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Grizzly Fishing Techniques 2 of 4

August 2, 2016 Lodge Guide

grizzly catches salmon

The water was shallow enough that the fish could not escape and the grizzly picked up several salmon in a short time. Other grizzlies use different techniques, again see the next post…

Grizzly bear eating salmon

grizzly eating a fresh salmon — Click photo to enlarge then click again

This grizzly bear is not being selective eating this pink salmon. Looks like the “whole” fish is to be devoured not just the eggs or the other high fat body parts. The closer it is to the end of the salmon run and therefore hibernation the more likely it is that all the salmon is eaten. It comes down to numbers; the number of days left to put on sufficient number of pounds to survive the winter. Fat brown bears are more selective and this bear’s belly is a little to far from the water meaning that it does need to add some bulk.