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06-09-2015, 05:10 PM
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About Swan Hills again..
I've been trying to get my son a bear for the last year or so in Swan hills and we've tried house mountain, deer mountain, west of swan towards virginia hills and edith lake with not much luck. We're going to take one last crack at it this weekend. Any suggestions for an area in Swan Hills?
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06-09-2015, 05:22 PM
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Everywhere you have tried holds tons of bears, so I'd just hit one of them again. You could also try goose main rd, which is off Virginia hills. Seen tons of bears off that rd working there.
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06-09-2015, 06:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 300magman
Everywhere you have tried holds tons of bears, so I'd just hit one of them again. You could also try goose main rd, which is off Virginia hills. Seen tons of bears off that rd working there.
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My cousin lives in swan hills and says they have lots of bears including griz so just keep tying you will find one.
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06-09-2015, 06:42 PM
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ussualy see more bear in the area around fall then spring.
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06-09-2015, 06:54 PM
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You're not trying hard enough. 
Grizz
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06-09-2015, 08:33 PM
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Wife and I spent the past weekend there for some scouting around and target shooting. Saw bear **** and tracks everywhere, mostly wolf tracks where we were (took one wolf down when he walked into our campsite in broad daylight with music blaring). Did not actually see any bears, but I wasn't hunting them, just target shooting across the long clear cuts. We did see one set of grizzly tracks that looked about 350-400 lbs. Anyway you've got one weekend left, keep at it!
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06-09-2015, 10:50 PM
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Hot temps = late movement. we are probably past the 'drive around' time of year where bears are out in the open a lot. gotta get in there after em
During the day, check north slopes that are green and shaded, beaver ponds, bogs, etc.
most people are a lot more willing to talk about bear sightings than other game, stop and talk to anyone you meet out there.
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06-10-2015, 07:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 3blade
Hot temps = late movement. we are probably past the 'drive around' time of year where bears are out in the open a lot. gotta get in there after em
During the day, check north slopes that are green and shaded, beaver ponds, bogs, etc.
most people are a lot more willing to talk about bear sightings than other game, stop and talk to anyone you meet out there.
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Easy to get some guidance from the local well operators, I found.
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06-10-2015, 10:04 AM
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We've had good luck in the Blue Ridge area. Lots of areas to access off of the haul road running between Hwy32 and 658. Just be aware of where you are in relation to Carson Pegasus, can be tough knowing when you're in or out of the park so we usually give it a wide berth.
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06-10-2015, 09:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 3blade
Hot temps = late movement. we are probably past the 'drive around' time of year where bears are out in the open a lot. gotta get in there after em
During the day, check north slopes that are green and shaded, beaver ponds, bogs, etc.
most people are a lot more willing to talk about bear sightings than other game, stop and talk to anyone you meet out there.
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X2. You're definitely not in a bad area.
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