Black Bears

Black Bear Hunts

Spring bear hunts are held from mid-May to mid-June with 100% shot opportunities. You can expect to see many bears and likely some colour phase bears as well. The days are long this time of year, so we love to do some fishing during the hunt, May 15th for lakes and June 1st for rivers.

We conduct both "Baited" and "Spot & Stalk" hunts. The baited hunts are high success and allow the hunter a good chance to assess the bears and decide on fur quality and size. These hunts are ideal for the bow hunter.  Our Spot & Stalk hunts are lots of fun and give us the chance to hunt bears in areas with very little pressure, allowing bears to grow big and old.

Floating the Athabasca River for spring bears is also one of our favorite hunts. We own bear tags on both sides of the river. Sneaking up on an old bruin by boat who is busy inspecting the shoreline for food can be a blast. A trophy bear in our area is considered 300-450 lbs.