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Bear Warning Bear Facts
This article is about the bear essentials of Brown bear hunting and information you may not know about brown bears in general. The brown bear is a true symbol of North American wildlife species of animal of beauty and nature. North American brown bears are generally referred to as grizzly – brown bears. The brown bear is becoming more scarce do to the fact of over hunting, ranching, new roads, and much of their habitat is being depleted. Brown bears are commonly found in mountain regions, meadows, and valleys. The home ranges of brown bears can range up to 1000 square miles in distance.
Today as little as 1200 grizzlies survive in protected parks, and Rocky Mountain regions. Nearly 60,000 grizzlies once inhabited the lower 48 states believe it or not. If you are looking for a certain size brown bear to hunt it all depends on gender and the bears overall health. Male grizzlies weigh up to 600 pounds and females roughly only 350 pounds and six or seven feet when standing upright. Brown bears curved claws are typically 2 – 4 inches or more in length.
The best time to hunt brown bears is when they are active at dusk or dawn, but in late summer is the best time to see them. Brown bears tend to dig with their powerful claws for plants or animals. Bears are somewhat easy to bait as they eat almost anything within reason I guess. Brown bears are mostly seen alone unless breeding or raising cubs. They never truly hibernate, but do sleep most of the winter. They can sleep all winter, because of all the fat they store during non winter months. Many people fear brown bears and have killed them for food or fur trading. With careful management the grizzly bear population hopefully bounces back to what it once was.
Grizzly bear hunting guides are common mostly in Alaska and mostly Canada, but this is an experience you soon won’t forget. If you decide to hire a brown/grizzly bear hunting guide be sure he/she is familiar to the area and not going to waste your time. The grizzly is considered the most dangerous of all carnivorous wild animals. Imagine coming home with a 1600 pound 14 foot grizzly and showing everyone you know. Be aware that grizzly bears have poor site and hearing so don’t be alarmed if you see one, as long as it is at a distance. If you follow a few grizzly bear hunting tips you can have a safe large game hunt.
- Never hunt grizzly or anything for that matter alone. An animal this size will take a lot of shots to bring down if it attacks you.
- If you hire a guide to go bear hunting call around for the best deals and get some testimonials of how other’s hunting experience went.
- Keep baiting to a minimal, as grizzly bears will eat almost anything. If you give them something they will come back for time and time again will make it effective bait.