THE NUMBER ONE BLACK BEAR HUNTING SECRET TO KILL MORE BEARS | 🎙️ EP. 139

Backbone Unlimited Podcast · Mar 10, 2026 · 12m

In this episode of the Backbone Unlimited podcast, Matt Hartsky breaks down one of the most misunderstood forces in spring bear hunting: how black bears actually use wind. Most hunters know wind matters, but very few understand how bears actively plan their movement around it. When that detail is misunderstood, hunts rarely fail in dramatic ways. Instead, they quietly go dead. Slopes that should hold bears appear empty, and feeding areas that looked perfect never produce an opportunity. Matt explains why simple advice like “keep the wind in your face” is incomplete when hunting bears in…