2024 California Bear

[kickemall]

One thing to remember is that bears don't like all acorns. Live oaks and white oaks are their favorites and if you have many of those you're usually going to have a lot of bear. They will eat tan oak acorns but not as well as white or live oak. Black oak acorns can be covering the ground and unless they're starving or there is absolutely nothing else to eat they won't touch them. Pin oaks and mush oaks they treat about like black oaks.

 

[Norcal18]

I got my first one this year. Went to the Trinity Alps end of September and at 6200’+ we saw minimal sign and no bears. Went out in late October with my cousin who had cameras in some oak patches at 3600’ and I tagged out in a few hours and saw 5 bears.


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[limpet]

Quick report. I went out yesterday evening to give calling a shot. Called in a fisher but no bears. However I glassed up 3 across the valley cruising through the neighbors white oak patches. Maybe 10 minutes if handheld glassing at ~3 miles. 3:30-3:45pm. Humboldt county. Lots of tracks too. 2,500’-4,000

 

[Barnesc6]

Headed up to Redding area the 16th. Plan on hunting the oaks below snow line. Anyone out that way experiencing bear activity still?

 

[Barnesc6]

One thing to remember is that bears don't like all acorns. Live oaks and white oaks are their favorites and if you have many of those you're usually going to have a lot of bear. They will eat tan oak acorns but not as well as white or live oak. Black oak acorns can be covering the ground and unless they're starving or there is absolutely nothing else to eat they won't touch them. Pin oaks and mush oaks they treat about like black oaks.

I def experienced this a month back… I’m new to hunting the oaks… spent a few days in the black oaks- gorgeous country, acorns everywhere… 0 sign. You ever hunt huckleberry oak?

 

[Westernduck]

Bumping this one to the top. I’m thinking of going out the weekend of the 21st. Anyone having any luck?

 

[huntsd]

Bumping this one to the top. I’m thinking of going out the weekend of the 21st. Anyone having any luck?

I assume NorCal bears will be in dens? Could be wrong

 

[JimmyRay]

These guys have been frequenting my place all summer and into the late fall this year, first snow either sent em downhill or into hibernation (Not sure if bears in ca actually do that.) Been considering taking one next year. I have 8 diff bears over this fall on my place. Note the one with a collar.

 

[Blind Squirrel]

These guys have been frequenting my place all summer and into the late fall this year, first snow either sent em downhill or into hibernation (Not sure if bears in ca actually do that.) Been considering taking one next year. I have 8 diff bears over this fall on my place. Note the one with a collar.
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[jlong17]

I finally got myself a CA bear. He was a brute. I’m shocked with how good he tastes, and the fat rendered down nicely! Bear hunting will definitely be an annual thing for me moving forward!

 

[j3h8]

I finally got myself a CA bear. He was a brute. I’m shocked with how good he tastes, and the fat rendered down nicely! Bear hunting will definitely be an annual thing for me moving forward!

Recent kill or earlier in the season?

 

[kickemall]

I assume NorCal bears will be in dens? Could be wrong

They’re still out. I saw one two days ago in Humboldt County and some other tracks. I’m sure about anywhere lower elevation theres some around. Generally mid January is when they get really scarce but I’ve seen tracks every month of the year in the past.

 

[jlong17]

Recent kill or earlier in the season?

Killed the first week of December! SoCal has been stupid warm this fall - hence the t-shirt