Why do hunt spring bear?

riden said:
I wondered how long it would be before a yard monkey from BC to became holier than thou.
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Elk man said:
Hehehe.....X2
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hehe....X3.You'd be hard pressed to find many bears in NB without baiting.Other than a very few select areas where high bear populations and the terrain make spot&stalk an option where you "might" stand a reasonable chance at success,for the most part,it's bait country.

I'll be bowhunting over bait this Spring.....because I can!:D4 of us are heading to camp first week of June,starting our baits early May.The plan is to sleep in 'til 10,BIG breakfast,flyfish for brookies 'til late afternoon,tailgate lunch,sit on stands 'til dark,back to camp drinking til wee hours....repeat for 6 days.;)
 
"...like studying them and working on my baiting techniques..." That's reason enough, but it's still considered to be hunting. At least, in Ontario.
 
Big Game said:
It's not that I don't like bear meat, I do, but I'm the only one in my household that will eat it. I won't go through a whole bear myself and I have three rugged already. I like studying them and working on my baiting techniquesbut unless it was abig color phase or something exceptional I'm just as happy to watch. Last year I had two kids shoot their first bears of my stand, that was AWESOME!
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You should consider guiding, if you are doing all the work anyway, you might as well make a buck. Any bear hunt is worth at least $500-$1000 and experienced guides with trophy bears can fetch ALOT more than that, at least triple.

I hunt spring bear for a couple of reasons.

I love the meat, sausages, roasts and burger mostly and an early spring bear does not need any prok added for sausage at least in my limited experience.

Also for me, in my business I am very busy in the fall and only get a few long weekends to get out for deer, in the spring I am way more flexible. Living on PEI with no large game, means I can't go out every weekend or evening ( I still do but for ducks and geese mostly).

Thirdly, it is a nice change of scenery after along stretch of no hunting... ok not so long, I just gave up on Coyotes this week so it's only a month until I am hunting bears.
 
sunray said:
"...like studying them and working on my baiting techniques..." That's reason enough, but it's still considered to be hunting. At least, in Ontario.
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Not necessarily, I know here on PEI "baiting, lying in wait of, or pursuing game" is all legally considered hunting. There are exemptions in place for photography. Check with DNR and if you are making a video or taking photos, you might just be ok.
 
Hunting bear is just another way to get out and sharp up your hunting skills and spend time in the outdoors and the meat is great. Thats why I go.
 
bill c68 said:
You should consider guiding, if you are doing all the work anyway, you might as well make a buck. Any bear hunt is worth at least $500-$1000 and experienced guides with trophy bears can fetch ALOT more than that, at least triple.
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Used to do that but then it got to be too much like work and no play. Now I just like to get kids or someone who has never hunted bear onto their first one. I get as much satisfaction when a "newbie " takes a bear as when I do. As most of the posts on this thread have said, it's just nice to get out and hunt after a long winter.:cheers:
 
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