Another Bear Question...........

[squireboy]

How long do cubs stay with mom??
I got pictures of this sow and her cubs all year last year in my honey hole. Shes the biggest bear I've seen in there, but even if it were legal I would never even dream of shooting her until I was sure the cubs were gone.
I shot a smaller bear with a bow a few years back but got almost NO penetration because I shot him too high up into the shoulder. I have been trying for a long time to redeem myself. My goal is to harvest a mature bear on film. Maybe one day........

[Schultzy]

How long do cubs stay with mom??

The sows are bred in late spring and they will then have there cubs in the winter months (January or February) while dened up. The sow will keep her cubs that following summer and take them to the den with her the following winter and she will then boot them out after she comes out of the den the following spring. She then comes into heat again and is bred. A sow will have cubs every year 2 years if she gets bred.