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I would back track on the road and find where the bear are leaving the brush and coming onto the road. Then I'd follow that route into the brush about 200 yards and set up overlooking the route they use. I don't know that I'd set up right on the road because they may not be using it until after dark. But bear will head down to water at dusk and being set up on the approach route could buy you some extra shooting light.
That sounds like a good idea, I will definitely see if I can back track them.
I FORGOT TO MENTION I FOUND A POSSIBLE DEN
A few years ago scouting for turk in a narrow cut in a mountain in the same area I found a bull elk skellaton fresh bear scat and a cave up the trail a bit. no fresh tracks of any kind but entrance was low and went back at least 20 ft. A bear could easily get in, I'm going to try and find it again next month. Do you all think this would be a good option ?
Setting up near the den, not going in ha ha. Colorado had to pass a law making shooting a bear in a den Illegal because a hunter actually did it. (THAT AINT HUNTING )