Anyone have a rough idea of when the blackies start comming out of hibernation up around coldfoot? I am not going to get to go up after Caribou this year in Late August, my only time I am going to get to hunt this year is the last 2 weeks of April. This summer I hunted the haul road twice and in a certain area north of cold foot saw lots of blackies up there. Do you think I'd have a chance at seeing some bears if I headed up that way that time of year? The earliest I have ever been up that way was mid July.
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The blacks are more congregated in the area you are talking about in the fall when the berries are in full force, I havent seen all that many of them in the spring, a few, but not like the fall. Most of the bears get moving around up there in the first through 3rd or 4th week in May , the type of spring they get can fluctuate the dates quite a bit. Have seen lots of snow on the south side of the pass in the 3rd week in May and I have seen no snow the 3rd week in May, its a dice roll till that time of year rolls around. The Griz start emerging from the last week in April, through all of May, once again it depends on the kind of Spring they have.
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looks like its not going to matter. I just read the regs and I can Caribou hunt the Haul Rd until April 30th. So I'll get to chase them one more time before I leave after all. I love that place! Thanks for the advice anyhow"A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. Status symbol means nothing to him. A waterlogged stick will do just fine." Marley and Me
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I used to work up in cold foot and early may still sees a lot of bears.. it is nearly 24 hours of sunshine by this time. the days a re hot even though the snow and ice is not completely gone. the difference is the light and heat... i think the bears are out about the same time if not earlier then down south because of it...
in 05 i met a pair of bow hunters on the 16th of may who had seen several grizz north of the pass by this time... we had Blackies in the DOT camp and down on the Koyokuck south of Rosie creek..
by the end of may it was HOT out sitting in the blade and water truck with the thermometer hitting over 100 in the sun when the equipment was sitting still, even though the ambient air was only about 65deg"If you are on a continuous search to be offended, you will always find what you are looking for; even when it isn't there."
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Originally posted by ARKY View Postlooks like its not going to matter. I just read the regs and I can Caribou hunt the Haul Rd until April 30th. So I'll get to chase them one more time before I leave after all. I love that place! Thanks for the advice anyhow
I seriously doubt you'll see any bears that time of year, though.
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