MT bear

[whiskeydog]

The season has been open for 15 days, and nobody has posted a picture of a dead bear yet?!

 

[shoots-straight]

It could have been open for 90 days, and nobody would have posted a picture yet.

 

[Art Vandeley]

Here's all I've seen so far

 

[whiskeydog]

It could have been open for 90 days, and nobody would have posted a picture yet.

not so...the quota has already been met in 510

 

[theat]

I know a guy that got his first bear near Missoula on the third or fourth day of the season.

 

[CabinFever]

I've heard of a few down, surprising none on here yet. All I've seen are a set of tracks resembling my 3 year old nephew's barefeet.

 

[Lawnboy]

I saw a giant dead one that a 12 year old shot. 7 footer with a 21" skull. The kid is ruined now for the rest of his bear career

 

[drahthaar]

The green chutes are just starting to poke up through the dead bent over grass in the area that I hunt. Gonna be a bit yet. Never hurts to hike around with a rifle though, might find a shed horn or two.

 

[thecrittergitter]

I saw a giant dead one that a 12 year old shot. 7 footer with a 21" skull. The kid is ruined now for the rest of his bear career

I doubt it......If its the same kid I know, he as some sweet access.............I'd bet he finds another one like that in his future

 

[mdunc8]

I've heard of a few down, surprising none on here yet. All I've seen are a set of tracks resembling my 3 year old nephew's barefeet.

and you would have shot it had you seen it.

 

[mtlion]

We saw 2 at 450 yards my first day out last weekend. A real big chocolate sow and last years cub. Looked like she may have been trying to run him off?

 

[howler]

anybody hear of any activity up near Libby, going to hunt May 4th for a few days ???

 

[MontanaWild]

We got our good friend a pretty nice one last Friday. Still a little ways away though as far as the real good hunting is concerned.

 

[CabinFever]

and you would have shot it had you seen it.

Here, hold my ammo for me...

 

[howler]

when walking old logging roads looking for feeding bears what time of day is usually best

 

[The Hedgehog]

Don't bother being in the good places until 6:30PM or later. Kick back and chill until the evening.

 

[jryoung]

Don't bother being in the good places until 6:30PM or later. Kick back and chill until the evening.

Mountain or pacific?

Seriously though, does anyone know why bear hunting seems to be far better towards the evening?

 

[The Hedgehog]

You're not late if you're glassing 2hrs before dark. Any time before that is usually a waste of time. 90% of the dead bears I've walked up on were within the last hour of daylight.

 

[Mudranger1]

Mountain or pacific?

Seriously though, does anyone know why bear hunting seems to be far better towards the evening?

Maybe cuz that's when they come out?

 

[MontanaWild]

I'm actually really surprised there hasn't been many (any???) bears post up here yet. We took our good friend into one of our spots back on the 26th and put this guy down with the smoke pole.



Saw two the last two days but have been trying to get on with a bow. Snuck to within 30 last night but the bear wasn't big enough. The big one slipped off the road before we could close the gap enough. If you want to read more about the bear above you can check it out @ http://www.montana-wild.com/1stblackbearof2013/