Idaho or Montana Spring Black Bear

[Deleted member 28227]

We’re going to pack in, flying out to either from PA.

Why not go to Alaska?

 

[EYJONAS!]

Why not go to Alaska?

I need to start looking into this myself..

 

[Mitchellmountain]

Let me guess you been watching gritty...lol.

Mostly do backpack hunts in the fall, been to Idaho 3 out of the last 4 years for mulies and elk in the Salmon region . Wanted to try a different hunt a different time of year. You been watching CNN?

 

[Mitchellmountain]

Why not go to Alaska?

That’s a whole different set of logistics and a step up in $$

 

[Elkoholic]

Go watch the Randy’s show with all the Hunt Talkers hunting Montana together for bear! You might be able to join the group.

uhh.... No!
well .... unless you accept the challenge of wearing bacon pants AND bunking with @JohnCushman ..... then it could be considered.

 

[EYJONAS!]

Mostly do backpack hunts in the fall, been to Idaho 3 out of the last 4 years for mulies and elk in the Salmon region . Wanted to try a different hunt a different time of year. You been watching CNN?

What kind of bear hunt are you looking for? When are you planning? What are you looking for? What's the logistics when you get to said destination? Lay some things out and maybe we could shed some light?

 

[Nick87]

Mostly do backpack hunts in the fall, been to Idaho 3 out of the last 4 years for mulies and elk in the Salmon region . Wanted to try a different hunt a different time of year. You been watching CNN?

Laughed out loud at the CNN response ,no advice on the bears but following along as I've been thinking a lot about this lately.

 

[ccc23454]

Mostly do backpack hunts in the fall, been to Idaho 3 out of the last 4 years for mulies and elk in the Salmon region . Wanted to try a different hunt a different time of year. You been watching CNN?

You guys drive a black ford with a shell? Taked to few PA guys think last year in there.

 

[Mitchellmountain]

What kind of bear hunt are you looking for? When are you planning? What are you looking for? What's the logistics when you get to said destination? Lay some things out and maybe we could shed some light?

Just spot and stalk, no bait. Backpack hunt looking at early to mid may. Flying in and renting a 4wd on turo. A Saturday to Saturday hunt and head home.

 

[Mitchellmountain]

You guys drive a black ford with a shell? Taked to few PA guys think last year in there.

No, we fly in and get a rental to drive to the trail head.

 

[EYJONAS!]

Laughed out loud at the CNN response ,no advice on the bears but following along as I've been thinking a lot about this lately.

Your always welcome.

 

[Nick87]

Your always welcome.

That'd be awesome, just gotta make the time. You know how that is.

 

[EYJONAS!]

Just spot and stalk, no bait. Backpack hunt looking at early to mid may. Flying in and renting a 4wd on turo. A Saturday to Saturday hunt and head home.

Did you see much bear activity in any of your previous Idaho trips?

 

[Deleted member 28227]

That’s a whole different set of logistics and a step up in $$

Fly to anchorage, get a rental, drive towards Fairbanks on either highway, stop and hunt.

Same price and logistics all things considered...

 

[Mitchellmountain]

Did you see much bear activity in any of your previous Idaho trips?

Not much in the units I was in. But speaking with biologists the bear numbers were low in those.

 

[Mitchellmountain]

Fly to anchorage, get a rental, drive towards Fairbanks on either highway, stop and hunt.

Same price and logistics all things considered...

Flight to Boise from Pittsburgh under 300, rental on turo around 500 and split this with my buddy. License 300, and couple in expenses. Not sure that would get me to Alaska and back especially with a couple bears.
I might be off though as I’ve not looked into Alaska.

 

[Red Fox]

you have 10 days left if you wanted to put in for a controlled hunt in ID. Not sure if them units are any better as I just hunt around home

 

[ida homer]

California or MT have the best age class, for whatever reason.

 

[EYJONAS!]

California or MT have the best age class, for whatever reason.

Interesting where did you obtain this?

 

[Nambaster]

I definitely wouldn’t mind having some bears go missing here in Idaho. I am here in Idaho and I say come to Idaho. I regularly find hooves inside of bear scat, so I don’t object to you reducing our population of bears. The pandemic last year yielded a lot of free time and with that free time, I discovered way too many bears. I even managed to harvest one in a general unit and a second one in a second bear unit. Come to Idaho.