2018 Bear Pic and Harvest Thread
 

All this talk about baiting has really got me missing the action. I'm not baiting this year as family life is too hectic. I would love to see some pictures of the Bears you guys have coming in and or killed. There hasn't been much posted on this so I figured I would start this thread.

Good luck, be safe and happy hunting! The moose calves will thank you!

Still a couple feet of snow up in the hills here south of Grande cache

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Set my bait yesterday and spotted one cinnamon bear running across a field not far. No snow where I was at and mosquitos were out in full force

Good to hear!!

checked baits this evening and was happy to see the results.

Seen a massive boar tonight at work. And had a sow and 3 cubs walk along a lease while we were working pretty good day for bears

Set 2 baits today, no mosquitos but there will be...lots of water.

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Passed this Boar on my way home last night, about 20 minutes south of Athabasca. Sat and watched him for a few minutes, until the wife got antsy.

Tracks
 

Set up my bait Saturday, nothing there over night.
There was tracks just down the road though.

Nice pictures
 

Nice pictures... Congrats

5 baits out in central Sask. Only 1 hit as of last night. 3 small bears...one with a totally bald face. No hair until his forehead and ears. Wierd looking thing! Had bears on camera april 9th last year.

Throw up a pic of that thing, never seen such a bear! We had one sow that was a regular for several years that had a big bald patch on her side. She came in as a cub and had it right from year one. Had to have been at least 16-18” almost perfectly bald circle. I wish I still had pics, but I delete them off the comp after a year or 2 unless it’s a target bear.

We put up one new bait because we couldn’t get into the regulars, it’s getting hit and we’re going to keep it going with another member here and his kids. Finally made it into the regular spots on Tuesday so will See what the weekend brings when we go for a check.

Mite cause of this condition
 

Kenmore....This condition is almost certainly caused by a mite. Genus is Ursicoptes. Has broad distribution in black bears. I have seen this condition in BC and AB

That’s crazy, never seen that before to the best as I can remember. Is it a permanent thing?

We killed one like that in Northern Alberta his whole face look the same as that and it was just dazed I think it just came out of the den

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Looks like Mange like a coyote eh!

Big time! I googled the parasite that ticdoc mentioned, and it basically mange in bears. Some of the pics of those things are pretty gross, just like a really mangy yote but bears.....prior to learning about this today, if i had ever came around a corner face to face with one like those id be sending some serious lead and telling everyone that chupacabras do exist

Seen a real corker this evening,in fact,can't even swear 100% that it wasn't a grizzly from 1500yds with 10x binos?On the other hand,back in October in the exact same field within 200yards where this one was I watched a real hog of a blackie that was 500lbs if he was an ounce while I was elk hunting,so it could very well been him,but from this distance tonite he looked quite grizzly like?Im thinkin it was probly that big black all emaciated from winter and appeared to be long legged with big shoulders,long neck and a big punkin?
Either way,I had neither the ambition to put a stalk on him nor the time to deal with it if I got him,starting my 21/7 hitch in the mornin. 😖
Maybe I can catch up to him end of the month?

JEEEEzus!!!......If I seen that in the woods,Chupacabra be darned,I think I'd be shopping online for wolfbane and running home to load up some silver bullets right after I changed my shorts!!😮😮😱

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First bear of the season hit the bait may 04 5:54am.

Some bald faced bears get it from frost bite in the den. I believe they call them monkey faced bears.

Just had a bear hit the bait. Looked young.

Couple young ones from today.

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Nice Bassett . Way to go man. Hopefully them big boars will start rolling in soon

Be very careful handling those bears with the bald faces, or worse balding all over. Personally I would put them out of their misery but I wouldn't touch one, same as I won't touch mangy yotes. The mites that cause mange on bears and yotes don't live long on people long but the mange itself can be very contagious at certain stages. It will; show up as itchy scabs that usually go away after 10-14 days and do not recur.

Got one
 

I took my boss and his youngest son into my bait yesterday.

The two of them only sat an hour and their first bear came in. The bear spooked soon after being in the bait, it seemed alarmed by something in the ravine which the bait sits above(stand is farther from the ravine)

On the bears first trip in they were mulling over whether to take it or not when it spooked. A couple hours later the same bear dashed in and dashed out, again preoccupied with the ravine. On the bears third trip into the bait, the young lad laid into the young boar with his .270Win, and put a 150gr Corelockt, into the near side shoulder dropping the bear on the spot. First sit, first bear, and happy as can be.

Sorry about the black out of the lads face but he can’t be found at this moment to ask his permission to post his pic.

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Congrats pal!

Seen two separate Cubs, second and third yr. One by himself and other with a sow suntanning in the polar tree tops on the banks of the Athabasca Sunday. Kilometres apart. Don’t see that every
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my group put out 4 baits 2 weeks ago. one of the guys checked cameras yesterday and said all 4 have been smashed. barrels are empty. at least 4 different bears on camera. havnt even put out the beavers yet. that was sweet feed and a bit of bacon grease.

should be a good season for us

My weekend ended with 4 bears coming into the bait but all got the pass. A curious muledeer ventured around us as well which I thought was strange. Hopefully try to get back a few more times.