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I plan on doing a little leg work in preparation for this upcoming spring bear season and was wondering what you guys look for when staring at topo maps prior to getting out and walking.I am hunting one of the west-side units and will be scouting from now until season and wondered what kind of terrain I should concentrate on, creek heads, south facing slopes, benches, saddles between drainages...etc.?should I concentrate on swamps, or new clear-cuts?I am new to Spring Bear, but did get close to one last year while going after a tom turkey. It was coming out of a new cut (year old) into creek-bottom.because this is west-side and the weather is so mild I am pretty sure they are not hibernating, and feeding on new growth, grubs and ants.......What say? any advice?
Even if I dont draw a tag, I will still be Turkey hunting, so it does not matter.No reason not to get out in the woods though....I mean what if I do get drawn?with a 3.6 point average I stand a 50% chance of getting drawn, either I will or I wont......I am not going to use it as an excuse NOT to scout.
Back to topic...I cannot tell what areas are reprod without walking or driving to them....I was wondering if there were any terrain features (on a map) that you look for such as saddles, benches, south facing slopes,...etc....