bear hunt territory!

[lefty315]

Stumpy, I take it you were not successful at drawing a permit for the Capitol Forest.

[Remmy Brownchester]

Hello riflemen-riverhunter, it's been a very long time since we hat cuts like that to hunt around here. Our cuts are now 12' high or taller and thick with underbrush.

Tell them about the pine beetle, River Hunter.

[riverhunter]

Questions for the Bear hunters. Do you eat the meat? I hear many folks don't. Which is better, Spring or Fall bear meat? I am not much of a hide or trophy but I read that in Alberta, the hide must be hauled out. Is this true elsewhere? I would like to hunt the black bear but have no interest in the hide, just the meat.

Papalote

i don't care for the meat done in steaks/roasts and stuff( too gamey??) when i cook it, but do the whole bear in smokies and peperonies!! ....excellent tasting!!.......i have had bear roast at a wildlife banquet and it was excellent though!............as far as spring vrs fall bear, i prefer the spring---less fat marbled in the meat to cut away!.......larry

[riverhunter]

Hello riflemen-riverhunter, it's been a very long time since we hat cuts like that to hunt around here. Our cuts are now 12' high or taller and thick with underbrush.

Tell them about the pine beetle, River Hunter.

ah yes , the pine beetle :shock: ......less just say that in about 10 years the interior of bc will be one BIG CUT!!......hope it doesn't go south!!.. :? ....larry


Beetle Biology
The Latin name for the mountain pine beetle is Dendroctonus ponderosae.
The life span of an individual mountain pine beetle is about one year.
Pine beetle larvae spend the winter under bark. They continue to feed in the spring and transform into pupae in June and July.
Adult mountain pine beetles emerge from an infested tree over the course of the summer and into early fall.
The mountain pine beetle transmits a fungus that stains a tree's sapwood blue.
Comprehensive testing has confirmed that the blue stain caused by the beetle has no effect on wood's strength properties.
Beetle Impacts
About 8.5 million hectares were in red-attack stage in 2005 as a result of the mountain pine beetle.
The mountain pine beetle infestation will have economic implications in the future for 30 communities around the province.
25,000 families in British Columbia are having their livelihoods impacted by the beetle infestation.
Contributing Factors
The mountain pine beetle prefers mature timber. After 80 years, lodgepole pine trees are generally classed as being mature.
B.C. is believed to have three times more mature lodgepole pine than it did over 90 years ago, mainly because equipment and techniques for protecting forests against wildfire have greatly improved over time
Cold weather kills mountain pine beetle larvae. Sustained temperatures of -25 Celsius in the early fall or late spring, and -40 Celsius in the winter are needed to control populations.
Hot and dry summers leave pine drought-stressed and more susceptible to attack by the mountain pine beetle.
Infestation Information
The start of the current mountain pine beetle infestation in B.C.'s central Interior can be traced back to 1993.
A hectare is considered infested if it contains more than 10 beetle-attacked trees.
Mountain pine beetle outbreaks develop regardless of property lines. They can appear in mountain subdivisions, backyards and municipal parks the same as in wilderness areas.
The mountain pine beetle in B.C. is as far-ranging as Fort St. James to the north; Cranbrook to the east; Houston to the west; and Manning Park, located between Hope and Princeton, to the south.
The direction and spread rate of a beetle infestation is impossible to predict exactly.
There are three stages in a mountain pine beetle attack: green, red and grey.
In addition to B.C. and Alberta, the mountain pine beetle can be found in 12 western American states, and even Mexico.



ahhh, so it is in the states!!oh oh :shock:

[Rev Buck]

larry this looks like great country, please keep us posted!
As for the meat, I like the bear roasts cooked slowly in the oven with gravy and potatoes and onions and such. I also like to grind it up for burgers and chili. It makes great chili. I have smoked some and made barbeque which turned out good.
Rev

[stumpyz66]

Stumpy, I take it you were not successful at drawing a permit for the Capitol Forest.

I didn't even put in for any. I squandered the money for the license and tags and such away on other hunting ,shooting related items so ended up broke come deadline to file. ops: