Thanks for the reply. That does make sense. I've only seen a hand full in the wild my entire life, although I've seen a lot of sign over the years (scattered all over the state). I just didn't know if there is an area that folks consider better odds or hunting when it comes to Oregon bear.
At this point my goal would be to have a successful hunt. Color doesn't matter and it doesn't have to break any records. Just a legal bear would work for me. In the past I have carried a fall bear tag, but I've never truly hunted them. So I thought a spring hunt would be fun to focus only on bear.
Unfortunately, no. This is a first for me. Looking at the numbers, SW Oregon and South Central are the most likely for me to draw with no points. Looking at the numbers from the last few seasons, the vast majority of folks that applied to those and other units had 0 points. Those folks still drew a ton of tags.
SW is your best bet in my opinion. Best chance at seeing multiple bears and at having success. NW corner seems to produce a lot more big bears but you won't see nearly as many and might not draw with no points.
