I’ve only killed them in Washington, somebody on this thread once described the taste of Arizona bears as “someone close to Nancy Pelosi”

Hope that gets you excited!!! Hahaha

 

I’ve only killed them in Washington, somebody on this thread once described the taste of Arizona bears as “someone close to Nancy Pelosi”

Hope that gets you excited!!! Hahaha

Bears taste like what they've been eating. If you find one in acorns or pears they're fine. If you find one that's in a trash heap or some ranchers carcass dump, not so much.

 

Probably worth posting a lil bio about yourself in the get to know you thread! Also, this post is 3 years old so I’d maybe consider just starting a new one next time! Reminds me of a certain infamous Rokslide thread that lived for over a decade…. iykyk

 

good idea. I just made a post about myself. Thanks for that. Iv had success with elk, deer, javi, but I know have the bear bug!

 

Every bear we shot up in Washington was absolutely delicious. My first one is my profile pic here. Tastes better than a lot of deer do.

Man it would be just too easy to hunt them in a state back east where you can bait. Spray some molasses into a dead stump and drop some day-old donuts... wouldn't even be fair but man would it be fun.

One tip on bears is that you can kinda fool their hearing and you can definitely fool their eyes, because they are nearly blind, but you can NEVER fool their nose. They can smell stuff from miles away its ridiculous.

 

That Bear was done playing his game of Tennis !!!

 

I was hunting 6A last weekend and found a place where there is obviously a bear living. I didn't see it but I bet I would if I had a couple days.

I've seen bears in 4A, 5BN, 5BS, 6A, 8, 9, 21, 22N, 22S, 23N, 23S, 24A, 24B

I've also seen bear sign in 10, 17A, 19A, 19B, 20A, 20C

Unit 9 bear from last year......

Unit 10 bear track from last year.....

 

I am going to give 6A a go here next week. Iv been chasing bears for 2 years now and had some encounters, but not able to connect. Any advise for 6A? I tried to find the private message, but no luck haha. Im figuring just like everyone else, but water will be key this year.

 

Moos, Prolly more bear where you were then deer. Thats all Im saying.

 

Nah man, no animals in that unit

but I wanted to send you that pic

 

Found this recently.

 

One day I want to go fisticuffs with a black bear. Only for a moment, like wrestling an alligator. Black bear, not a brownie. I want to be able to walk away

 

Having been chased by a bear for a short while, I dont recommend it... The bear might be black, but you'll end up brown 😅😂

 

I personally love to hunt bears. It’s quite a challenging hunt IMO

 

Except when you hunt grizzlies and then like one outfitter said “ sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you.” It can turn out wrong in an instant.

 

Welcome to the frustrating adventures of bear hunting. I got a bear 2 years ago. It’s a tough hujt and can take many many many many days to find them.
Good luck and have fun.

 

I know where a number of them habit, I have just never had a hankering to hunt or eat bear. I know some love it but kinda like killing a rattlesnake. What for?

 

With all this talk of hunting bear, I'm curious to how they taste? Are all parts delicious?

 

Every bear I've tried has been delicious. I've tried four different bears that other people have harvested and shared with me. Similar to pork, fatty meat. It's much more red in color than pork though.

I've heard that occasionally you can get a nasty bear, especially if it's been feeding off of dead elk or deer for a while. If you find em in the oaks or cactus though you should be good. Make sure you cook your bear meat well, to a temperature that kills all parasites. 90% of trichinosis cases in the United States come from eating undercooked bear meat.

 

Just keep PB & J sandwiches in your pocket. You’ll find bears.

 

that ain’t a half bad idea... would be a shame if I accidentally spilt some coke and PB and J on myself LOL

 

Bears, Bears, Bears, LOL.... Lots of BEARS in this state.

 

you’re not wrong! Now I’m just on a mission to try and get one to take a dirt nap LOL!

 

Had a coworker come face to face with a bear at close range today. I'm going to keep that location in my back pocket for now.

 

I don’t blame you for not wanting to say, hopefully your co worker got out of there unharmed and isn’t too frightened!

 

I’ve seen lots of bear scat on Mt. Graham. Hear every now and then about folks seeing them on the 366 going from Arcadia Camp all the way into Riggs Lake.

 

that’s over close to safford, correct? Which unit would that be in exactly?

 

Here are a couple of bears I videoed.

This one was in unit 27 one May while I was turkey hunting:

This momma bear was in 5BS:

There are definitely bears in 24B:

Here are the remains of a bear I found in 6A a couple of years ago:

 

Bears are everywhere. Bears are no where when you have a tag, season is open and the bag limit has not been reached every Wednesday when you call the bear hot line

 

To be honest there are bear in about every unit along and above and below the Rim as well as the SE parts of the state. I have seen bear in 7 both E and W. 27, 1, 6A, 5BS, 35A and some others that I am trying to recall. We have a pretty good bear population. I saw a sow in 7W that had three cubs and scared the hell out of me one year because when she winded me I was not sure if she was going to take the cubs and run or come at me. She took the cubs and ran. Boy was I relieved.

 

I’ve seen bears when I when I was little up around bear canyon lake, I believe that’s in 5A but I’m not sure cause I can never find that lake on OnX LOL! I do work nights tho so I’m usually getting off work at 2am and now I’m wondering if it’s worth even just going straight to 24b along the north west side of the unit after I get off work to try and glass out some bears but I’m not entirely sure their movement habits and feeding and drinking habits

 

Welcome to AHF!!!

 

Glad to be here! any insights are welcome!

 

Guided hunts is a fast track to learning a lot more a lot faster than out on your own stumbling around.

 

I was out on my own stumbling around for years and learned a lot about hunting. It can, however, be a long learning curve.

 

Welcome to AHF!

I have killed a bear in 27, but not in 6A yet. I have also seen bears in 4B, 5BS, 22, and 29, and got them on trail cameras in a couple other units. There are a bunch of other units that hold bears. Lots of choices! Since I didn't draw any tags this year I will probably be picking up a bear tag...

 

Yeah I’m really wanting to get out and explore more of the units. I’m still a young gun, I turn 22 in a couple months so I got plenty of free time especially with my job however I wanna learn everything possible about hunting and always willing to learn! I’ve heard good things about 5bs a co worker saw a bear there last year while elk hunting! What are your opinions on guided hunts??