Bear hunting elevation for the opener

[sled]

  I know down low the berries are ripening and the bears are feeding, but what about the 3to 4000' level? 
 

[xXLojackXx]

Ive been seeing the majority of the quality bears around 2700-3500 ft if that helps

[longrangekiller]

ill be hunting right around 4500 ft opening day and ive seen a couple diffrent bears up there in the last couple weeks

[D-Rock425]

I dont worry to much about elevation.   I just hunt the spots that have produced bears over the years.

[HighCountryHunter88]

Tuesday i saw a really nice boar at 4500 feet

[D-Rock425]

Tuesday i saw a really nice boar at 4500 feet

how do you guys know if its a boar or sow?  Ive shot a few bears but never really knew if it was a boar or sow before i shot.  Its always there's a bear bang dead bear.  Ive never been able to tell the difference.   Maybe i just need to watch more closely.

[Buckmark]

Tuesday i saw a really nice boar at 4500 feet

how do you guys know if its a boar or sow?  Ive shot a few bears but never really knew if it was a boar or sow before i shot.  Its always there's a bear bang dead bear.  Ive never been able to tell the difference.   Maybe i just need to watch more closely.

If it stands to pee its a boar, and if it squats its a sow....

[shedcrazy]

I dont worry to much about elevation.   I just hunt the spots that have produced bears over the years.

   Year after year they are back!!

[HighCountryHunter88]

the only reason i confident he was a boar was because he was obviously a mature bear and his attributes pointed toward boar, he had a very large round head/face, ears appeared almost non-existent, he was very blocky and his belly was near the ground. i got to watch him feeding for about 5 minutes at 50 yards so i got a pretty good look at him. sows tend to be a little more streamlined although thats not the rule... i have a hard time distinguishing sex of younger bears. i guess the more bears you observe the easier it becomes  ive had pretty good luck picking out boars from sows while hunting.

[D-Rock425]

Tuesday i saw a really nice boar at 4500 feet

how do you guys know if its a boar or sow?  Ive shot a few bears but never really knew if it was a boar or sow before i shot.  Its always there's a bear bang dead bear.  Ive never been able to tell the difference.   Maybe i just need to watch more closely.

If it stands to pee its a boar, and if it squats its a sow....  
Thanks for the help.

[DoubleJ]

I dont worry to much about elevation.   I just hunt the spots that have produced bears over the years.

   Year after year they are back!!

I need to find this spot

[saylean]

I dont worry to much about elevation.   I just hunt the spots that have produced bears over the years.

Im with D on this one.

[D-Rock425]

If you find a good food source and some bear sign odds are there's more than 1 in the area.  I wouldn't put to much thought into elevation.

[oldcamper]

   That's what I have.     

[rasbo]

what ever elevation the food source is..

[sled]

  So i know the blackberries are out soon, but some people are seeing them up high.  I guess its a toss up.  Havnt killed a bear yet so ill try both i guess.

[D-Rock425]

Sled i think you know a few of the spots that i hunt already.  Those ate the spots I'd start with.

[sled]

Sled i think you know a few of the spots that i hunt already.  Those ate the spots I'd start with.

  yeah i know some, and i know you have done good, but i just dont like hunting in someones regular area.  Good areas are hard to find.

[D-Rock425]

Ill just shoot both my bears in the same week and just play guide for the rest of the month.   I was already in on one members first bear this year i hope to make it at least one more..

[sled]

  Ive got the first three days of the season off this year if i want them, im just trying to figure out what to do.
  Would like to give it a try with ya.

[jgoetz]

This will be my first season after bear.  But the scouting I have done so far showed bear from 4700 feet down to about 3000.  However, no berries were ready in the area I was in and it was still a main course of fawn and grass.  Found one rockstar spot with about 8 piles of poo in about 200 yds.  Best of luck to everyone.