I do a lot of bear hunting in the bighorns. I tried for several years to do the spot and stalk thing and it never worked out.. maybe I was looking in the wrong places but knowing now about bears (which is a lot more than back then) I still think I was looking in some good spots. Bears like to stay cool, have good cover, and eat lots without putting out a lot of effort. water relatively close...most of all the cover though. Bears dont like to feel vulnerable. You will see them on open slopes but never terribly far from good cover. My advice is find you a good place to set up a bait.. huge pain in the butt getting a spot all lined out but once its done its just a matter of getting bait in each year.
