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heelix
01/07/2024 09:51AM
 
In 2022, did a lot of trips in the Grand Maris side of the BWCA when they were having the bear issues. Did that quiet down or get sorted? Ended up on the Ely side of the world, mostly due to the permits not being available last year -- so I don't actually know how last year was in the entry points I'd often hit (Lizz, Rose, East Bear, etc).
 
sns
01/07/2024 11:17AM
 
After further review....

The Bears still suck.

Sorry, could not resist.
 
HighnDry
01/09/2024 09:18AM
 
Here's some anecdotal evidence from our bwca thread:


2023 Bear and Bug reports


It might be of some use. MN Dnr has a bear sighting tracker, however it's been disabled for the BWCA. Maybe a bit more searching will turn up actual bear sighting statistics for this past season?
 
ducks
01/07/2024 10:06AM
 
The Rose area and East Bearskin through Alder to Clearwater areas had problems again in 2023.
It sounded like the Horseshoe area from Lizz problem from 2022 was not around in 2023.
 
wxce1260
01/07/2024 12:18PM
 
sns: "After further review....

The Bears still suck.

Sorry, could not resist."

Brilliant!