You just like to correct. Even when it's not needed. Show me a 5" antler that isn't a brow tine. I don't mention the obvious.
All I said is a lot of units. No mention of popular units. Although my unit is one of the unpopular units according to you. OP made no mention of what unit he found it...
I've never been able to pattern a bear but I can only hunt bear in the fall. They're looking for food and move around too much. You might have better luck in the spring. It won't hurt to try.
I don't get your curiosity? Would you explain?
For the record. I hunt for bear for the same reason I hunt all big game. The challenge, meat, and conservation. I don't like bears but I wouldn't kill one to just kill it. That's not me.
That's right. Like hunt for bears. One predator after another predator. I use fair chase against bears like I do for all game.
Do I need to like them too? Not going to happen. I feel the same way about bears that I do for coyotes.
Oh, I see. Well, bears do something that makes me give them less respect. They eat newborn fawns and calves. So, I have little compassion for them.
That doesn't change any of my rules on how I hunt them. I give them a fair chance.
I never hunt meadows or even be near them. I've never glassed either. Don't walk trails. Do all those things and you won't be alone. It's easy hunting and very popular because it is.
Get in the deep timber. Think like an elk. If you were an elk would you be in a meadow that's lined with...
Having 20 years of experience elk hunting is no guarantee you'll get an elk.
Having zero experience elk hunting doesn't mean you won't get an elk on the first try.
Do you want to feel really good about your first elk kill or do you want someone to hold your hand on your first elk kill?
We're...
You have three options for bear hunting.
Stake out natural food sources.
Call them in.
Spot and stalk.
I don't know the laws in NM but in my state baiting is illegal. However, we can use a gut pile to get a bear. You'll get more coyotes than bear but a bear will come to a gut pile. Just make...