Spring Bear hunting in a month

04 March 2010, 02:38

So who's starting to get excited for the spring bear hunt? I'm starting to get the urge to go bear hunting. This will be the first year in about three or four that the snow levels and weather are going to allow me to get into some of my more favored areas

04 March 2010, 02:43

.366torque

OOH OOOH, me, I am!!

04 March 2010, 03:02

calgarychef1

I'll go out for a bit of spot and stalk probably. I'm not getting too serious about it, I love hunting but don't really "need" a bear.

the chef

04 March 2010, 16:10

schmaus

haha nobody really needs a bear, but its a pretty good excuse to get out and scouting around for moose and elk. I'll be hitting it pretty hard this year.

04 March 2010, 18:42

calgarychef1

There was one place we were hunting last fall for elk but the place was absolutely crawling with bear sign. I'll go back there and see what's happening, bring the rancher a batch of cookies and firm up some permission for this fall.

good luck with your adventure

10 March 2010, 01:36

schmaus

I'm heading out scouting around this sunday for a bit. I'm gonna take the quad into some new cut blocks that were made this winter. There has been a ton of wolf action in there this year so maybe i'll get a crack at a wolf.

10 March 2010, 20:19

Grizzly Adams

I don't need another bear either, according to my wife

but I still don't have a blond one and it's a good excuse to get out, in the woods.

Grizz

Indeed, no human being has yet lived under conditions which, considering the prevailing climates of the past, can be regarded as normal. John E Pfeiffer, The Emergence of Man

Those who can't skin, can hold a leg. Abraham Lincoln

Only one war at a time. Abe Again.

10 March 2010, 20:27

garretttodd

I'm headed to High Level AB in ten weeks. Leave some bears for us.

10 March 2010, 23:33

schmaus

Shouldn't be a problem, there are bears all over the place in BC.

11 March 2010, 01:52

Mario

In may I will start hunting black bear hunting in my property in New brunswick. Will be the firts time we hunt there and I hope to have good results.

11 March 2010, 19:02

Daryl S.

I wouldn't mind smacking one with a 480gr. round ball - if it was big enough. No black bear under 7' would interest me.

12 March 2010, 00:32

schmaus

7 ft would be awesome but I would def go 6-7 ft. I would like to get a nice color phase

12 March 2010, 21:16

Daryl S.

Quite a few brown phase black bears around here, the odd reddish/blonde one, but of course, blacks predominate.

13 March 2010, 02:25

londonhunter

Just booked my ticket to come over for spring bear over easter weekend in Northern Ontario

Anybody hunting near north bay area that weekend ?

13 March 2010, 07:21

Grizzly Adams

quote:
Originally posted by londonhunter:
Just booked my ticket to come over for spring bear over easter weekend in Northern Ontario

Anybody hunting near north bay area that weekend ?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought there was no Spring bear season in Ont.
Grizz

13 March 2010, 09:15

jdollar

that was my understanding too, at least as of a few years ago. the bunny huggers had succeeded in shutting it down.

13 March 2010, 09:31

londonhunter

Thats why I asked my friend in Ontario are making all the arrangements including guides and permits.
All I know is that wE are flying north by sea plane from Toronto. I shot 04 years ago and I knew there has been changes

I will get more details after the weekend though

Its a surprise since I organised a hunt for them in Europe this is to return a favour.

13 March 2010, 23:58

Grizzly Adams

Just one site I found.

http://www.blackbearheaven.com/

Wouldn't want to see you in a Canadian jail.

My Ont. BIL is coming to visit tuesday, so I can get the difinitive answer.

Grizz

03 April 2010, 23:21

calgarychef1

Well my spring adventures have been officially cancelled. Tore my achilles tendon in.....Disneyland of all places! Wifey is laughing, I can traipse all over the province and never have an issue but can't take 2 days of pounding the pavement.

I mostly mention this to help educate the rest. That ankle has been bothering me for a few months and the tendon was sore and swollen. I guess I've had tendonitis all this time and all it needed was an excuse to go kablooey. So, for those of us over a certain age we shouldn't ignore those little injuries, a bit of physio and I'd have been fine. Now it's going to be months of physio and it may never be back to normal.

take care of yourselves

The chef

04 April 2010, 01:46

Canuck

quote:
Originally posted by calgarychef1:
Well my spring adventures have been officially cancelled. Tore my achilles tendon in.....Disneyland of all places! Wifey is laughing, I can traipse all over the province and never have an issue but can't take 2 days of pounding the pavement.

I mostly mention this to help educate the rest. That ankle has been bothering me for a few months and the tendon was sore and swollen. I guess I've had tendonitis all this time and all it needed was an excuse to go kablooey. So, for those of us over a certain age we shouldn't ignore those little injuries, a bit of physio and I'd have been fine. Now it's going to be months of physio and it may never be back to normal.

take care of yourselves

The chef

Ouch!! Sorry to hear about that chef!

Well, they do say that the achilles is one of the few repairs that results in a stronger attachment after surgery.

All the best on your recovery. I know how frustrating it can be!

07 April 2010, 02:26

Daryl S.

Enjoy yourself, Chef - Disney with the kids makes for wondeful memories. When we took our girls to Disneyland, we also experienced a 7.4 earthquake at 04:58 hrs. one morning - better than most of the rides - well, not quite.
Take a trip to Sea World (San Diego) as well.

08 April 2010, 03:25

sprayandpray

quote:
Originally posted by Grizzly Adams:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought there was no Spring bear season in Ont.
Grizz

100% guaranteed no spring bear season in Ontario.

22 April 2010, 08:38

Nalgi

May 8th I hit the bush in Sask. Cant wait!!!

24 April 2010, 19:14

Northman56751

4 of us are going at the end of May up near Terrace, B.C. for some coastal black bears.

Should be a good time !!!

24 April 2010, 21:14

Watson Lake

Happening for me today.......

Going to site in my 7MM then off to chase a bear...

good luck to all...

watson Lake..

27 April 2010, 06:15

Daryl S.

Early spring, black bears all over the back roads & eating the fresh greenery in the ditches, around here.
Kind af a crap shoot with a rifle. Stalking (sneeking) up on them with a bow is a hoot.

04 May 2010, 09:16

Watson Lake

I have been out the last 4 days. Seen bears each time as close as 20 yards. but so far all in B.C.
Tomorrow I am changing location.. Nice looking bears though. Was close enough to bison tonight that we could have reached out and touched them. Yes I was chicken to do it..
Watson Lake..

12 May 2010, 04:44

garretttodd

I'm heade to High Level in a week and half. Has anyone been out in that area in the last couple of weeks?

14 May 2010, 18:58

schmaus

I've been out a lot the past couple of weeks. Seen prob about 40 bears so far. Nothing has really blown my hair back for size or color yet this year. Going back out for a quad ride today

16 May 2010, 09:10

wlbc

Just got back from a week in 7-38 looking for G Bears and a truly enormous Black Bear. No G bear boars, lots of small, medium, and large Black bears.

We took three 6+ footers, beautiful coats, prime condition. Saw elk in there for the first time, did not know they were up that way.