What state for spring blk bear hunt.

aggieland

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Looking for suggestions on what state you guys would suggest for a backcountry bear hunt for my son and I? I have mules and a LQ horse trailer and all the gear needed. Looking at Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Utah is an option as well as New Mexico if NM has a spring season.
 

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with mules, I would say for Idaho, Frank church or Selway for bears. I typically hunt north idaho for bear but I just drive to glassing areas and do spot and stalk.
 

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I would also suggest idaho...we have lots of bears here in MT, but it costs twice as much. I think you can even buy two tags in Idaho unless I'm mistaken. If I was going out of state I would probably target Idaho first.
 
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aggieland

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Forgot to mention we would be archery hunting. Yes we have 4 mules we can pack or ride. Glossing for bears would be optimal i have some great optics that have been gathering dust on my last two Colorado hunts. Mostly do to the area we have been hunting.
 

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Over the counter, aside from a handful of units.

As a perk, if you go into the wilderness areas mentioned above you can also shoot wolves.
 

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We are heading to Montana in April/May depending on how the weather is looking.
Idaho is a solid option as well.
 
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