reminder: hunting begins Saturday
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dr_wu002
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Wow, September 1 to November is a long season for Bear? I'm no expert or anything -- why is bear season so much longer than say deer season?
-Dr. Wu
-Dr. Wu
It's not. Bow season on deer goes 9/15 to 12/15... about the same amount of time, just skewed forward by two weeks. Bow hunters are not generally a threat to hikers as they need to be pretty closer to get off a shot.
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forestgnome
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Don't know, but it might be that there are shorter seasons for different types of hunting, like bear dog season, archery season, etc.
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Edit: just followed the link further...different close dates for different areas and different hunting methods.
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Edit: just followed the link further...different close dates for different areas and different hunting methods.
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forestgnome
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bikehikeskifish said:
Agreed. Same goes for bear dog hunting, because the hunters just follow the dogs to a treed bear. There has been a general concensus on this site over the years that the threat to hikers is minimal, and that threat would be greatest off-trail and close to roads.
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