Gilmore URSUS cont. (3) 1931 in length. He states that the distance between the claws of the front feet on a skinned hide should be very close to the total length. They seem to go into hibernation about the latter part of December and come out sometime in April. However, Le has seen tracks in January & on the 4th of January some years ago a bear ate up some his fresh meat at his La Cabin on Nelson's Lagoon - very low in altitude for bears at that time of the year. They prefer the hills to hibernate in. Since 1909 bears have about doubled in numbers and their trails line the creeks like sweet beaten laid out sideways, etc. and one may follow their paths from one end of the peninsula to the other.