Best way to find black bears spot and stalk

[summit151]

Hey everyone, This spring I finally have some time to hunt black bear in the spring. I am wondering what’s the best way to spot them this early? I live in a lot of farm land with some crown. In the fall I can find thin in the fields but spring seems to be a different ball game. Should I stick to the river valleys and hike and glass the SW slopes?


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[summit151]

Also wondering the best time of the day to be out?


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[Mike1027]

Originally Posted by summit151

Also wondering the best time of the day to be out?


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I found late afternoons till dusk best for bears I’ve never had any luck personally in the mornings they love the greens and sun find cut lines or pipe lines tand cut blocks that are greening and watch and glass have some patience and you will get a good bear I don’t bait I spot and stalk myself


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[Mike1027]

Originally Posted by summit151

Hey everyone, This spring I finally have some time to hunt black bear in the spring. I am wondering what’s the best way to spot them this early? I live in a lot of farm land with some crown. In the fall I can find thin in the fields but spring seems to be a different ball game. Should I stick to the river valleys and hike and glass the SW slopes?


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As of farm lands I’ve never really hunted bears there but they follow the rivers and the greening sides too


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[Speckle55]

Out here south facing roads green up first

i like 9am to 11am as it is quite

the sun hits those slopes and roads along rivers

this guy was grazing along hi-way

take a drive and watch for poop/tracks

also slow down when driving they will run off edges of lease roads

once you have seen sign go back into area

also calling works if u have a fawn bleat or a reed for calling Elk

in the next few weeks they will be looking for fawns n calf's

pic n video are Gf with permission when i was there last week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs60rO3jRUM

as always this is

Food for Thought

[-JR-]

Bears feed like people . Morning ,noon and evening. I see most of my bears at lunch time between 12 -1:30 May long weekend is the best ,for cut line /road hunting.
Before that long weekend bears do not come out to cut lines because grass is not green on cut lines yet. After the long weekend the grass turns green in the bush so they don't need to come out that often.
Follow the dropping and you will get a bear .

[starvin]

Not saying it’s the best way but certainly the easiest way is to shoot one in the ditch. Bears will leave an established bait to graze dandelions when they first pop. Usually around may long.

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by starvin

Not saying it’s the best way but certainly the easiest way is to shoot one in the ditch. Bears will leave an established bait to graze dandelions when they first pop. Usually around may long.

Yup…we get them on the sides of lease roads pigging out on dandelions out here, you see them all shinny black and a few hours all grey cuz they are covered in dust!
Once you spot your target bear just keep the wind in your favour and it should almost be a done deal unless the wind swirls on you.
Good luck and post up a few pics of your success.



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[Mike1027]

Since I’ve had couple back surgeries I’m sorta limited to the long hikes anymore but have hunted bears for years and this year was driving lease roads and pipelines finding the greens I’ve had success this year already and saw ton of good bears got this one the other night measured out to 6’ foot 6” I’m content with him





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[summit151]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone!


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