New bear pics!

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:53 pm

Here is our beautiful black bear (even though he's brown). Same general location (I'll only say it's somewhere around Newcomb's/Chilao). I hope no one shoots him! He has to make it until the end of Sept, then he's safe for the winter.

Post by **HikeUp** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:14 pm

cougarmagic wrote:Here is our beautiful black bear (even though he's brown). Same general location (I'll only say it's somewhere around Newcomb's/Chilao). I hope no one shoots him! He has to make it until the end of Sept, then he's safe for the winter.

Thanks for the pictures, cougar! Here's a video of his cousin I took two Sundays ago.

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:18 pm

That's awesome! Quite an athlete. I've never seen one "live" in the San Gabriels, only from the trailcam. That must be cool.

Post by **HikeUp** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:21 pm

cougarmagic wrote:Quite an athlete.

Yes, incredible! It would have taken me a good 15 minutes to cover the distance and terrain that he did in the 30 seconds that passed before I was able to switch to video mode.

Rumpled · Post by **Rumpled** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:48 am

Uh, bear season goes until Dec 28th this year.
Your friend has some time to go.

Nice shots.

FIGHT ON · Post by **FIGHT ON** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:52 am

Rumpled wrote:Uh, bear season goes until Dec 28th this year.
Your friend has some time to go.

Nice shots.

as in kill a bear season?

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:21 am

I read that bow hunting season for bears is short , but rifle hunting is longer?
Run, Yogi!

Post by **HikeUp** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:29 am

Here's a pdf file about bear season. Bear season goes until December 28th or 1700 dead yogi's...which ever comes first.

(btw, I misread the pdf when I posted hunting info on the other thread.)

406 · Post by **406** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:15 am

nice pics! You have a zoom lens, right?

Rumpled · Post by **Rumpled** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:24 am

cougarmagic wrote:I read that bow hunting season for bears is short , but rifle hunting is longer?
Run, Yogi!

Archery season starts earlier than rifle (=general) season.
Archers may also hunt during the general season.

The bear population in CA is growing and expanding into new areas. Places they've never been before, like the Santa Cruz mountains and San Diego County and other areas south of I-10.

Yes Fight On, as in kill a bear season; as opposed to kill the Bruins.

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:16 am

406 wrote:nice pics! You have a zoom lens, right?

I wish! no, this was taken with a motion sensing camera. I was safe at home in the suburbs at the time.

FIGHT ON · Post by **FIGHT ON** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:16 am

Rumpled wrote:Yes Fight On, as in kill a bear season; as opposed to kill the Bruins.

ya know I should have thought about that one!

If I was a bruin fan I sure wouldn't be wearing any baby blue and gold up there. All it would take is one dopey hunter to think it meant BRUIN SEASON!

AW~ · Post by **AW~** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:22 pm

nice work!..stumbled across this website looking for the elusive Muir Peak access info...

http://blog.stonehillnews.com/labels/Wildlife.htm

best one I thought was "Bear on Pinecrest"

Post by **HikeUp** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:59 pm

Cool link AW.

AW wrote:... looking for the elusive Muir Peak access info...

Hmmm...this sounds interesting. Is it the old trail (I think it is a myth) up the south ridge of Muir Peak that you are looking for?

AW~ · Post by **AW~** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:38 pm

HikeUp wrote:Cool link AW.

AW wrote:... looking for the elusive Muir Peak access info...
Hmmm...this sounds interesting. Is it the old trail (I think it is a myth) up the south ridge of Muir Peak that you are looking for?

I wouldnt be surprised if its a myth. I know theres a ton of trails in those parts and was seeing if there was a launching point to get to Muir.

Post by **HikeUp** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:10 pm

AW...sent you a PM.

Now let's get back to bear talk!