2024 California Bear

[JohnnyB]

Quota numbers looking awfully low this year… it’s reflected my season so far. Scrambling to locate them in the snow now…

Never seen the numbers this low so late in the season.

 

[Barnesc6]

I know… I don’t think we are going to brake 1k… and coming off new stats showing 50-80k in the state… I’m really hoping this is the push we need for a spring season

 

[Freezing Moon]

Anybody seeing action? I'm thinking of heading up this weekend (either B zone or Sierras) and trying to target oaks at lower elevations but not sure if acorns are still dropping

 

[Barnesc6]

I was down near emigrant gap a few weeks back… acorns everywhere… 0 sign. Let me know how it goes… I’m headed out second week of December… not expecting much other than a good hike

 

[Barnesc6]

What’s everyone’s thoughts on this number… won’t even come close to 1k harvested… all in the same year it’s confirmed that CA is the most populous black bear state in the lower 48… I believe this is the lowest harvest in a few decades?

 

[JohnnyB]

It’s a head scratcher for sure. The only thing I can come up with is the extra hot early season kept a lot of hunters out of the field during deer season which is when the bulk of the bears are killed.