We went out bear hunting for the first time and found more driving around instead of glassing a big open area.
Things we learned:
The calm days showed the most bears
Afternoons after 5ish we saw the most bears
We found some text book areas to find bears but it didn’t have sign so we moved on after glassing it.
Grassy areas adjacent to OLD heavy timber with lots of deadfall is where you want to go, it didn’t have a huge area of grass but it was big enough, lots of cover and deadfall to run across, and a tiny creek.
I was fortunate enough to take my first black Bear this spring and hearing the death moan right after is very Errie!
I hope this helps! I’m a newer hunter but that’s what we learned on this trip!
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