2024 Spring Bear - General Thread
Figured I would try to get some spring bear chatter going. Here's a general thread on the subject. Still hoping to see individual threads pop up of peoples hunts and harvests.
I was poking around last weekend. Yep definitely bears out mowing the grass. Fresh hits everywhere and was seeing new hits throughout the weekend.
Didn't see any bears but honestly didn't try too much. I was being super picky about where and when I'd take a bear if the opportunity presented itself. It was too hot during the day and I didn't want to deal with dressing and packing out a bear in the dark. The area is also really grown in, so it was basically "Alright. I'm going to sit on this log from 5PM until 7PM. IF the bear comes into X area from Y direction and I get a good look at it, I might take it. If t comes from A or B direction I'm going to just yell HEY BEAR and shut it down"
We did (presumably) hear one bear in the proximity. Loud snapping, causing a few rocks to slide, but it never came into where I wanted it to be.
Normally I like to poke in and out of these feeding pockets just like the bears do versus sitting and waiting, but with all the dry maple leaves that wasn't going to happen.
I'm sitting it out this weekend because I have other things that need doing but maybe next weekend. I'd wager there are bears already dropping, especially in R2, so looking forward to reading about it. Beauty time to be out there!
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I bumped one a week ago in my area walking the dog. Not much green around there so I was a little surprised. Been travelling so no chance to get out and explore. I'm hoping to give it my first shot this coming weekend. This time of year is just so busy with work and kid's baseball.
I took a peek in the freezer and it's time to stock back up! :-)
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Only been out one day so far, saw no sign until I glassed up one at almost last light, snuck in and cut the first tag April 13th. Hoping to get back out this weekend.
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Wow that's early; region 3 I assume? My buddy was scouting in region 2 a couple days ago, no sign / no new grass.
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porthunter
Only been out one day so far, saw no sign until I glassed up one at almost last light, snuck in and cut the first tag April 13th. Hoping to get back out this weekend.
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Been out a couple times, haven’t seen a bear yet. Went to a known “bear area” in region 3 on Saturday and was surprised and frustrated at the amount of other people out and about, road hunting ect. Didn’t think it would be that busy this early but oh well! Gonna wait another week and half or so before I get out again.
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Rumour has it lots bears are out in the Tunkwa lake area.
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I was out in region 3 a week or so back. Hardly any grass, and no bears.
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rageous
Rumour has it lots bears are out in the Tunkwa lake area.
Tunkwa continues to produce, don't know if theres a better place to hunt in this province.
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vincentcui
Wow that's early; region 3 I assume? My buddy was scouting in region 2 a couple days ago, no sign / no new grass.
Yes, region 3. Killed them as early as April 2nd in there, but this year with as mild of a winter as we had, seems to be later.
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Wow nice, April 2nd is really early for Region 3. My person earliest was Apr 25 in Region 3 (also my earliest in all regions); my dad had done April 1st but it was on Vancouver Island.
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porthunter
Tunkwa continues to produce, don't know if theres a better place to hunt in this province.
Yes, region 3. Killed them as early as April 2nd in there, but this year with as mild of a winter as we had, seems to be later.