Spring bears anyone?

[Slaton]

My 17 year old daughter and I are headed to Quebec for her first bear hunt. We will both be bow hunting. Hopefully we are both able to get on a good one.

 

[Pasme]

Record class bear from AZ...taken while being very sick and not knowing it was Covid. I was miserable but that was a nice bear!

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Magnifique.

 

[MarkB]

Must admit I am totally spoiled when it comes to black bears, living on northern half of Vancouver Island. They are out down low, still lots of snow up high, leave 26 May for a week with quad then will take boat up a mainland inlet for 10 days in search of a color phase, really enjoy that style of hunt, fish, eat seafood, and cruise beaches. Sleep and repeat. I really do miss the grizz season. Dam our manage by emotion government.

Good luck to all.

MB

 

[Green Chile]

MB that sounds great. My ideal black bear hunt would be in BC or SE Alaska, cruising the beaches and glassing the green areas...working the Inside Passage looking for bears and eating seafood at night. Beautiful big country and great waters to fish and pull shrimp & crab pots.

 

[MarkB]

That's exactly it here at home. Good warm low tide evening expect seeing 10-20 bears per day. Not all are accessible or stand around for beach trip but seeing is most fun. Yes if you like seafood all is right over side of boat.

Truly am blessed to have so close and so little money.

Pics are one of my sons blacks and our beach grizzly I shot at 8'. Lifetime memories made there.

MB

 

[Scott CWO]

MB that sounds great. My ideal black bear hunt would be in BC or SE Alaska, cruising the beaches and glassing the green areas...working the Inside Passage looking for bears and eating seafood at night. Beautiful big country and great waters to fish and pull shrimp & crab pots.

SE Alaska is a great family or friends trip. What are you waiting for? I might know a guy with a boat. Bears, wolves, humpback whales, orca, dolphins, eagles, seals, sea lions, otters, fishing, crab pots, shrimp pots, clams, etc…. Had a pod of orcas pass right under my skiff. That was cool albeit a little “interesting.”

 

[Green Chile]

It's nice to see how many members are going for spring bears. It's a good experience that more people should get involved with.

 

[AZDAVE]

Will be hunting Prince of Wales Island in SE Alaska in spring 2026.

 

[jimbo1972]

I'm prepping for a return to Saskatchewan in 2 weeks. I took an awesome 7+ foot cinnamon last year that was written up here. The camp just took this bear that was 20 13/16" and 504 lbs...truly a great bear anywhere, anytime.

Who is going after bears this spring?

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My bear last year...

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I go next week to Saskatchewan. Hunting near Meadow Lake at Safari River Outfitters