THE BLACK BEAR HUNTING SYSTEM I USE TO FIND SPRING BEARS EVERY YEAR | 🎙️ EP. 144

Backbone Unlimited Podcast · Mar 15, 2026 · 10m

In this episode of the Backbone Unlimited podcast, Matt Hartsky breaks down one of the most frustrating experiences in spring bear hunting: spending long days hiking and glassing without seeing a single bear while other hunters in the same unit seem to be finding them regularly. When that happens, it’s easy to assume someone else is simply getting lucky. Matt explains why that assumption is almost always wrong and why the real difference usually comes down to alignment with bear behavior. Matt explores the gap between hunting what looks like “bear country” and actually hunting bear behavior…