First bear sighting of the year

[Bionic]

Never EVER gets old

[ny hunter]

Saw 2 yesterday run across 209 in Wurtsboro yesterday...,

[Bionic]

34 minutes ago, ny hunter said:

Saw 2 yesterday run across 209 in Wurtsboro yesterday...,

This was right in Forestburgh, right up the road basically.  

[ny hunter]

I had a bear on 2 differnt cameras last year never saw it.... I have found tracks in the woods but have yet to see a bear in all the years I have been hunting...

[Bionic]

10 minutes ago, ny hunter said:

I had a bear on 2 differnt cameras last year never saw it.... I have found tracks in the woods but have yet to see a bear in all the years I have been hunting...

I am with you in that boat.  I have had bear on cameras most years honestly.  It seems as though only June/July-ish I get them on cam, and see them at home....same with fishers, hundreds of hours each deer season, never see either.  Its ok though, one of these years will be my day.  

I did however see a few cubs walking on a deadfall tree in Westbrookville by the basherkill on a hunting club property on the backside of the prisons once, very cool

[ny hunter]

I have seen Fisher I. The woods they are very cool.....

[Five Seasons]

4 minutes ago, ny hunter said:

I have seen Fisher I. The woods they are very cool.....

same, first time you're like "wtf is that?"

[G-Man]

Bears are very much trail creatures. I have 4 stand you will see bear out of fairly consistently.  But 50 yards away you wont see them at all. 30 stands have 0 sightings of bears while these 4 have dozens ..  the funny thing is 6 people in camp all have taken a bear (not all on property) the other 4 havent most havent  even seen one while hunting either!

[ny hunter]

4 hours ago, Belo said:

same, first time you're like "wtf is that?"

They are beautiful animals...

[greg54]

Right around this time every year there are sightings in the Buffalo suburbs of a bear making its way thru the area. Usually the news media gets the word out.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

mating season so the males can really cover some ground

[moog5050]

14 minutes ago, Culvercreek hunt club said:

mating season so the males can really cover some ground

except in quebec.   Those French bear stay put.  lol

[CapDistPatriot]

9 hours ago, Bionic said:

Never EVER gets old

That certainly is a Big Bear... Wait until he fattens up for winter!

[Bionic]

1 minute ago, CapDistPatriot said:

That certainly is a Big Bear... Wait until he fattens up for winter!

I hadn’t thought of that.  Forestburgh had the heaviest beer harvest a couple years ago I believe, 540 i think, in that range if I remember correctly.  Seems to always show up in the top 10.  Lots of vast tracts of pine here

[The_Real_TCIII]

26 minutes ago, Bionic said:

I hadn’t thought of that.  Forestburgh had the heaviest beer harvest a couple years ago I believe, 540 i think, in that range if I remember correctly.  Seems to always show up in the top 10.  Lots of vast tracts of pine here

WNY has the heaviest beer harvest every year, without exception. I myself dont want to even think about how many Ive "harvested"

[turkeyfeathers]

11 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

WNY has the heaviest beer harvest every year, without exception. I myself dont want to even think about how many Ive "harvested"

[Bionic]

31 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

WNY has the heaviest beer harvest every year, without exception. I myself dont want to even think about how many Ive "harvested"

Lmao i didnt see the beEr hahaha....so im like wait I know for sure I saw heaviest bead here one year, so i went to find it, and as I hit qoute i saw beer    You crack me up lol  annnnnnnd NOW after hitting post I see I said bEEr first jesusssss.  Long few weeks lmao

Edited June 3, 2019 by Bionic

[Cory]

They are amazing animals. To be totally honest if I was deer hunting and a bear walked out I don’t think I would shoot it. I would just hope it stuck around long enough to watch it and learn more about them.