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Old 08-09-2015, 04:28 PM
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bronko22000
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Its hard to tell you how to hunt without actually being in the area and seeing what it looks like. If you have a lot of open area you can try glassing from a good vantage point then attempt a stalk. If that is not an option then still hunting is your best bet. Or calling as Oldtimer and another suggested. Go with a distress call of an animal in your area (fawn bleat, jack rabbit, coyote pup, etc.). As for scents, if baiting is illegal you might as well forget them. About the only scent you could possibly use would be a sow in estrus scent. But in the fall that wouldn't be an option.
I've taken 3 bear here in PA by stand hunting. And the 3 of them were all shot in the same location. But the reason is that this particular area is a bench/shelf near the top of the mountain and is an escape route for both deer and bear when pushed as it is the easiest route from one mountain to another without going all the way to the bottom of the hollow and back up the other side.
If you did your scouting, bears do regularly follow certain trails and you just may be able to intercept on on his way from point A to point B.
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