Coloured bears

[edmhunter]

Originally Posted by Torkdiesel

edmhunter doesn't post pictures anymore SBE2, he thought somebody called bullchit and he got quite upset with another member

And that is because of AO members like you, you really ruin the AO experience for many decent people! I honest don't believe you would know a 21" bear if it was standing 20 yards broadside in front of you. Have a nice day and do stop referring to me. Thanks.

[Torkdiesel]

Originally Posted by edmhunter

And that is because of AO members like you, you really ruin the AO experience for many decent people! I honest don't believe you would know a 21" bear if it was standing 20 yards broadside in front of you. Have a nice day and do stop referring to me. Thanks.

Ruin the experience ? By asking to see pictures ?

You are certainly entitled to your opinion about what you think I know about bears edmhunter, but I can honestly say I've field judged thousands of them and I haven't been too far off on the pile we've killed.

Post pictures or don't because you're upset, I don't care either way.

I do have one recommendation for you though, if you're not interested in public opinion perhaps you shouldn't post your opinion on a public forum.

[walnut12ga]

Travel south

[Hydro1]

Originally Posted by Torkdiesel

This 55% thing certainly doesn't apply around Grande Prairie. South or North I see about the same number of colored bears. If I guide spot and stalk for 3 weeks I'll usually see an average of 25 bears per weak, sometimes a little more sometimes a little less. Out of those 25 bears I would say 1-2 are color phase, and I would say I prob only see a good color phase boar every second or third year, most are sows or very young bears.

I'm sure other areas in the province hold a lot higher percentage

Perhaps the people that did the study kept re documenting the same bears...
Honestly wouldnt surprise me.
I might have to go check out the waterton area....
I sure has hell never saw a 55% color phased bear population anywhere.

[Torkdiesel]

Originally Posted by Hydro1

Perhaps the people that did the study kept re documenting the same bears...
Honestly wouldnt surprise me.
I might have to go check out the waterton area....

I'm sure there are areas that do hold that level of color phase Hydro. I've got a client that hunts Idaho for bear with hounds and he says they see upwards of 70% brown color phase in one particular area.
Another outfitter I know in Northern BC kills aprox. 50% color phase bears but they do focus on trying to harvest them.
Maybe I just have bad luck finding them. I missed a giant reddish brown phase about 5 years ago that haunts my bear hunting dreams. Maybe one day I'll get another chance

[Icouldeatababydeer]

Originally Posted by lambski

isnt it an age thing?

I don't think it is. I have seen blond Cubs

[norwestalta]

Originally Posted by Icouldeatababydeer

I don't think it is. I have seen blond Cubs

Me to. Seen a sow with three cubs. One was cinamin color.

[#1Hunter]

hit my bait last year

[Lefty-Canuck]

Saw a video a buddy made with triplet Cubs....two were almost white, one was brown...momma was black.

LC

[Sled Ed]

here is a cool color phased Bear

[Pixel Shooter]

keep it on topic or a few will find some free time doing other things

[lake side]

When I lived in Ft Mac there was a ton of them but that was over 25 years ago....

Mind you the last time I was up that way on business (1 year ago) I saw a nice colour phase that was hit by a truck. I should have picked that guy up!!!


L.S

[konan]

South West AB

[Bigwoodsman]

Back in the mid '90's and for the first 5 years of the 2000's we went fishing every June in North Western Sask. We would of been 200 - 300 KM East of Fort McMurray and sometimes a little north if you were to draw a line across the map. We always seen bears and often color phase or multiple color phase.

On one occasion we saw a huge bear at quite the distance North of Vermette Lake. My Dad was with us and swears it was a Grizz. I remember discussing this particular trip with him in his final days, and even then he was adamant that we were looking at a Grizz that day....he may very well of been right.

BW