Originally Posted by Sitka deer
Originally Posted by waterrat
This type of weather doesn't do the brown bears any favors either. We lost some bears the last few years,, old and weak probably die in the den when they flood with 0 snow cover.


Is it big enough a loss to really notice when hunting?


Our hunters got their bears this fall but in day to day life here and on the Copper we noticed a few less than normal. Lots of itty bitty guys in spring and a lot less by fall!

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I tend to use more than enough gun