Black bear outfitter recommendations

[Muntjacer23]

Hi all,

Can anybody recommend any outfitters offering black bear hunts in either USA or Canada?

I’m not looking to take a monster bear. but just hoping to take my first bear as affordably as possible. I would be travelling from the UK, so airport collection and drop off would be essential.

I did a 5 day black bear hunt last year in Quebec and whilst I had a great time I did not see a single bear unfortunately.

I don't mind if it’s with hounds or baited or spot and stalk. But successfully hunting a black bear has always been a dream for me and something I’d be keen to accomplish in 2027!

Look forward to getting some recommendations!

Thank you

Tom

 

[375Fox]

I’d take a look at @Green Chile hunting reports. Saskatchewan is probably what you are looking for.

 

[Sabre]

DM sent

 

[Flipper Dude]

Doug McMann can fix you up. British Columbia. Coast Mountains. DM me if you want contact info.

 

[DAK]

Hi Tom,

If you want the best chance at a B&C and also tons of bears, I’d highly recommend Baldy Mtn Outfitters in Manitoba. I’ve hunted there twice and took 19 inch and 21 15/16th bears. You’ll see between 5 and 15 per night. All over bait.

If you want the flexibility/variety of a hound and bait experience but are ok with a smaller bear, I’d check out somewhere here in Idaho like Hells canyon outfitters.

Happy to answer any other questions, just PM me.

 

['68boy]

Darren DeLuca in British Columbia. Lots of bears. Great food and lodging. Can set up taxidermy and shipping.

 

[Levergunsite]

Skip another Quebec-style gamble. Book a well-run baited hunt in Saskatchewan or Manitoba (or solid Maine/Idaho options) in the $3,000–$5,000 USD range, high opportunity rates, airport pickup is standard, and you’ll almost certainly kill a bear.

 

[Daryl S]

We don't need nor use bait in B.C. - it's illegal here, but we have too many black bears. I have never heard of anyone not getting their bear, whether hunting spring or fall.
Early spring, of course, produces the best hides. I camp-sat to protect Aila and the kids from grizzlies for several years, as well as guided moose & bear hunters for Michael.
Driftwood Valley Outfitters
PO box 405
Prince George, B.C. Canada
V2L 4S2

BC Hunts Black Bear, Moosen Mountain Goat Hunting and Winter Trapline with Driftwood Valley Outfitters

Our large and exclusive hunting territory is located in the spectacular mountains of Northern British Columbia, Canada, and is home to mountain goats, black bears, grizzly bears, wolves and moose.

huntdriftwood.com

cell 250-961-2079

 

[375Fox]

If I was choosing a black bear hunt for myself, I’d choose spot and stalk in BC. I recommended Saskatchewan here because the price is generally highest in BC/SE Alaska and decreases as you move east across Canada. I think Saskatchewan would be the middle ground between high success and price.

 

[Surgeon7]

Predator vs prey outfitters in Alberta

 

[Daryl S]

I wondered about pricing. I know of a fellow o another forum who goes to Manitoba every year for his muzzleloading bear. Nice bears too.

 

[Nosler guy]

check out Spirit Creek Outfitters - Northeastern Saskatchewan

Big bears - lotsa bears, won't go home without one and if you are fussy, chance at a really big bruin

 

[Muntjacer23]

Thanks for all the recommendations guys!

 

[Sabre]

I wondered about pricing. I know of a fellow o another forum who goes to Manitoba every year for his muzzleloading bear. Nice bears too.

Speaking generally -
$3,000-$7,000 depending on where you go. Ontario on the lower end. Saskatchewan & Manitoba in the middle. And Alaska and some western states and provinces on the higher end, sometimes exceeding the $7,000.

 

[Flipper Dude]

https://imgur.com/a/6YsYIGE

 

[fourfive8]

Not quite sure what you mean by pick up and drop off at airport? No matter, seems like your expectations are not based on reality about bear hunting. I doubt your experience in Quebec reflects much about a lot of western Canada or Alaska, who knows? Also, to each their own, but getting dropped off and picked up, with little walking, near a tree stand overlooking a 55 gallon drum of bait doesn’t do much justice to bear “hunting”. Again, no matter, but up to you.

If I were looking for a black beat hunt for me, I would consider a spot and stalk hunt where there are a lot of bears… or for something unique, a boat based hunt SE Alaska. Do some serious independent homework and rely less on slick advertising. Good luck

 

[Russ16]

Not quite sure what you mean by pick up and drop off at airport? No matter, seems like your expectations are not based on reality about bear hunting. I doubt your experience in Quebec reflects much about a lot of western Canada or Alaska, who knows? Also, to each their own, but getting dropped off and picked up, with little walking, near a tree stand overlooking a 55 gallon drum of bait doesn’t do much justice to bear “hunting”. Again, no matter, but up to you.

If I were looking for a black beat hunt for me, I would consider a spot and stalk hunt where there are a lot of bears… or for something unique, a boat based hunt SE Alaska. Do some serious independent homework and rely less on slick advertising. Good luck

Pretty sure he meant picked up at the airport and taken to the camp so he doesn't have to try and rent a car as an international. I didn't read it that he wanted to be dropped off at the blind. Many outfitters will arrange some kind of transportation from the airport to the hunting area--not all but many. So it isn't that unusual of a request.

 

[Muntjacer23]

Not quite sure what you mean by pick up and drop off at airport? No matter, seems like your expectations are not based on reality about bear hunting. I doubt your experience in Quebec reflects much about a lot of western Canada or Alaska, who knows? Also, to each their own, but getting dropped off and picked up, with little walking, near a tree stand overlooking a 55 gallon drum of bait doesn’t do much justice to bear “hunting”. Again, no matter, but up to you.

If I were looking for a black beat hunt for me, I would consider a spot and stalk hunt where there are a lot of bears… or for something unique, a boat based hunt SE Alaska. Do some serious independent homework and rely less on slick advertising. Good luck

By pick up and drop off at airport. I mean being collected from the airport when I arrive in the country and taken to camp. And then on the last day of my stay being returned to the airport to fly home. I wouldn’t feel comfortable driving in a foreign country so that would be preferable for me.

A spot and stalk hunt in Alaska would be the dream and far better than a baited hunt for sure, but that would be out of my budget.

I will be sure to do more research before booking anything.

 

[Muntjacer23]

Pretty sure he meant picked up at the airport and taken to the camp so he doesn't have to try and rent a car as an international. I didn't read it that he wanted to be dropped off at the blind. Many outfitters will arrange some kind of transportation from the airport to the hunting area--not all but many. So it isn't that unusual of a request.

Exactly this!

 

[375Fox]

By pick up and drop off at airport. I mean being collected from the airport when I arrive in the country and taken to camp. And then on the last day of my stay being returned to the airport to fly home. I wouldn’t feel comfortable driving in a foreign country so that would be preferable for me.

A spot and stalk hunt in Alaska would be the dream and far better than a baited hunt for sure, but that would be out of my budget.

I will be sure to do more research before booking anything.

The pick up and drop off might exclude quite a few outfitters that book groups by the week, but you could likely arrange riding with other clients flying in and getting a rental car or find another option to get driven where you need to go.