Any recommendations for spring Black bear for hunter from New Zealand and his American son in law? Preferably allowing 2 bears each, possibly Cinnamon bears. Tree stand or spot and stalk.

Western Canada.

Idaho if one wants to stay in the states.

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Originally posted by the Pom:
Any recommendations for spring Black bear for hunter from New Zealand and his American son in law? Preferably allowing 2 bears each, possibly Cinnamon bears. Tree stand or spot and stalk.

Since you are in the Canada section, I would assume you want to hunt black bear in Canada. For a two bear limit you should look at British Columbia or Alberta. Alberta allows baiting in quite a few zones, but any zones with grizzlies do not allow baiting. British Columbia does not allow baiting for black bear province wide.

For a good chance at colored bears you should focus on the interior of BC or Alberta. The west coastal bears are predominantly black, with the exception of the Kermode bears, which are white, and the Glacier bears (bluish grizzled appearance) that are occasionally seen in the north coast next to Alaska. Both of those colour phase bears are protected. Occasionally brown or cinnamon bears are taken on the coast, mostly in areas where a large river drainage passes through from the interior, but chances are all you will see are black.

I have guided extensively for black bears in western Canada for about 45 years and am now retired. If you need any further info feel free to send me a PM.

Kevin Bracewell at" British Columbia trophy mtn Outfitters" Great outfitter, lots of color phase bears.

If you’re looking for a baited hunt in Alberta, Mike’s Outfitting without question. He has the best management and consistency with big bears. Check out his spring reports on bowsite.com. He takes both rifle and bow hunters and his yearly track record on big bears is unmatched.

https://forums.bowsite.com/tf/...messages=241&forum=6

I can set you up with big bears in Saskarchewan up on the Churchill River. There’s more coloured bears than blacks, 6 footers are babies, and there is some serious fishing for walleye and pike. Can’t help you with 2 bears though. Boat based hunts in an area with no roads and the same amount of trails

I’d be your guide.

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Originally posted by Dogleg:
I can set you up with big bears in Saskarchewan up on the Churchill River. There’s more coloured bears than blacks, 6 footers are babies, and there is some serious fishing for walleye and pike. Can’t help you with 2 bears though. Boat based hunts in an area with no roads and the same amount of trails

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Originally posted by Dogleg:
I’d be your guide.

i ve seen in the past some great bears you took in the past and they looked way larger than some grizzlies we have up there ...

I’ve shot a couple grizzlies, and seriously I can get bigger blacks than both of them. Northern Sask has some monsters. Our best, a 8’ 4” black taken by my son was a real monster. Be tough to beat that one; but I’m stacking 7 footers.

I can provide rifles or a cross bow for those that don’t want to do paperwork importing. Being a certifiable gun nut; I can assure that none of it is junk.

Can't beat Mike. Professional, consistent and top end.

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Originally posted by d.unger:
If you’re looking for a baited hunt in Alberta, Mike’s Outfitting without question. He has the best management and consistency with big bears. Check out his spring reports on bowsite.com. He takes both rifle and bow hunters and his yearly track record on big bears is unmatched.

https://forums.bowsite.com/tf/...messages=241&forum=6

Wizard lake outfitters
2 bears and good chance on wild buffalo

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Originally posted by M.Shy:
Wizard lake outfitters
2 bears and good chance on wild buffalo

from what i gathered wild bison hunts in alberta are not happening at the same time as spring season related to the bear one unless january,february and march are bear season ...

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Originally posted by medved:

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Originally posted by M.Shy:
Wizard lake outfitters
2 bears and good chance on wild buffalo

from what i gathered wild bison hunts in alberta are not happening at the same time as spring season related to the bear one unless january,february and march are bear season ...

Last time I was there, it was allowed but that’s been 7 years

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Originally posted by M.Shy:

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Originally posted by medved:

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Originally posted by M.Shy:
Wizard lake outfitters
2 bears and good chance on wild buffalo

from what i gathered wild bison hunts in alberta are not happening at the same time as spring season related to the bear one unless january,february and march are bear season ...

Last time I was there, it was allowed but that’s been 7 years

certainly not wild range one ... maybe on a ranch called wild ... did you used a tag from alberta natural ressources after being drawn? and if you exported parts or skin did you used CITES and AB export documentation ? if not that was ranch one which is really different from wild ones ...

Answer…I didn’t kill one but if I did, outfitter said we just get tag and yes, they were wild ones and Alberta at that time didn’t want them there for whatever reason
This is what I was told, please don’t argue with me as this is the only info I have/had

Phil...as far as I know there is still unregulated bison hunting allowed in Alberta WMU 534 east of Highway 35 on the west side of Wood Buffalo National Park. The bison in that area are definitely free ranging wild bison, but they are known to carry diseases (brucellosis and TB), as are the bison in Wood Buffalo.

West of Highway 35 is a bison protection area, with the Hay Zama disease free wood bison herd. The idea is to keep the disease free bison in the Hay-Zama herd west of Highway 35 and not allow them to come into contact with the bison in the Wentzel Lake area in WMU 534.

So if Wizard Lake Outfitters hunts blackies in WMU 534 there may be a chance to shoot a bison on a bear hunt if they ran into some.

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Originally posted by Skyline:
Phil...as far as I know there is still unregulated bison hunting allowed in Alberta WMU 534 east of Highway 35 on the west side of Wood Buffalo National Park. The bison in that area are definitely free ranging wild bison, but they are known to carry diseases (brucellosis and TB), as are the bison in Wood Buffalo.

West of Highway 35 is a bison protection area, with the Hay Zama disease free wood bison herd. The idea is to keep the disease free bison in the Hay-Zama herd west of Highway 35 and not allow them to come into contact with the bison in the Wentzel Lake area in WMU 534.

So if Wizard Lake Outfitters hunts blackies in WMU 534 there may be a chance to shoot a bison on a bear hunt if they ran into some.

thank you Kelly for the precisions.