My son and I went up and did some scouting in unit 24, hoping to get my son on his first bear. We found a big rock slide area at 9600-9800 feet, that is absolutely covered in raspberries, elder berries and currant.
The currant bushes seemed to not have any berries on them at all. Have those already ripened and been eaten ?
The raspberries had a lot of unripe berries on them, but my concern is that they’ll ripen and be eaten before the opener. Anyone know when wild raspberries typically ripen?
Last question; an area like this, I’d say maybe it’s an acre or two in size, with berries growing all around the edges of the rock pile, how long would these berries hold a a bear ? I could almost imagine a bear whose mind is set on eating berries, could wipe this whole section out in a day or two..
We did set a camera up to hopefully catch some cool pics, but just looking for feedback and experience on what you’ve seen as far as the timing of these berries before or during the bear opener, Sept 2.
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The currant bushes seemed to not have any berries on them at all. Have those already ripened and been eaten ?
The raspberries had a lot of unripe berries on them, but my concern is that they’ll ripen and be eaten before the opener. Anyone know when wild raspberries typically ripen?
Last question; an area like this, I’d say maybe it’s an acre or two in size, with berries growing all around the edges of the rock pile, how long would these berries hold a a bear ? I could almost imagine a bear whose mind is set on eating berries, could wipe this whole section out in a day or two..
We did set a camera up to hopefully catch some cool pics, but just looking for feedback and experience on what you’ve seen as far as the timing of these berries before or during the bear opener, Sept 2.
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