As a professional bear hunting guide, I answer a lot of questions about bear behavior from prospective clients as well as non-hunters who are simply curious. Here are the top two “rural” legends I am most often asked about during bear season. Multiple harvestsMyth: Once a bear is killed and retrieved from a bait site, it goes cold due to an abundance of human activity. The truth is that during the fall season, bears are entering the hyper-feeding stage in anticipation of their winter slumber. Truth: During the 2020 fall bear hunt here at Tucker Ridge, my client Bill McGuire took his first black bear on the first day of his hunt.