Re: Bear baiting opener today.
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07/31/21 01:19 PM
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Good luck. With these hot temps we've been having, bear are the last thing on my mind. Lots around here though.
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: Bear baiting opener today.
[Re: bucksnbears]
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07/31/21 01:40 PM
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Good luck. With these hot temps we've been having, bear are the last thing on my mind. Lots around here though. I've seen ninety degrees opening day of bear season. F&G in their wisdom decided that's where to plug in our season. Temps drop quickly during September and makes things more tolerable. I'll post pics as things move along.
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Re: Bear baiting opener today.
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07/31/21 02:05 PM
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Actually, bear move GREAT in hot weather it's just not fun baiting/hunting in it. How's the natural foods doing there?
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: Bear baiting opener today.
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07/31/21 02:13 PM
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Actually, bear move GREAT in hot weather it's just not fun baiting/hunting in it. How's the natural foods doing there? The only thing I've seen in abundance is apples. There are wild apple trees here by the thousands and the bear will hit those hard in October. They'll will hit the oats once they ripen off toward the end of this month and corn if there is any nearby. We had hazelnuts galore last year but haven't seen much on those this season.
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Re: Bear baiting opener today.
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07/31/21 03:10 PM
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Bear opens Aug 15 here.Never understood that,hunters looking for a trophy hide that looks like crap. Sept 15 at least the new hair is starting to grow out a little and cooler weather for processing the meat.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Bear baiting opener today.
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07/31/21 03:43 PM
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Bear opens Aug 15 here.Never understood that,hunters looking for a trophy hide that looks like crap. Sept 15 at least the new hair is starting to grow out a little and cooler weather for processing the meat. That's what I was getting at with the early season and the heat. A bear hasn't begun to start priming up in those temps and you'll lose the hide and the meat if you don't get right after both. Bear slip quick in those temps.
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Re: Bear baiting opener today.
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08/01/21 03:21 PM
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Bear opens Aug 15 here.Never understood that,hunters looking for a trophy hide that looks like crap. Sept 15 at least the new hair is starting to grow out a little and cooler weather for processing the meat. Love the slick, smooth look of an early season bear pelt. Some of the best looking bears I have shot where in late August to early September.
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Re: Bear baiting opener today.
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08/02/21 12:49 AM
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I always hated a too-early opener, or hot weather during bear season. Hunters mis-handle bear often, and as a taxidermist all those years I saw some real disasters as far as meat and pelt care. Some real clusters by guys that should have known better. That last tag I pulled had me shooting the bear when it was 87 degrees. Between my All purpose Boy and myself, I was prepared for a dead bear and didn't have any problems. It was a tasty bruin whose hide tanned up well.
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Re: Bear baiting opener today.
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08/02/21 08:52 AM
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I would think baiting bear near your cabin could be counter productive to having a nice cabin. That's how it works here. Cant hardly have anything out in the country the bears don't destroy.
Of course if you already have them in the neighborhood and need to thin them out. That works.
Good luck. I had my sons wheeler parked almost under the eve of my cabin for the longest time. The wife kept insisting I bring it home before something bad happened to it. I told her it was fine. It was until the day a bear decided to rip the stuffing out of the seat. I put the stuffing back in as best I could, taped it up and kept my fingers crossed. The boy must have considered it normal wear & tear because he never said a word and the wheeler was sold without the wife ever discovering her prediction had come true. Even being that close to the cabin, it's a great bait site. The bear wander throughout the area looking for apples and oats. So far they've never bothered anything else.
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Re: Bear baiting opener today.
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08/02/21 09:06 AM
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I am glad there are hunters who want to hunt bear. To me sitting in a stand with either a gallon of deet on or swatting bugs in 80 degree heat to sort through the several bear that are hitting a bait just is not for me. Also one needs to have a plan to get a 200 plus gutted carcass out of the bush and with ice or in a frig etc. in time to keep the meat from going bad is another issue. The one thing it does is in many cases brings out groups of hunters to get the job done and work more bears and the group aspect may well be the best part of the whole deal, especially with those that use hounds. I know several bear hunters that to them it is all about the hounds and the bears are far down the list of what they enjoy.
Bryce Who uses deet? Thermals
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Re: Bear baiting opener today.
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08/02/21 10:47 AM
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Not that I know the first thing about judging bear but pics 1,2 and last give me an itchy trigger finger. The boys might score big this year it looks like
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Bear baiting opener today.
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08/02/21 11:08 AM
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Not that I know the first thing about judging bear but pics 1,2 and last give me an itchy trigger finger. The boys might score big this year it looks like You're a fine judge, Ll. Those are keepers for sure.
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Re: Bear baiting opener today.
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08/04/21 11:13 AM
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Thanks, I am sure we can count on you to post some pictures if one of those beasts gets taken!
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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