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Re: Bears eating. ol_mike #18306404 04/03/23 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 5,493 Delta Junction, Alaska VernAK Campfire Tracker VernAK Campfire Tracker Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 5,493 Delta Junction, Alaska Half of Alaska's new born moose and caribou calves don't make 30 days. Recent studies in Alaska where a Go-Pro was mounted on a grizzly indicates that an adult bear will kill 35-45 calves in a month.

Re: Bears eating. VernAK #18306886 04/03/23 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,635 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,635 Anchorage, AK USA Originally Posted by VernAK Half of Alaska's new born moose and caribou calves don't make 30 days. Recent studies in Alaska where a Go-Pro was mounted on a grizzly indicates that an adult bear will kill 35-45 calves in a month. That bears repeating! Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Bears eating. ol_mike #18312635 04/05/23 Joined: May 2017 Posts: 4,917 Sweet Home W WAM Campfire Tracker WAM Campfire Tracker W Joined: May 2017 Posts: 4,917 Sweet Home Predators need to be culled where game numbers are declining or below habitat capacity. Too many bears and cats plus declining habitat equals disaster for deer, elk, and small critters. Life Member NRA, RMEF, American Legion, MAGA. Not necessarily in that order.

Re: Bears eating. ol_mike #18312796 04/05/23 Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 4,413 Likes: 1 Corpus Christi,Texas baldhunter Campfire Tracker baldhunter Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 4,413 Likes: 1 Corpus Christi,Texas ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............

Re: Bears eating. ol_mike #18318503 04/06/23 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 24,437 Likes: 10 Arkansas O ol_mike OP Campfire Ranger OP ol_mike Campfire Ranger O Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 24,437 Likes: 10 Arkansas baldhunter, Thanks for that, the man spoke nothing but the truth. I'm a member of F4WM.org , anybody who cares about the game populations should join. https://f4wm.org/ PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!! Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.

Re: Bears eating. VernAK #18318907 04/07/23 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,098 Likes: 6 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,098 Likes: 6 Colorado Originally Posted by VernAK Half of Alaska's new born moose and caribou calves don't make 30 days. Recent studies in Alaska where a Go-Pro was mounted on a grizzly indicates that an adult bear will kill 35-45 calves in a month. I'd like to meet the guy who strapped the go pro on the bear. A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: Bears eating. smokepole #18318968 04/07/23 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,570 Likes: 17 Metairie, LA PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,570 Likes: 17 Metairie, LA Originally Posted by smokepole Originally Posted by VernAK Half of Alaska's new born moose and caribou calves don't make 30 days. Recent studies in Alaska where a Go-Pro was mounted on a grizzly indicates that an adult bear will kill 35-45 calves in a month. I'd like to meet the guy who strapped the go pro on the bear. I always wondered why Putin was riding that bear.

Re: Bears eating. PaulBarnard #18318972 04/07/23 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,098 Likes: 6 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,098 Likes: 6 Colorado Because they don't have porn stars in Russia?? A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: Bears eating. ol_mike #18319464 04/07/23 Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 8,260 Likes: 2 bc Canada 673 Campfire Outfitter 673 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 8,260 Likes: 2 bc Canada Black bears do the same. Next month the bears will be hanging around the calving/fawning area's. Part of the problem is people only shooting boar's and leaving the Sow's alone, that only compounds the problem.

Re: Bears eating. ol_mike #18319479 04/07/23 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 5,493 Delta Junction, Alaska VernAK Campfire Tracker VernAK Campfire Tracker Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 5,493 Delta Junction, Alaska Yes.....black bears are equally bad on calves.

Re: Bears eating. ol_mike #18319645 04/07/23 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,252 Likes: 25 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,252 Likes: 25 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... If one mutes that video, is it just as hard to watch? If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Bears eating. ol_mike #18319804 04/07/23 Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 10,143 Likes: 4 Kentucky Hills R reivertom Campfire Outfitter reivertom Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 10,143 Likes: 4 Kentucky Hills But....but Bears are just big cuddly friends in the woods that need to be loved and protected at all costs....

Re: Bears eating. ol_mike #18319865 04/07/23 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 24,437 Likes: 10 Arkansas O ol_mike OP Campfire Ranger OP ol_mike Campfire Ranger O Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 24,437 Likes: 10 Arkansas Originally Posted by ol_mike baldhunter, Thanks for that, the man spoke nothing but the truth. I'm a member of F4WM.org , anybody who cares about the game populations should join. https://f4wm.org/ It's only $40 per year. PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!! Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.

Re: Bears eating. 673 #18319941 04/07/23 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 24,437 Likes: 10 Arkansas O ol_mike OP Campfire Ranger OP ol_mike Campfire Ranger O Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 24,437 Likes: 10 Arkansas Originally Posted by 673 Black bears do the same. Next month the bears will be hanging around the calving/fawning area's. Part of the problem is people only shooting boar's and leaving the Sow's alone, that only compounds the problem. Great point ! ! ! PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!! Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.

Re: Bears eating. ol_mike #18321438 04/07/23 Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 8,260 Likes: 2 bc Canada 673 Campfire Outfitter 673 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 8,260 Likes: 2 bc Canada A Sow with 2 cubs would be good, a rug and a pair of mitts.

Re: Bears eating. ol_mike #18321667 04/07/23 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,704 Likes: 1 ms N navlav8r Campfire Ranger navlav8r Campfire Ranger N Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,704 Likes: 1 ms Mother Nature is not Walt Disney. NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.

Re: Bears eating. 673 #18321906 04/07/23 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 24,437 Likes: 10 Arkansas O ol_mike OP Campfire Ranger OP ol_mike Campfire Ranger O Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 24,437 Likes: 10 Arkansas Originally Posted by 673 A Sow with 2 cubs would be good, a rug and a pair of mitts. lol If'N you can get two tags, find a sow with a pair of cubs a tad-bit bigger, --> house-coat & cub slippers. PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!! Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.

Re: Bears eating. ol_mike #18322109 04/08/23 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,883 Likes: 1 On a raid Scotty Campfire Tracker Scotty Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,883 Likes: 1 On a raid The left think predators are good because the reduce the number of animals us hunter kill. They need to watch this video.

Re: Bears eating. VernAK #18329177 04/10/23 Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 5,504 Between the Treasure and Magic A Akbob5 Campfire Tracker Akbob5 Campfire Tracker A Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 5,504 Between the Treasure and Magic Originally Posted by VernAK Yes.....black bears are equally bad on calves. I remember AK F&G doing a study many years ago. I think bears (mostly black) killed way more moose & caribou calves than wolves. An eye opener for a lot of people. Bob Enjoy life now -- it has an expiration date. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Bears eating. ol_mike #18329353 04/10/23 Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 1,488 C Cascade Campfire Regular Cascade Campfire Regular C Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 1,488 Originally Posted by ol_mike Originally Posted by 673 A Sow with 2 cubs would be good, a rug and a pair of mitts. lol If'N you can get two tags, find a sow with a pair of cubs a tad-bit bigger, --> house-coat & cub slippers. Met a woman several years ago who shot a big sow and both cubs. The sow became an impressive rug, the cubs became slippers! She'd been having "bear problems" at her place and shot the sow on her back porch! Guy