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Hunting Temagami Ontario Black Bear Tips Bear Wise - Bear Biology Up close and personal with Ontario's black
bears. Sharing the great outdoors We humans share the province of Ontario with more than 75,000 black bears. Most live in the geographic expanse stretching from Ottawa in the southeast through to Kenora in the northwest. The central portion of this vast area, where the highest density of black bears is found, is also Ontario's "cottage country." So, are people sharing the great outdoors with the bears? Or are the bears sharing their home with people. According to leading wildlife specialists with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, there's plenty of room for all of us. "With a little effort on the part of humans, both species can `live and let live,'" says Mike Hall, District Biologist with MNR in Sudbury. Understanding black bears starts with studying their life cycles, food sources and reproduction patterns, and determining the environmental factors that motivate them to roam - sometimes hundreds of kilometers - in search for food. No one works harder to find these answers than the MNR specialists who get up close and personal with these fascinating and intelligent animals. Dr. Martyn Obbard is a research scientist with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and is recognized as an expert on black bears. Dr. Obbard and his fellow biologists have amassed a wealth of information about black bears. Their combined knowledge is being used to clear up misconceptions and promote collaboration between residents and communities. As leading bear experts, they hope that greater awareness will lead to increased respect for bears and their value in our ecosystem, and motivate us to take the steps necessary to reduce human-bear conflicts. "Treating wildlife with respect and doing our part to reduce conflicts is all part of being ecologically responsible," says Dr. Obbard. A bit of bear biology Many people don't realize just how big black bears are. A mature adult male can measure up to 190 cm (6 ft) in length, and weigh anywhere from 120 to 300 kg (250 to 650 lbs). Females can weigh up to 180 kg (400 lbs). While we tend to think of bears as herbivores, eating berries, nuts, roots, shoots and leaves, black bears are actually omnivores that will eat just about anything, including carrion and smaller animals. Black bears are opportunistic, which means they will do what they have to and go where they must, to find food. In what biologists call "a good food year," when generous rainfall and cool weather lead to lush berry crops, bears live on what nature provides. In early spring, on emerging from hibernation, they eat willow catkins, grasses, dandelions and aspen leaves. When they can, they augment this diet with protein sources such as fish, winter-killed animals and sometimes newborn fawns or moose calves. In summer, they eat raspberries, blueberries, chokecherries and various currants and tree berries as they become available, looking to ant colonies and bee and wasp nests for sources of protein. In fall, they favour hazelnuts, mountain ash berries, acorns and beechnuts. Bears will feed for 20 hours a day, consuming enormous quantities of food, driven by a biological imperative to put on as much weight as possible in preparation for the coming winter hibernation. Bears' entire lives are spent in a repeated cycle: Eat … fatten up…hibernate…emerge. Both sexes know they need to gain as much weight as possible during the period from mid-April to late fall. But for the female, weight gain is especially important, or she won't reproduce. The female may mate successfully, but due to some amazing evolutionary foresight, her fertilized eggs won't implant to form cubs until her body reaches a certain weight - at least 70 kg (150 lbs). When bears become a problem Not all years are good food years. When a late spring frost prevents berries from forming on the bushes, or when heat and drought dry up the berry crop, a shortage occurs, and bears are forced to seek food elsewhere. The proximity of communities and cottages to forest and woodlands acts as an open invitation. Bears have an amazing sense of smell, and can detect the odour of food, garbage, compost, pet food and bird feeders from great distances. If they are already foraging for food, they will come directly to the source of what they smell. And once they receive that positive reinforcement from what Dr. Obbard calls "a food reward," their excellent memories will bring them back again and again. "Even in a good food year, a bear might re-offend based on the reward it got in a poor food year," he explains. "Only by repeatedly finding nothing will bears continue to move on. But it's up to people to ensure that they find nothing." The Ministry of Natural Resources has set up a special website, bears.mnr.gov.on.ca, that outlines the steps we can take to prevent bears from coming around our homes and properties to forage for food - steps such as: Store garbage securely in a locked shed or garage. If you can't do that, keep it indoors until the morning of garbage pickup - definitely don't put it out the night before. If you use a municipal dump, take your garbage there more often. Don't leave pet food dishes outside overnight. If you have a barbecue, clean the grill thoroughly - really thoroughly. Bears are attracted by the smell of residual food. Don't fill your bird feeder during the summer months. Wait until winter, when the birds really need those seeds. If you have an orchard or garden, pick up fallen fruit and vegetables from the ground. And talk to your neighbours to persuade them to take these steps, too. As Ontario's leading bear scientists contend, it's so much wiser to prevent bear problems … before they become problems in the first place.
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Temagami Black Bear Hunting in Ontario Hunter Orange
The objective of the hunter orange regulation is to maximize hunter safety without negatively impacting hunting success. Under this regulation, all licensed hunters, including archery hunters hunting during the gun season for deer and moose, are required to wear hunter orange. As well, all black bear hunters hunting during the black bear season are required to wear hunter orange except when in a tree stand. (This exception is in place because, unlike deer and moose, black bears have colour vision.) Waterfowl hunters, wild turkey hunters and archery hunters in archery-only areas are exempt from the hunter orange requirement. A hunter orange garment and head cover must be worn. The hunter orange garment must cover a minimum of 400 square inches (2,580 square cm) above the waist and be visible from all sides. Open mesh or camouflage hunter orange must not be part of the 400 square inches. A hunting coat or vest generally meets this requirement. The hunter orange head cover may have: open mesh; a peak or brim colour other than hunter orange; a crest or logo which does not completely cover the hunter orange on the side where it is affixed. The head cover may not contain camouflage material. Hunter orange colour standards are generally consistent across North America. Manufacturers can provide information regarding clothing compliance with this standard. Hunter orange product is available at the O.F.A.H. Online Store. For that Temagami Black Bear Hunting Getaway that is way past due !! Call 705-569-3870 today for your Temagami Black Bear Hunting reservation vacation that you will remember. Ontario Hunting Links |
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