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Here is nothing but berry patches in logging cuts. But understand your point. You will never get the tainted fish taste outta the meat. I'm so far inland that there really isn't any fish still running in Sept.

It certainly is disgusting that smell. We can get bears in the fall that haven't had fish but they are usually really high in the berry patches.

Fish smell is my concern in the fall, being on the island and never that far from water. I'm thinking give them a couple weeks in spring to clean themselves out and start putting on weight(say mid May), then have at them.
Having said that, the best bear I ever had was a couple we took in early September up high in the blueberries. Both quite young and delicious. The worst was also taken in September, not fishy but definitely gamey.

Black bears that are gorging on blue berries in the fall are the absolute best eating you'll get.

CanuckShooter;
I trust this finds you well on this windy Sunday evening sir.

Not that I mean to be contentious or anything of the sort, but if you get the chance to "inherit" a hind quarter or back strap from a habitual vineyard raider...... well let's say you shouldn't turn it down and you may rethink your blueberry bear stance a wee bit.

Or not - I've chatted with a couple black bears in blueberry patches in norther Saskatchewan long ago but have yet to eat one - so perhaps I'm the one who would need to rethink my gastronomic position on the matter.

All the best to you and yours in the upcoming week CanuckShooter.

Dwayne