black bear hunting..

[etijsma]

My brother-in-law and I would like to go this year but im at a loss on where to go. this is our first time going for bear, any one have any suggestions without using guides? id rather waste a little then spend alot. i plan on taking the 450 were as my bro is wanting to take a bow, but he wants a grizzly crazy fool!

[kottke_35]

Colorado and Wyoming have some decent black bear hunting. I hunt blackies in Pennsylvania but you can not use a semi auto there. Northern Michigan has a decent population a well, just a matter of finding someone that will let you hunt em.

Last I checked, tags here in Colorado were around 350 for an out of state, same for wyoming. There is a lot of country that is huntable though. May be worth checking into. If memory serves me correctly, we had left over tags that could be bought over the counter. April 5?...may be the dead line for the draw here in Colorado this year.

Goodluck!

B.

[commander faschisto]

Grizzly with a bow??? Better make sure he wears his running shoes on that hunt!

[Texas Sheepdawg]

A nice sharp Magnus 125 grain broadhead on your favorite shaft with a good 65Lb bow will kill a bear DEAD and Stevie Wonder could follow that blood trail.

[etijsma]

you may be right, BUT i sure dont want to be that close to a bear let alone a grizzly. maybe i could use him for bait.

[Texas Sheepdawg]

See? That's thinking out of the box!

[Jeepejeep]

I'm probably going here http://allagashguideservice.com/overview this fall. I went there about 5 years ago and though I didn't get a bear (one came in but it was just too dark to get a clean shot) I had a great time, the food was really good, guides were great and a few nice bears were taken. Saw some nice moose too! Sean is a real nice guy and easy to talk to and get along with. If you want to hunt in Northern Maine, and I mean NORTHERN Maine I'd recommend him. I didn't have the Thumper then but sure will use it this time.