Shot me a Bear

[stehansen]

And that was likely the conversation Stephen and Katy got interrupted discussing!

Stephen will have to put his bear suit away now.

 

[Paul B]

around here our bears would be gorging fruit and last month tons of salmon, wonder what that would do to the flavour in comparison.

 

[sotc]

Fish ruins bear, otherwise usually pretty good

 

[Paul B]

good to know. so vegetarian bear tastes best? Kinda ironic. lol

 

[wiley_p]

around here our bears would be gorging fruit and last month tons of salmon, wonder what that would do to the flavour in comparison.

Makes it taste worse than Seagull.

 

[Paul B]

Who be dissin' !?

LOL

 

[Buzz]

I'm not anti-hunting as you all probably know. Curious to know why the Bear's are being culled though?

Nice shot BTW!

 

[Newfie]

Cuz they won't let us cull people.

 

[Cobleskill]

If we didn't have a whitetail season here we would be overrun. Probably the same with bear. No natural predators. A wild cat could take a cub, but not with mama around. It is nice to see wildlife, but hunting really is a useful tool.

 

[sotc]

They are not being culled

 

[Treepreacher51]

It's wildlife management.
1700 bears are harvested (killed by hunters) annually in CA. DFG does herd population studies on deer and other big game to determine the number of tags to issued for a given zone.
Bear tags have been fixed between 1500-1700 if my memory serves me,,, Apparently that is a number that best supports a thriving bear population. For every bear that is harvested, additional habitat is available to bears that are not killed.

 

[sotc]

When I was there they actually based the season on bag limits as opposed to tags issued. Season would go till Dec. 31 unless the limit was reached, then they closed season early. That was B zone

 

[Treepreacher51]

Still that way for bear, but it's statewide.

 

[Stumper]

Congrats on your bear . I shot a Montana Blackie the day Mt. St. Helens blew up that was delicious.

 

[Treepreacher51]

Thanks all.

I'll be picking up the meat tomorrow and have have a taste for supper.

 

[Buzz]

It's wildlife management.
1700 bears are harvested (killed by hunters) annually in CA. DFG does herd population studies on deer and other big game to determine the number of tags to issued for a given zone.
Bear tags have been fixed between 1500-1700 if my memory serves me,,, Apparently that is a number that best supports a thriving bear population. For every bear that is harvested, additional habitat is available to bears that are not killed.

Cheers dude

 

[woodworkingboy]

People like eating the meat in a stew here. I know one restaurant that serves it that way. Asian bear species.....but not Panda. Apparently the best climber as far as bears go. Wicked long claws for going up the oaks.

 

[squisher]

Is trichinosis a problem when eating bearmeat?
I know it is over here, particularly in Eastern Europe.

No one answered this, I've heard it's a real concern.

 

[sotc]

Never heard of it here

 

[Treepreacher51]

Never heard of it here

Same here

 

[stig]

It is a big concern here in wild boar and as I said, bear.

You have to make sure the meat is VERY well cooked to kill the eggs.

 

[squisher]

I've heard of it up here, someone was just mentioning the other day to me before I read Stig's post. Must not cross the border though.

 

[sotc]

We obviously have only the best healthcare!

 

[wiley_p]

No one answered this, I've heard it's a real concern.

Growing up in AK, one of many issues to be aware of with some game species. Tulerimia in rabbits a big deal as well.
Corned bear ham is damn tasty.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Corned bear ham?

That just sounds weird.