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05-09-2020, 07:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
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Any bears in Zone 337
Its been years since I've hunted in 337 . Has any one seen any bears there the last few years . Was planning a trip there next week end.
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05-09-2020, 08:15 PM
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05-09-2020, 08:19 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
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Ha
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05-09-2020, 08:20 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
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Originally Posted by last minute
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Ha ha !
Not the answer I was looking for !
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05-09-2020, 08:38 PM
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Spent a good amount of time in 337 last year and did not see any bears or sign but I was not looking for them either.
I did see the odd one in 338 when I was working a few jobs though
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05-09-2020, 08:43 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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Well you have hunted there before so your not a stranger to the area ,
yes time has a way of changing things thats life animals are there or there not good luck in your adventures next week .
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05-09-2020, 09:03 PM
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There's bears there, not saturated with them but they are around, the occasional grizzly is seen from time to time also.
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05-09-2020, 09:11 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
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I have seen one grizz in there also when you could get a general griz tag
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05-10-2020, 12:12 AM
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There’s sporadic bears in there. Not many like the old days apparently. Bait would be my choice in that WMU. Spot and stalk will be tough
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05-10-2020, 07:17 AM
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337 is a weird zone for bears. Great bear habitat and very few bears. I would have the same two or three bears on my baits year after year with nothing new. Could drive a lot of miles without seeing one as well.
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05-10-2020, 07:32 AM
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John E. Pfeiffer The Emergence of Man
written in 1969
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05-10-2020, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Grizzly Adams
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I sure by now that bear is dead, from 2008
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05-10-2020, 09:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nimrod
I sure by now that bear is dead, from 2008
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Yeah, the last one in Alberta. 
Grizz
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05-10-2020, 09:30 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nimrod
I sure by now that bear is dead, from 2008
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Might still be around they have been known to live past 30years
Probably just been hiding behind a tree waiting for it’s next victim lol
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05-10-2020, 10:02 AM
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No bears in that zone, you’ll have to think about another.
On a more serious note:
I’ve been hunting bears in 337 for better than 20 years, there’s no shortage of bears, but there’s intense competition as far a baiting activities go.
Spot and spook, is different, and if that’s your aim, IMO, it’ll be at least 10 days till an adequate amount of green up has happened to make spot and spook viable.
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05-10-2020, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Grizzly Adams
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I thought everyone knows Grizzlies only attack the right leg. Rub a little good strong Deet on that legg before you go trapsing around in the bush and your good to go.
But seriously, on another note, happy Mother's Day to all the moms up in your country.
Osky
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05-10-2020, 10:25 AM
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Cut these few days old tracks last week of November 2019. I was hunting deer on a friends farm south of Wildwood. Any brown phase blackie you may see better get a second, even a third look.
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05-10-2020, 11:01 AM
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Very simple, if zone has lots of deer, elk and moose you will have lots of bears. They like to hang out where their is lots of food. PS them black bears also do not like grizz that invite them for supper.
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05-10-2020, 11:02 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Grizzly Adams
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That would be 437 or 438 not 337. But yes there are a few grizzlies in 337
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05-10-2020, 11:18 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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As Dick said above, the amount of other hunters out in certain parts of this zone can affect your experience.
I have mostly moved on from 337. The frequency of days where the volume and behaviour of other hunters has ruined my day/trip is too much for me.
Love the country and location but seems to be overly popular and certain etiquettes I still regularly experience elsewhere are out the window. Unfortunate.
YMMV
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