This fall was our first since taking over for fall bear and wolf hunters. It was a total success, and a lot of fun. The bears were awfully hungry this fall, as there was a terrible berry crop in our area. We had some real good bears coming in, as well as a few colored. But the colored bears were tough to keep at a bait. In for a week and then gone. Each bait had many bears, and some big big bears coming in as well. One bear even pushed a 6" diameter spruce tree right over!
Once the hunters were in, the bears were still cooperating. In the first night, a lady client shot a mid 300 lb old black bear I aka'd scar face. The next 2 hunters in ended up with a 250 black face black bear, as well as a 260 lb beauty. There was also a 400 lber that a client had a quality chance at, but was unable to close the deal.
All in all, our average size of bears for the fall was 275lbs. There was very little fat (less than 2") on all the bears, and hopefully we have a decent mild winter so we do not experience any winter kill. But one thing is sure, they will be coming to the baits hard this spring as their fat reserves will be low.
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| Lori with Scar Face |
Our success rate for this year was 93%, with every hunter having a chance at bears both spring and fall. We do still have spots available for the 2013 season, so if you are at all interested, just give us a call!
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