I will admit by my own fault I did not scout before going. I relied on last year this time where I found a place well used and lots of fresh bear scat. Worked a few locations for two days and it was a ghost town for bears. No sightings, very little scat or sign. Nice herd of elk and some deer. Berries were not coming on too strong yet so maybe this year things are behind. Clearly still learning this bear thing and the area.