Spring bear seasons are RIGHT around the corner as I’m writing this! I’m so stoked for another year of spring bear hunting. In light of that, each and every year at this time, I start getting a ton of messages about bear hunting. So, in order to provide a bit of help, I made a video dedicated to the topic. Down below I dive into some of the most key things you need to know in order to be successful spring bear hunting. If you’re new to bear hunting, this is going to be extremely helpful to you!
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Guys! I’m back from bear hunting, for the most part at least. I might get out for one more evening and morning, but that’s all she wrote for spring. My spring has been absolutely epic and I hope you’ve been out there enjoying yours as well. I had 2 backcountry bear hunting trips and a super fun turkey hunt with my daughter that I’ll never forget.
In the spirit of spring, I wanted to let you all know about a new film I just recently released. It documents one of my backcountry spring bear hunts from this year and I absolutely love how it turned out. The film is called Heart and it not only tells the story of my hunt, but gives you a glimpse into the balancing act between love and passion. Check it out below and I really hope you enjoy it.
Hey, everyone! Hope you all are having a phenomenal spring season. I just got back from two spring bear hunts across two states. It has been AWESOME to say the least and I’m about to head back out in a few days for turkey here in Arizona. On that note, I wanted to drop a new film teaser your way!
If you have followed this blog for any amount of time, you may have noticed that I am a fan of black bear hunting. They are the reason I dove as deep as I did into hunting. The black bear has kept me in the field more than any other animal out there. And each spring that comes by my mind starts to get overloaded with thoughts of traveling deep into the backcountry in search of black bears.
Over the last week, I have been getting gear ready, e-scouting, and making sure my weapon is dialed. It’s all in the name of one thing. Spring bear season is finally here. It is one of the most exciting times of the year if you’re a bear hunter. It marks the start of new life and a new spring bear hunting season ahead.
While Spring Bear season invokes much praise from a hardcore set of individuals, there are many new bear hunters coming into the fold. If you’re one of them, let me just say, I’m very excited for you and what’s to come. There are many peaks and valleys ahead, but if you stay the course and learn as much as you can along the way, you’ll get to where you want to be.
Filming my hunts is something that I honestly never thought I’d do when I was younger. It just seemed like too much work, and that’s true, but it is so worth it in the end. Being able to look back on hunts from the past and relive those memories is something special. And this past October I had a bear hunt that turned to a mountain lion hunt rather quickly. It was a once in a lifetime experience and I am thrilled to share my new film The Unexpected with you. This is one for the books and a hunt I’ll never forget.
Fall bear season in Arizona is a hunt that I hold more dear than most. I cherish both the August and October seasons and 2024 was a year where I devoted more time than ever to them. 21 days were spent in the field hunting. That doesn’t include any scouting trips I made, which add up to an additional 5 days.
Sheesh, I can’t believe I’m already writing a start of the Fall hunting season update. Feels like spring was just here a few weeks ago, but here we are. At this point in the season, I’ve had two hunts. A black bear hunt in Arizona and an elk hunt in Colorado. Both landed on the rough side, but both held their own lessons.
At the time of writing this, it’s late July 2024. This time of year always makes me think of one thing, besides the unrelenting heat in my great state of Arizona. It’s Fall black bears. Our archery season starts at the end of August and I just returned from my first scouting trip of the year.
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