Since Oregon’s August 1 bear opener lots of people have been asking, “Where are all the bears?” They’re out there, but they’re tough to find. Here’s my take on what’s happening.
The main reason bears are tough to find the past two weeks has to do with all the rain we’ve around the Pacific NW this summer. Wet, cooler temperatures slowed the growth of wild berries, which means there are no consistent food sources to congregate bears, as usual. Cooler nighttime temperatures have dramatically slowed berry growth, too.
Normally, bears gather around black cap and wild raspberry patches early in August. This is followed by salal berries and a mix of wild blackberries, snow berries, etc. Currently, the only berries I’ve seen growing in any abundance are the salal, which aren’t yet booming in big enough patches to concentrate bears.
However, the blackberries are starting to come on. The bears we’ve seen over the past week have been on the move, plucking the terminal berries off one patch, then quickly moving on to the next patch. This means bears are covering lots of ground, and hunters might want to, too.
Either drive those logging roads, hop on mountain bikes or get high and glass vast expanses of logged units. The berries in the lower elevations (creek draws and river drainages), are ripening, fast. This is brushy habitat but can attract bears in large numbers. Get high and glass these spots.
If you’re struggling to find bears, be patient and know you’re not alone. Myself and many of the hunters I know who are out there are seeing an average of about 1.5 bears a day, versus an average of 6 to 9 bears a day being seen last year at this time. One day last year in early August, we saw 15 bears feeding on black caps…we’ve not seen one bear in that area this year.
My prediction is the next two weeks will see more berries popping out with the hot weather and more bears gathering at these food sources. Look close at any bear droppings you come across as bears have poor digestive systems and it’s easy to figure out what they’ve been eating.
Good luck, and send photos when you tag out!
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