Bears and hibernation

[HAP]

I’m trying to get my 11 year old daughter her first big animal/bear and we’ve got bears coming in consistently to our bait and one that’s a toad with a really beautiful coat and colors. She had him in her scope but he ran off before she could shoot. She got the shakes from a serious case of buck fever, it was great.

My question is when do bears normally hibernate? I know it can depend on the weather, area and other various factors but in general?

Because of work I’m having to be a weekend warrior so trying to get an idea of what to expect and how much time we have.

 

[Weiserbucks]

By mid October they're getting hard to find. By November 1 you're pretty much out of time unless it's been really warm consistently.

 

[HAP]

By mid October they're getting hard to find. By November 1 you're pretty much out of time unless it's been really warm consistently.

Thanks for the reply and info. That gives us about a month.