2011 Bear Season

SwampDonkey · August 29, 2011, 10:19:55 AM

There may not be oak up where Jeff's land is and I think few beech on his land to. But there may be some hardwood stands with a significant amount of beech, although the one stand Jeff had me in was a maple stand. But anyway, bear love beech trees for the nuts to and smaller bear climb them and pull in branches to break them off and it looks like a nest in the tree when they are done eating the nuts.

Jeff · August 29, 2011, 10:31:01 AM

Yes, there is a significant Beech stand adjacent to my property, so they don't have to go far at all for that. The week of the pigroast the bears were into the areas where the raspberries were growing to the north of me. I took a ride of there on the atv and there was bear scat all over on the two track where the berries grow.

Jeff · August 31, 2011, 11:02:04 AM

Looks like this latest video, that this fellow is mostly interested in the old kibble dogfood I drizzled strawberry base on. The dogfood I got from Lou as he does not have a dog any more..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvsCsAe4f1I

doctorb · August 31, 2011, 11:47:12 AM

Jeff-

Do you think that the bear in the video is the same one in the still pic from 8/27?

Texas Ranger · August 31, 2011, 12:15:55 PM

Oh, great, Jeff is going to create, then kill, a diabetic bear. ;D

Jeff · August 31, 2011, 12:35:46 PM

Quote from: doctorb on August 31, 2011, 11:47:12 AM
Jeff-

Do you think that the bear in the video is the same one in the still pic from 8/27?

I really don't have a clue at this point. I'm thinking I could have as many as 5 different bears that have showed up, but really have no way of knowing.

doctorb · August 31, 2011, 01:45:01 PM

Do you own a paint ball gun? :D :D

Jeff · August 31, 2011, 01:59:57 PM

That has been considered on more than one occasion. :D

SwampDonkey · August 31, 2011, 03:37:40 PM

I was thinking the same thing about the paint ball gun, until I saw Doc bring it up in a post on down the thread. ;D

Jeff · September 02, 2011, 09:39:11 PM

Come on along as I go to put out some bait for the bears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh_e7t_rccU

Norm · September 03, 2011, 08:22:17 AM

Machete!

I come up there and I'm bringing my .44mag, no way this fat farm boy is going to be bear bait. :D

Texas Ranger · September 03, 2011, 10:29:05 AM

You got that right.

Jeff · September 03, 2011, 11:20:18 AM

Pete carries a 44 when he goes back in the woods. I don't have a concealed weapons permit, so in order to take a gun to my property on the quad, it has to be unloaded and locked in a place inaccessible to me while I am driving. That's any motor vehicle. That makes it a PITA to run down to my property and stay legal. We have open carry laws, but not with a vehicle.

I don't worry about the bears. I'd be worried about wolves, cougar or even coyotes before a bear. I've has instances where I had coyotes under my deer stand and yelling at them didn't deter them. that was down near home, not up here though.

If a bear comes after me and my machete, it will at least make for a good story, be it me telling it, or my survivors. ;)

SwampDonkey · September 03, 2011, 11:38:23 AM

I've never been that scared to need a gun, not yet anyway. But coming onto any carnivore or even a moose will elevate the heart rate a few steps on first sight. :D

Norm · September 03, 2011, 11:47:48 AM

That is one of the nice things about having my CC permit, I really worry more about the 2 legged varmints than anything. There's a few cougars in our area and tons of coyotes but bears and wolves would definitely keep me on my toes.

For close up protection I don't think there's anything better than your machete, I know I wouldn't sneak up behind you and say boo with it in your hand. :D

SwampDonkey · September 03, 2011, 12:01:48 PM

A moose will growl like a bear at times, and when you can't see what's growling it might be a little unpleasant. ;D

pigman · September 03, 2011, 12:53:54 PM

Quote from: Jeff on September 03, 2011, 11:20:18 AM

I don't worry about the bears. I'd be worried about wolves, cougar or even coyotes before a bear.

Now you tell me. :( Just think, I made a trip to your outhouse at 4 AM with only a flashlight. I suppose ignorance is bliss.

Jeff · September 03, 2011, 01:59:27 PM

Last nights photos indicate a bear bigger than any of the others so far. Could be why nothing showed up yesterday. The bait site was tore up different as well. I'll try and post a short video of that later.

sandhills · September 03, 2011, 02:52:50 PM

Quote from: Norm on September 03, 2011, 11:47:48 AM
That is one of the nice things about having my CC permit, I really worry more about the 2 legged varmints than anything. There's a few cougars in our area and tons of coyotes but bears and wolves would definitely keep me on my toes.

For close up protection I don't think there's anything better than your machete, I know I wouldn't sneak up behind you and say boo with it in your hand. :D

I once snuck up behind my brother in law while we were calling in coyotes, I had no idea he actually called one in and it was standing a 100 yards or so away. Long story short, it's NOT a good idea to sneak up on someone holding the game call in one hand and a high power rifle in the other, and bark like a dog ;D. He really probably should have shot me, I honestly thought he knew I was there. :

Jeff · September 03, 2011, 04:28:52 PM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mlp9aO2L0A

doctorb · September 03, 2011, 06:31:01 PM

Have you ever come upon a bear when you made the trip to replenish your "feeder"?

trapper · September 03, 2011, 09:56:42 PM

we dont have cc here in wi yet (later this fall) when I went blackberry picking last fall I carried a can of bear pepper spray as I go from place to place on an ATV.