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Everybody's got a bear defense system. Everybody says theirs is perfect. Three weeks in grizzly country with guys who spend real time around interior bears that have almost no fear of humans. Four systems. All preferences, none of them perfect. Know the pros and cons and choose accordingly. #PursuitWithCliff

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A fascinating interaction between a wolf and a bear at a bait pile put out by a local bear hunting guide. The bear initially chases the wolf away, but 5 minutes later, the wolf and bear are feeding at the bait pile a few feet from each other. We are currently in the 2nd week of the bear baiting season, and the hunting season opens tomorrow. Starting in mid-August, hunters maintain bait piles stocked with foods such as nuts, candies, donuts, and dried fruit to get bears visiting the area before the season opens on Sept. 1. All in all, bear hunting is a boon for wolves because it happens at their leanest time of year. As a result, wolves quickly find the bait piles in their territories and spend considerable time eating the bait (as you can see here). Once bear hunting season begins, the situation gets even better for wolves for three reasons: The first is that bear season results in many gut piles which wolves will eat in a heartbeat (and they excel at finding them). The second is that hunters and guides discard the remains of bear carcasses they have butchered (we know this always surprises some but people eat bear meat…we have had it and it is pretty tasty). Wolves find these carcasses and spend a lot of time scavenging every last morsel. The third reason: some bears are wounded or killed but not recovered by hunters. Both scenarios create opportunities for wolves to get the biggest-ticket item of bear season: an entire bear carcass. When bears are killed but not recovered, wolves win the lottery: a 100 to 300+ pound buffet just sitting in the woods, ready to be consumed. For a 60- to 70-pound wolf at the leanest time of year, that is about as good as it gets. When bears are wounded, wolves almost certainly can and will kill and consume them if the bear is vulnerable enough. We have studied wolf predation for the past 12 years, and almost the only time we have documented predation on black bears is in September, and to a lesser extent, early October. Overall, bear hunting almost certainly increases the interactions between wolves and bears. Some interactions, such as this one, are chill—with both animals tolerating each other. Others are not so chill. Either way, wolves definitely benefit from bear hunting.

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