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Offline teddy12b

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Where have you hunted where you saw a lot of bears?
« on: January 07, 2010, 05:26:17 AM »
I'm trying to get my homework done for a bear hunt this year.  The places I hunted in the past a guy was pretty lucky to have seen one bear for the week and I was hoping to find a place where I could go and see several good shootable bears.  I had originally planned on returning to a guide I used in the past, but after reading their report from last year I'm thinking I may be better off just finding someplace new.

Where have you hunted and seen several bears?

What outfitter/guide would you recommend?

Anywhere within a days drive of Indiana is fine with me.
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Re: Where have you hunted where you saw a lot of bears?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2010, 06:18:28 AM »
I generally saw a few bears per sitting in Alberta.  I think one person saw as many as 13 during an afternoon and it was somewhat unusual to go a whole sitting without seeing a bear.  Our 8 hunters also killed an actual measured 20" bear, a bear that was more than 19" and several P&Y 18+" bears.  We killed 3-4 color bears.  Oh, and you can kill 2 per season.

The only down side is that you have to fly, but I think the reason for the great hunting is because it's hard for the average Joe to get at the bears. 

I will be returning in the Spring of 2011.
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Re: Where have you hunted where you saw a lot of bears?
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2010, 12:32:43 PM »
 :D teddy, I have not hunted bears there  with a guide, but Idaho seems to have bunches bears in the right area...Canada is great also, but the gun issue bothers me...Just more hassles I don't need, but if Dukkiller has been there, you have a first hand account....Colored bears are pretty common in the west, but some areas have more than others...
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Re: Where have you hunted where you saw a lot of bears?
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2010, 12:48:01 PM »
Quote from: Wyo. Coyote Hunter on January 07, 2010, 12:32:43 PM
:D teddy, I have not hunted bears there  with a guide, but Idaho seems to have bunches bears in the right area...Canada is great also, but the gun issue bothers me...Just more hassles I don't need, but if Dukkiller has been there, you have a first hand account....Colored bears are pretty common in the west, but some areas have more than others...
I bowhunted ;)
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Re: Where have you hunted where you saw a lot of bears?
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2010, 05:02:58 PM »
Where I went the last 2 years, Wade Maine with Wild Country Outfotters.

http://www.mainewildcountryoutfitters.com/index.html
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Re: Where have you hunted where you saw a lot of bears?
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2010, 07:50:39 PM »
My Backyard :)
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