I’m new to hunting bear and went out a few times this past month to see if I can track any bear in the big pine region of the LA/San Bernardino mountains. No luck. Did any one have any luck in these areas or Lytle creek area? Would love some advise for general season coming up ..read more

Hey everyone! So I’ve never really hunted bear, but always keep an eye out for them and look for their tracks. And a bear hunt is beginning to peak my interest. I have a couple locations that I know and have seen bear. And it’s usually very random. Like this one pictured below at 9am and on several other occasions, having encounters at around 3-4am hiking into some of my deer spots. So my questions are, what do you think of bear meat? What is the best time to actually hunt them? (Early... Read more ..read more

Anyone else heading out for opening this weekend ..read more

How about some introductions? Where are you from and where do you hunt bear? Do you use a bow or Rifle? What kind? Who taught you to bear hunt and when did you first go bear hunting? What is your dream bear hunt? I'm from southern California and started chasing bear in 1980 in California. I use both a PSE Coyote recurve and .300 Winmag rifle to hunt with. Dream hunt would be a brown... Read more ..read more

Need advice on night vision optics. Which one do you use - brand, brand, pros and cons Thanks ..read more

I didn't get any bears during all that snow we had in Feb and March and now they are showing up ..read more

For winter sports enthusiasts, hunting is really a suitable outdoor activity. Today we will offer some information about California Hunting. In the largest state in the U.S. with a diverse ecosystem ranging from high mountain tops, sandy coastlines, and forests in between there isn’t much more to ask for when outdoors in pristine conditions closer to nature and connecting with the wild... Read more ..read more

Ok after a few scouting trips you would think I would have found something. So far all dead ends, I cant find water! I have mostly been in D9. Any help here? Im not looking for honey holes (cause I know the controversy that can start) just some helpful hints. Also I need a good guide on skinning out a bear. Thanks ..read more

2 questions : 1) Is it too late to get a bear in the Sierras? I know the season goes until the end of the year. It seems the later in the season it gets, the harder it is to turn up any bears. Now, after all the snow the mountains have gotten recently, is it a futile mission to try and find a bear in the Southern Sierras? (Mid-late November) 2) If so, what do you think they would be eating? thanks fellas ..read more

When ever I try to look anything up for CA bear I always end up routed to d14 or up north in the Sierra's. Does anyone attempt to find bears in D11 or is it more ran into a bear while deer hunting lol? I was up Azusa canyon this afternoon, couldn't find much but what i think was scat. Learned a lot or should I say learned, I dont know a lot today. Any tips or pointers would be appreciated. In the morning gonna head out to Big Tujunga, never been out that way ..read more