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Bear Hunting Magazine Podcast

Oklahoma Bear Biology with Jeff Ford

Bear Hunting Magazine Podcast

MeatEater

Sports, Wilderness, Leisure, Hobbies

4.8656 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2019

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the Bear Hunting Magazine Podcast, we sit down with friend and Oklahoma Department of Wildlife biologist Jeff Ford. He's the "Bear Man" in Oklahoma and we talk nuts-and-bolts biology of Sooner bruins. We all have something to learn about the icon of North American wilderness in this episode!

Show Notes:

  • History of bears in Oklahoma
  • Effectiveness of bait as a conservation tool
  • Quota vs. no quota seasons
  • Harvest highlights of the first ten bear seasons in Oklahoma
  • Effects of weather on harvest rates
  • Bear habitat
  • Bear movement patterns and ranges
  • Big bear weights
  • Population growth of hunted group
  • Expansion of bear hunting area
  • Food sources
  • Denning patterns & torpor vs. hibernation

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0:00.0

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1:07.0

My name is Clay Newcomb, and I'm the host of the Bear Hunting Magazine podcast.

1:12.1

I'll also be your host into the world of hunting the icon of North American wilderness.

1:18.6

We'll talk about tactics, gear, conservation, but we'll also bring you into some of the wildest country on the planet chasing bear.

1:32.4

On this episode of the Bear Honey Magazine podcast, we're down in Oklahoma, meeting with

1:39.0

Jeff Ford of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife, and we're talking the nitty-gritty of bears.

1:46.1

This is a cool podcast because Jeff is a, he's a biologist,

1:49.9

and he's pretty much the man in Oklahoma when it comes to Black Bear.

1:55.6

And there's a fascinating story about Oklahoma Black Bear,

1:58.7

some fascinating hunting opportunities,

2:00.6

but really it's a fascinating

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