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Question:
I put up my new stand for this year. I’ve been sitting in it every night for about a week without bait. Seen two nice ones and one was a monster. Looks good!! Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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While you are up there take pictures or videos, it is good practice for sizing future game. It also helps to extend the enjoyment once you get back home. Good luck next season. Careful not to leave to much scent behind when you leave mtb Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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|> >I have a tip for bear hunting in Montana… Don’t use Thunderbow |> >Outfitters! Spent 9 days walking my ass off and never saw a bear. |> > |> > |> Sorry to hear of your bad trip. I do have a comment to make about your post |> though. Did the outfitter guarantee you a bear? How was the rest of his |> outfit; did he work hard for you? Was his equipment in good repair? Was the |> food good? Were the guides knowlegable? I prefer to rate outfitters on |> those criteria rather than if I fill my tag. Sure, you pay an outfitter to |> put you into animals, but the animals, weather, and many other factors need |> to cooperate also. Hunting wouldn’t be hunting if you got something every |> time. Bear are very reclusive animals and hunting bear in Montana is tough |> because it’s only spot and stalk; no bait or hounds. When I lived in |> Montana I hunted bear a lot and saw few. Again, I’m sorry you had a bad |> experience and I am in no way sticking up for this outfitter, but qualify |> you dislike a little more for the rest of us. Better luck next time! |> |> Tim M/OR |> |> http://www.open.org/timmick I fully agree with the basis of rating a guide. In the east, we don’t even have spot-and-stalk because of the close and heavy cover that universally describes bear country here. Most eastern states I’ve hunted in don’t permit baiting or dogs either. Bears are reclusive, develop large individual ranges which can take a few weeks for the bears to cover (that is, when you pattern them, you may not expect to see them complete a circuit within a few weeks), and they do not tend to congregate, preferring to distribute uniformly over their territory (except around dumps). This means that, unlike deer where you can plop down by an active breeding ground or near a trail and expect to see SOME deer, you cannot hunt bear the same way. It is much more like patterning a trophy buck where you get on an individual, and you look for them in particular… except that you cannot expect to see them in any one spot with any great frequency. When I go bear hunting, I had better go prepared to find lots of joy in something besides killing a bear for satisfaction, or I’ll be bored and uncomfortable most of the time. Dan — The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.
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I have a tip for bear hunting in Montana… Don’t use Thunderbow Outfitters! Spent 9 days walking my ass off and never saw a bear.
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>I have a tip for bear hunting in Montana… Don’t use Thunderbow >Outfitters! Spent 9 days walking my ass off and never saw a bear.
Sorry to hear of your bad trip. I do have a comment to make about your post though. Did the outfitter guarantee you a bear? How was the rest of his outfit; did he work hard for you? Was his equipment in good repair? Was the food good? Were the guides knowlegable? I prefer to rate outfitters on those criteria rather than if I fill my tag. Sure, you pay an outfitter to put you into animals, but the animals, weather, and many other factors need to cooperate also. Hunting wouldn’t be hunting if you got something every time. Bear are very reclusive animals and hunting bear in Montana is tough because it’s only spot and stalk; no bait or hounds. When I lived in Montana I hunted bear a lot and saw few. Again, I’m sorry you had a bad experience and I am in no way sticking up for this outfitter, but qualify you dislike a little more for the rest of us. Better luck next time! Tim M/OR http://www.open.org/timmick
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Anyone out there have any tips on bear hunting? Montana doesn’t allow the use of dogs or baiting, so I’m kind of at a loss as to how to go about it. There are several areas near by that have black bear, but I’ve only seen one in the past three years. (It was very remote too!) I’m shooting a Savage 30.06 I know if it will knock down an elk it’ll work on a bear. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Tim Holland Butte, Montana