area. In the places I look, it's fist light until around 10:30am and then 3:30pm they start to move again, only getting better until dusk.

A stone throw away down on the other side of the valley bottom, they're feeding in the afternoon. Go figure.

Weather plays a role too. When it's really hot, I look for places I would like to hang out if I was wearing a winter jacket.

I find the absolute best is when it's kind of sunny with the occasional period of light rain off and on. Rains for 30 mins, then sunny for 30 mins, then 10 mins of rain, etc. Before and after those little waves of rain seems to be awesome no matter what time of day. If it's a hot afternoon, I look around shady areas and drainages.
Great advice, think like the bear - I like it!

[RackStar]

Good amount of bears around PG,
6 blacks and 1 grizz yesterday on my outing.

No shooters for me though.

[Wild one]

My thoughts are similar to Caddisguy

Its really about knowing your area. Mid day shady feeding areas along rivers/creeks on hot days but when it’s cool but sunny it’s not unusual to catch them suning themselves

The rain advice he gave in my experience is a coastal thing. I find interior bears hide when it’s raining so rainy days suck unless you’re on the coast

I actually take a lot of mid day bears between 10am and 3pm has treated me well. A big part of it is I know my areas and I target smaller feeding areas. Late afternoon is still best though. Unlike Caddisguy I hate early morning for bears

It really is think like a bear he is hungry, thirsty, and debating on a short nap even. Find somewhere he can accomplish all those in peace with out traveling and odds are a bear is around

[ElectricDyck]

Sounds amazing! The famkly and I are excited to head out and kill some bears this May long!

Post up your sucess pics!

[HarryToolips]

Yup, I hear ya! Might have to try to find time to sneak away during daytime between school drop off and pickup... I’m self employed so the boss won’t mind... :)

On that note, is hunting bear between 9am and 2pm realistic? I’d miss first and last light...
I'm with Wild One, unless it's busy with human traffic in the area, that time of day is a great time to be out for black bear..

[joshbazz]

I'm with Wild One, unless it's busy with human traffic in the area, that time of day is a great time to be out for black bear..


My thoughts are similar to Caddisguy ...I actually take a lot of mid day bears between 10am and 3pm has treated me well. A big part of it is I know my areas and I target smaller feeding areas ...It really is think like a bear he is hungry, thirsty, and debating on a short nap even. Find somewhere he can accomplish all those in peace with out traveling and odds are a bear is around

Excellent, can't wait to get out there, even if just to put the work in to learn as much as I can about them... will be ready with the '06 and 180s if I'm lucky. Cheers!

[caddisguy]

My thoughts are similar to Caddisguy

Its really about knowing your area. Mid day shady feeding areas along rivers/creeks on hot days but when it’s cool but sunny it’s not unusual to catch them suning themselves

The rain advice he gave in my experience is a coastal thing. I find interior bears hide when it’s raining so rainy days suck unless you’re on the coast

I actually take a lot of mid day bears between 10am and 3pm has treated me well. A big part of it is I know my areas and I target smaller feeding areas. Late afternoon is still best though. Unlike Caddisguy I hate early morning for bears

It really is think like a bear he is hungry, thirsty, and debating on a short nap even. Find somewhere he can accomplish all those in peace with out traveling and odds are a bear is around

My experience is similar when it comes to seeing less activity when it's actually raining, but on those days where it's a little sunny and off and on rain (the kind of days you might see a brief rainbow two) I see a lot of activity between rains. I don't think I have actually ever had an opportunity on a bear with any significant amount of wet stuff falling from the sky at that precise moment. That was the case this season as well. Driving in, it was sunny / rainy off and on. You could see the evaporation. My thought was "This is perfect, but I want to get in there before the rain really starts coming down". When I pulled into our spot, it rained good for about 15-20 minutes. Darn! Might as well sit in the car and wait this out before we unpack the gear. Couple of the dark nasty clouds went by and it was all blue and sunny again. Time to go for a walk! I only had doubts for a brief moment when I walked into my spot and didn't see a bear right away... but little did I know there was, only 10 yards away down the hill (temporary blind spot) from me. I knew the conditions (for this specific pocket) were perfect. The result was my bear season only lasted 15 minutes. I could be way off (I haven't even researched to see if this is true) but I theorize the mix of light rain followed by sun (rinse and repeat) results in sugars, especially in patches of grass that were nipped prior... or maybe it's just as simple as the bears around there like their salad misted or that they simply like to wait out the rain between feedings as well, consolidating their feeding time into little windows.

I'm definitely not a fan of getting up early to hunt bears, but I do sometimes. It makes for a long day and hunting them while groggy (I go from sleep to hunt pretty much instantly) feels weird. I only do it because in that particularly area, there is some good activity. I have seen some nice bears first light, but I usually end up sleeping in a bit these days. If I can get up around 8:30AM, that still gives me a couple hours of activity where I hunt and it really doesn't take a lot of effort to find one anyway. I have it dialled in enough I don't need to spend a lot of time. Maybe if I was really picky.

For whatever reason, activity in that pocket drops off round 11AM - 3PM. Lots of activity in another pocket 1-2km away though, in an area I usually stay out of for various reasons.

My absolute favourite time to be sitting (though I rarely sit and wait these days) in a small feeding pocket is late May / Early June after a hot day when the sun has just tucked behind the mountain. Everything just comes to life... all the sounds, the smells. I can just sit there on a stump and odds are that a bear will literally walk right up to me no matter which way the wind is blowing.

The best tip I have for my area (which might apply some other similar areas) is to find an area that has 3 or more feeding pockets within 2km or so of each other and keep walking in and out of them. Even if you only have one pocket, walking in and walking out 5x in one day can be better than sitting on it all day. What I found with the bears in my area is they essential give each other space and take turns (I am sure they are not always that nice, but you get the idea) you probably have 20-30+ bears in a 5 square km radius this time of year, all hitting a few little pockets of feed. One bear feeds, another approaches, bear leaves, new bear walks in. I think sometimes if I am sitting in the feeding area, they treat me just like any other bear having their fill. I think those bears just consider me another bear. I can't count the amount of times I have walked out of places that I was sitting on, just to walk back in a few minutes later and have a bear out. That said, I do find that if I sit on a pocket long enough, the bears appetite will get the better of them even if the wind is circling everywhere, especially if I made a bunch of noise and then went quiet. I think sometimes they have trouble figuring out if you "are there" or "were there" and eventually make the gamble... either that, or the bear just thinks "what the heck man, you have been bogarting my grass all day. I'm having my turn, like it or not".

[Wild one]

No matter what it all comes down to know your area and the habits of the bears in it

Right now after doing a little scouting around my area and looking at the weather I know it’s sooo close to being good. In this case knowing my area is painful because I am impatient and want it to be good NOW :roll:

[caddisguy]

No matter what it all comes down to know your area and the habits of the bears in it

Right now after doing a little scouting around my area and looking at the weather I know it’s sooo close to being good. In this case knowing my area is painful because I am impatient and want it to be good NOW :roll:
I hope you will post up the pictures tell a little bit of a story when it all goes down, which sounds like it will be sooner than later. HBC is where the stories are at. I can't stand the bear posts / format of most of the big social media sites.

"Shot this guy today"
+ picture.

Take me along for the ride man! :)

As it stands, I am taking my brother out this weekend. He's going to meet up with me first light when he finishes his PG run (long haul trucker with no sleep) Looks like it's going to be a hot one, so we'll hunt first light until 10:30am, find a cool spot to doze off and then back at it around 3:30. I'm not shooting anything unless it's gnawing on me or it's a put down shot. Would be cool to get him his first animal, if he can handle being awake for 36 hours LOL

Maybe I'll have another story and more video I'll never get around to editing... or maybe we'll snooze all weekend. I don't even know anymore. Either way, that will be it for this year. I knew I wouldn't get much time this spring, but I'm happy and thankful for the way things went thus far.

[caddisguy]

Oooh might as well throw out a teaser. I have a "secret" bear season related project brewing back out in the bush there. I can't give any details now. It could be a total bust or it could turn out to be amazing (coolest thing I have ever orchestrated) or anything in between. I'll spill the beans on Sunday about the "big deal" or lack there of. Either what happened or what I tried to accomplish. It's keeping me up at night for sure the way the odds are stacked.

[joshbazz]

Man, this thread is pure gold to me... Good luck fellas, going to try to get out there this week or weekend in MU-8. Cheers!

[Wild one]

I hope you will post up the pictures tell a little bit of a story when it all goes down, which sounds like it will be sooner than later. HBC is where the stories are at. I can't stand the bear posts / format of most of the big social media sites.

"Shot this guy today"
+ picture.

Take me along for the ride man! :)

As it stands, I am taking my brother out this weekend. He's going to meet up with me first light when he finishes his PG run (long haul trucker with no sleep) Looks like it's going to be a hot one, so we'll hunt first light until 10:30am, find a cool spot to doze off and then back at it around 3:30. I'm not shooting anything unless it's gnawing on me or it's a put down shot. Would be cool to get him his first animal, if he can handle being awake for 36 hours LOL

Maybe I'll have another story and more video I'll never get around to editing... or maybe we'll snooze all weekend. I don't even know anymore. Either way, that will be it for this year. I knew I wouldn't get much time this spring, but I'm happy and thankful for the way things went thus far.

I don’t even know how to post pictures and often I don’t take any lol

Who know’s when I will tag a bear I am pretty picky. I have seen 16 bears so far just checking out the conditions of a few spots mid day. Some of my pockets bridges have been pulled, road washed out, or it’s burnt. I will start putting in actual effort in a few days but odds are I won’t be the shooter. Good chance I will be stuck packing out a bear soon but most likely not mine

As for pics I will think about maybe in listing a slave to post them lol

[caddisguy]

As for pics I will think about maybe in listing a slave to post them lol

As you wish sir! I am standing by awaiting my command :)

[Wild one]

As you wish sir! I am standing by awaiting my command :)

Maybe lol

probably end up eating my tag just because I even hinted at posting pics :wink:

[joshbazz]

I don’t even know how to post pictures and often I don’t take any lol...

I made a quick video that might help: http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?3409-How-to-post-pictures-in-the-forums&p=2091153#post2091153

[caddisguy]

I made a quick video that might help: http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?3409-How-to-post-pictures-in-the-forums&p=2091153#post2091153

That is an excellent contribution. I was thinking (just yesterday or the day before) that somebody should create a video of how to post pics up on here.

Thank you putting this together:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfZUbGLxHbw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfZUbGLxHbw

[HarryToolips]

Wife was away over Saturday so it was time to load up the 6 year old for a hunt and fish..
http://i.imgur.com/rp9iWbx.jpg (https://imgur.com/rp9iWbx)

http://i.imgur.com/lAYpUNV.jpg (https://imgur.com/lAYpUNV)

http://i.imgur.com/EEohhcv.jpg (https://imgur.com/EEohhcv)

[HarryToolips]

http://i.imgur.com/Uv8kSeP.jpg (https://imgur.com/Uv8kSeP)

http://i.imgur.com/5llFFW0.jpg (https://imgur.com/5llFFW0)

http://i.imgur.com/KJ9BaFR.jpg (https://imgur.com/KJ9BaFR)

[HarryToolips]

Well finally made it out again, saw another one but it gave me the slip into the timber while I was assessing to see if it had cubs..oh well, again that's hunting...but here's some pics of the hike..

Through the thick timber and creeks, to get to the grassy knolls...

http://i.imgur.com/7EUtLgT.jpg (https://imgur.com/7EUtLgT)

http://i.imgur.com/qKf1D3J.jpg (https://imgur.com/qKf1D3J)

[HarryToolips]

http://i.imgur.com/jmSjNnT.jpg (https://imgur.com/jmSjNnT)

http://i.imgur.com/Wi41cSt.jpg (https://imgur.com/Wi41cSt)

[HarryToolips]

Anyone's guess as to: elk or moose poop? Keep in mind, that the greenery they're eating right now is saturated with water, so I'm guessing the poop will be more runny this time of year..

http://i.imgur.com/f39Xuwz.jpg (https://imgur.com/f39Xuwz)

http://i.imgur.com/oVHVRHx.jpg (https://imgur.com/oVHVRHx)

[HarryToolips]

http://i.imgur.com/dS0zg5H.jpg (https://imgur.com/dS0zg5H)

http://i.imgur.com/CZFVNiX.jpg (https://imgur.com/CZFVNiX)

[joshbazz]

My gosh - that makes me want to get out there!