It sounds like you are trying to hunt bears like they are deer and elk likely working harder than you need to. Also with spot & stalk bears you don’t need large openings like basins, clear cuts, or pipelines. They are worth checking out but if they don’t have bear sign move on. Sometimes small spots like a simple 20yard square feeding area near water and big timber are far better locations then big opening. Walking old roads with grassy pull outs/sides near water and big timber can often out produce glassing basins and large openings.
Find bear sign and don’t worry about big openings then figure out how to find the bear leaving sign. Bears are habitual if you find lots of sign they come back.
I am not there hunting the area you are so I can’t say what you should and should not do. The only thing that applies to every location is when you are trying to find bears in a new area is focus on finding bear sign and covering ground is often a good way to start in a new area
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