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<blockquote data-quote="WeekendWarrior" data-source="post: 2140108" data-attributes="member: 117901"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For spring bear, really focus on finding the green patches. The bears coming out of hibernation will be eating anything they can find, and south facing meadows that get a lot of sun will green up first. These can be up high or down low, but that is where the bears will be. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You will find the bears in pretty cliffed-out and steep areas, with dark timber broken by little meadows. So look for scree fields, avalanche paths, and cliff bands on your satellite imagery to identify areas while e-scouting.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Good glass helps a lot because every wet stump literally looks like a bear. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You will see lots of rocks flipped if there are bears in the area, they look for moths and other insects to eat under rocks. While you might not see **** or prints, you might see flipped rocks. Know that the poop plug the bear form while hibernating can take time to pass, so you might have an active bear in the area and no poop to indicate their presence.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You don't need a huge bullet, just something that shoots flat. 270 and 6.5 moving close to 3000fps or faster are fine choices. I just use my 300wm though. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Long shots are really common with bears. They are in tough to access spots and can smell you very easily, making it hard to close within 300 yards. Be comfortable shooting 600 yards.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">To this point, thermals and wind management are so dang important. If you play the wind right, you can usually call them in with a predator call.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For fitness, cardio is fine and all, but high rep dead lifts, squats, and pistol squats are king. High rep meaning sets of 20. Shoot for 5-10 sets. Really get the burn going. Cardio doesn't preserve the strength needed for steep mountains, unless you have mountains to run or bike in. You need to balance power with endurance, which is why high rep sets on compounding leg exercises will get you there.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WeekendWarrior, post: 2140108, member: 117901"] [LIST] [*]For spring bear, really focus on finding the green patches. The bears coming out of hibernation will be eating anything they can find, and south facing meadows that get a lot of sun will green up first. These can be up high or down low, but that is where the bears will be. [*]You will find the bears in pretty cliffed-out and steep areas, with dark timber broken by little meadows. So look for scree fields, avalanche paths, and cliff bands on your satellite imagery to identify areas while e-scouting. [*]Good glass helps a lot because every wet stump literally looks like a bear. [*]You will see lots of rocks flipped if there are bears in the area, they look for moths and other insects to eat under rocks. While you might not see **** or prints, you might see flipped rocks. Know that the poop plug the bear form while hibernating can take time to pass, so you might have an active bear in the area and no poop to indicate their presence. [*]You don't need a huge bullet, just something that shoots flat. 270 and 6.5 moving close to 3000fps or faster are fine choices. I just use my 300wm though. [*]Long shots are really common with bears. They are in tough to access spots and can smell you very easily, making it hard to close within 300 yards. Be comfortable shooting 600 yards. [*]To this point, thermals and wind management are so dang important. If you play the wind right, you can usually call them in with a predator call. [*]For fitness, cardio is fine and all, but high rep dead lifts, squats, and pistol squats are king. High rep meaning sets of 20. Shoot for 5-10 sets. Really get the burn going. Cardio doesn't preserve the strength needed for steep mountains, unless you have mountains to run or bike in. You need to balance power with endurance, which is why high rep sets on compounding leg exercises will get you there. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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