Alaska tips, please!
Jul 25, 2022 13:25:59 #
V2volk wrote:
Just remember it will be Brown Bear in Alaska not Black.
There are black bears in Alaska.
Jul 25, 2022 13:26:22 #
neillaubenthal wrote:
Yeah…grizzlies and browns are the same animal…but the browns live near the coast and eat more fish. There must be some minor sub-species differences though because browns are…well…brown or cinnamon almost always and grizzlies run the gamut from cafe a latte all the way to pretty black. They mostly eat the same stuff although browns get more fish in the fall near the coast so diet probably isn't the reason for the color differences. Dunno.
Check out the link I posted a couple comments before yours. It gives a good explanation.
Jul 25, 2022 13:33:05 #
BeachLady wrote:
I thought Alaska had, brown, black, and grizzly...I assume in different areas. Am I wrong?
The info page says "Traitors Cove in Tongass National Forest, where you'll watch black bears fishing for and feeding on salmon"
The info page says "Traitors Cove in Tongass National Forest, where you'll watch black bears fishing for and feeding on salmon"
Actually Alaska has three "color" bears' brown, black and white. Grizzlys are the interior version of that species that doesn't have access to the marine-derived food.
See the following:
https://www.nps.gov/articles/bear-identification.htm#:~:text=Brown%2FGrizzly%20Bears&text=Those%20that%20live%20in%20coastal
Jul 25, 2022 13:47:53 #
Wingpilot wrote:
Who told you that? Alaska has a huge black bear population all over the state.
I tried to find the current estimations of bear population in Alaska, but didn't find (so far) information from one source such as the Alaska Deptment of Fish and Game. Rough numbers are:
Brown 30,000
Black 100,00
Polar 4,700
A local Anchorage writer, Larry Kaniut, wrote a series of books on bear attacks in the 1980's. He interviewed people who had been attacked and gathered other relevant information and wrote up the histories. As I remember, the majority of attacks were by black bears, mostly due to their greater numbers.
Jul 25, 2022 13:59:03 #
hpucker99 wrote:
I tried to find the current estimations of bear po... (show quote)
I think that is correct. There sure are a lot of black bears in the Anchorage Bowl, and they’ve become pests. I guess that’s the result of civilization spreading out into their territory more and more.
Jul 25, 2022 14:20:54 #
24-120, 70-300, lightweight tripod. Keep the weight down. Don't lug a 600! No matter how big a lens you carry, shots will always be too far away, so keep the pack light & simple & shoot within your limits. (I got great shots back in the day with an FM2, 36-72 E and a 75-150 E.)
Jul 25, 2022 15:16:58 #
Wingpilot wrote:
There’ve been some questions regarding brown/grizzly bears. Here’s a link that explains the differences between the two.
https://www.nathab.com/blog/grizzly-bears-and-brown-bears/
https://www.nathab.com/blog/grizzly-bears-and-brown-bears/
Interesting read. Still not sure what to tell my guests about Admiralty Island where all the bears, coastal and inland, eat tons of salmon and get really big. Life can be tough sometimes.
Jul 25, 2022 16:09:46 #
Alaska ( depending on your location) often has quick rain showers and also (many areas) has lots of mosquitoes in June/July and sometimes in August, depending on how rapidly the water pools evaporate. We saw bears on the shore in Glacier Bay, but your long lens would be needed from the ship.
Jul 25, 2022 19:10:33 #
CamB wrote:
Interesting read. Still not sure what to tell my guests about Admiralty Island where all the bears, coastal and inland, eat tons of salmon and get really big. Life can be tough sometimes.
I lived in Juneau, graduated HS in ‘64, and hunted deer on Admiralty Island many time. Yes, Admiralty brown bear are some of the biggest in the world.
Jul 26, 2022 16:54:46 #
Wingpilot wrote:
I think that is correct. There sure are a lot of black bears in the Anchorage Bowl, and they’ve become pests. I guess that’s the result of civilization spreading out into their territory more and more.
I always thought that you wanted to see a bear, just hang around Anchorage.
Jul 26, 2022 17:36:54 #
hpucker99 wrote:
I always thought that you wanted to see a bear, just hang around Anchorage.
So true. Might even get to see a brown bear strolling down 5th Ave.!!
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.