I hunted northern Manitoba in 2006 and I am now in the process of checking out outfitters for 2011.

I prefer to drive up rather than fly so I can bring back the meat and probably the hide as well. I will probably be travelling alone so I don't want more than a day and a half or so of driving. Somewhere around a thousand miles or so from the Chicago area.

My goal is to take a nice color phase bear, or a giant blackie. I shot a nice blackie (6'-3" 350#) the last time out.

I've read quite a bit about the Riding Mountain area of Manitoba, does anyone know of a guide in southern Alberta where color phase bears are common?