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THE NUMBER ONE REASON BEAR HUNTERS CAN'T FIND SPRING BLACK BEARS | 🎙️ EP. 135

In this episode Matt Hartsky breaks down how to actually find black bears in spring—not with guesses or internet shortcuts, but by understanding what bears are doing and why. Spring bear hunting frustrates a lot of hunters because they treat it like a numbers game: glass more, hike more, cover more country. When they don’t see bears, they assume the unit is empty. That’s almost never the truth. Coming out of hibernation, black bears are calorie-depleted, digestion is restarting, and every decision revolves around efficiency. That makes their movement predictable. When you understand how…

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