32a spring bear

[Jimmyt]

Does anyone have any advice on spring bear in 32a best time to hunt the season is 4/1-5/22 thanks

 

[OLDHORNHUNTER]

Sure hunt between 4/1 & 5/22

 

[Jimmyt]

Thanks for the great advice oldhornhunter

 

[Iddogguy]

I'm not trying to be a smartass, but you better be wearing hunter orange. I can't even imagine the number of people that will be hunting!!!!!
I drew 22 & I'm trying to talk myself into even going!

 

[JPickett]

Gunna be a zoo. Hunt as late in may as you can

 

[Jimmyt]

Thanks for the advice my tag is the controlled hunt with 75 tags did I miss something?

 

[Iddogguy]

There’s also a open hunt for the same time, with a restriction of on or within one mile of private property. Not sure if you’re aware of this? Good luck on your hunt. Mark

 

[Deepcolor]

I'm not trying to be a smartass, but you better be wearing hunter orange. I can't even imagine the number of people that will be hunting!!!!!
I drew 22 & I'm trying to talk myself into even going!

The sky is not falling bro. I pulled 22 also, BaseMap is telling me that there is a huge portion of that unit that is NF and away from the private land fiasco that will happen this year.

 

[Jimmyt]

There’s also a open hunt for the same time, with a restriction of on or within one mile of private property. Not sure if you’re aware of this? Good luck on your hunt. Mark

Thanks for the help and advice I missed that

 

[JPickett]

The sky is not falling bro. I pulled 22 also, BaseMap is telling me that there is a huge portion of that unit that is NF and away from the private land fiasco that will happen this year.

Where do you think all the guys that drew a tag will be? F&G just needed to eliminate the draw for these units. It’s going to be a shot show. “Prove I’m hunting out here over a mile from private and not just driving to the next area a mile from private” and there’s not enough wardens to chase it if they even care too. Now pile hounds in there? It’s too bad I never drew this tag in the past but now I’m not even interested

 

[OLDHORNHUNTER]

Thanks for the great advice oldhornhunter

Welcome this is open for general season also 4/1 to 5/22 entire unit within 1 mile of private land !! So yeah best time to hunt would be 4/1 to 5/22 why not Everyone else hunting the unit will be out between those dates !!!

 

[andrew12gauge]

Where do you think all the guys that drew a tag will be? F&G just needed to eliminate the draw for these units. It’s going to be a shot show. “Prove I’m hunting out here over a mile from private and not just driving to the next area a mile from private” and there’s not enough wardens to chase it if they even care too. Now pile hounds in there? It’s too bad I never drew this tag in the past but now I’m not even interested

Yea I have always applied religiously, never did draw before, didn’t even bother to apply this year. Hopefully the woods will be a little less crowded in all of my usual spring bear spots, although I’d also be lying if I didn’t say I’ve looked at a few spots in 22 & 32a on basemaps to consider poking around for a day or 2 at some point this spring

 

[JPickett]

I’ve got access to some pretty prime private in 32a. Could be a fun spring