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sivart33
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glass, call or just wait
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July 31, 2008, 08:03:35 PM »
hwo do you hunt your bear, glass for them for clear cut to clear cut, wait near berry pattachs or call? or multiple??
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RE: glass, call or just wait
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Where I hunt it is too thick to glass so I either call or listen for feeding bears.
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Usually just scout for areas that have a decent amount of fresh sign, then just keep coming back...waiting, looking, and listening. Locating a major food source is one key I hone in on.
Eventually they come around.
I do enjoy calling, but usually save it for areas that are difficult to spot/stalk...or area's I know have bear, but I can't seem to get on 'em any other way.
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I glass tidal flats or glass cuts or power lines mostly. Sometimes I will call though. Or just hang tight.
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We usually glass then spot and stalk in the high country but we don't start hunting up there till later in the season when the berries are ripe. Good luck.
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Wait till the dogs are treed, well not anymore
Look , listen, glass, listen some more, watch the berry patches and grass for movement and it may be slight to harsh, dont usually see the bear first, usually the brush moving
Seems like I will usually hear them before I see them. I like the steep canyons galssing from across a drainage into the 12 year old cuts.
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Mostly a spot and stalk type of guy.
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Whatever works, but mostly spot and stalk. I'm not much of a stand fella.
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I either slow hunt - walking up thick drainages looking for closer shots - or I'll sit on a ridge and glass more open drainages. I've had good success with both.
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August 03, 2008, 07:25:55 AM »
For bowhunting, all of the above - calling, glassing, food sources. Adapt to the conditions, your available time, and your preference. Calling bears is underrated for a couple reasons:
1. People aren't sure how/where to set up and/or make authentic sounds
2. Fear
Both are valid. Calling is
best
safest as a two-man set up, just like elk hunting.
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