Spot and Stock Black Bear

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Anyone got any stories, pictures and tips for spring spot and stock Bear hunting?

I know a similar thread was once made but there’s always new info and people to chime in on this!
Thanks
 
Orv1s said:
Anyone got any stories, pictures and tips for spring spot and stock Bear hunting?

I know a similar thread was once made but there’s always new info and people to chime in on this!
Thanks
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You do mean stalk right?
LoL, I am far from the spelling nazi, but couldn’t resist.
There are reports of Big Grizzly Bears out in Banff so please be wary of your surroundings this spring.
I know, you said Blk.bears and they too will be hungry.
South facing slopes and glass the grass.
Look forward to some pics too.
Rob
 
Glassed a lot of grass last spring, saw 19 bears over 3 days, filled one tag - lots of sows and cubs out in May.

 
North of Whitecourt, Alberta. There was one big male stalked on that pipeline twice last year that gave us the slip, going to try again after green-up.
 
Spot and stalk spring bear is one of my favourite hunts. Very relaxed style of hunting. During the day look for greened up south facing areas. Check them for sign and if it’s there come back later in the day. You can find bears all day but the last couple hours is when they really come to life. If there is sign there they will be back. Play the wind, and don’t stress to much about camo they don’t see very well. Be quite after the shot and really listen to how the bear reacts. Most importantly enjoy getting out after a long winter!
 
Spring bear is fun. You can drive around in a truck or quad, or hike around, or sit and watch green hill sides. Anytime of day.
I shot this guy last year. I spotted him at first light at just over 400 yrds. I took a quick pic and marched down there and shot him at 80.

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You spot your bear, STALK slowly within range, then with your barrel and receiver firmly fixed in and attached to the STOCK of your rifle you shoot bear.
 
Regarding bear eyesight, see:

Learning and Color Discrimination in the American Black Bear, by Ellis S. Bacon and Gordon M. Burghardt, published in Bears: Their Biology and Management, Vol. 3, A Selection of Papers from the Third International Conference on Bear Research and Management, June 1974. IUCN Publications New Series no. 40 (1976), pp. 27-36.
 
Could someone post comparison pictures of a mature boar and mature sow black bear ? I would not want to shoot a sow that had cubs as the cubs could be offseperate from the mom sow .
Leavenworth
 
Leavenworth said:
Could someone post comparison pictures of a mature boar and mature sow black bear ? I would not want to shoot a sow that had cubs as the cubs could be offseperate from the mom sow .
Leavenworth
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When you see the bear, give it several minutes before shooting. If it's a sow, the cubs will be nearby. Boars usually have rounder heads and ears and a shorter snout than sows, but I wouldn't rely just on that for ID. Personally, every sow I can remember seeing, the cubs would be very close by, and you could tell within minutes (if not seconds).
 
"give it several minutes before shooting. If it's a sow, the cubs will be nearby" - best advice right there - the cub is just walking out of the photo at bottom corner.

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