Originally Posted by
RockyMtnGobblers
Does anyone know if you need preference points to hunt these areas for either?
Check the DOW website. You can get preference point info for every season and every hunt there. I've never hunted unit 84 so I don't know off the top of my head.
My fav. place for spring turkey hunting has a nice big cinnamon bear, would he be their for bear season?
Possibly, especially if there is food. In the fall bear need lots of calories to bulk up for hibernation. So if there are acorns, rose hips, ant hills (believe it or not bear love ant hills, they feed on the larvae) and other food sources then the bear could very well be there. Bear don't really migrate like deer or elk, they tend to stay on a home range.
Here's another tip: If anyone grows apples or other fruit, the bears will hit the orchards and fruit growers will often give permission to hunt to get rid of the damage. Same goes for privately owned camp grounds since bears can be a problem in the trash dumpsters. I'd look to see if something like that is in that area.