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The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

334 | Answering Your Bear Hunting Questions

The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

by Exo Mtn Gear

Sports, Health & Fitness, Sports:wilderness, Wilderness

4.92.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Douglas Boze is a passionate bear hunter and author of some great books on bear hunting. He joins us on this podcast to answer your questions about bear hunting, including — What are the differences between hunting black bears in the fall and the spring? What should new bear hunters know? What should you look for when e-scouting for black bears? What is the best way to skin and care for bear hides in the field? What are the best ways to prepare bear meat? And much more... Share your question for the show: https://speakpipe.com/huntbackcountry Doug's Book —The Ultimate Guide to Black Bear Hunting — https://amzn.to/34IwOJg Doug's Book — No Bait, Just Bears — https://amzn.to/37kYKDV Doug's Previous Podcast: https://exomtngear.com/blogs/podcast/115 Doug's Predator Calling App: https://ultimatepredatorcalls.com/ Doug's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bozeandbears/ Howl for Wildlife: https://www.howlforwildlife.org/ More information on Washington's Spring Bear Closure: https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/wildlife-management/spring-bear-hunting-season-shut-down-again-in-washington-state Contact Us: podcast@exomtngear.com Podcast Episode Archive: https://exomtngear.com/podcast

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Huntback Country podcast.

0:23.8

This is episode number 334 and our guest is Douglas Bose.

0:29.6

As you will hear, Doug was a previous guest back in episode 115, which was 4 years ago.

0:36.2

Doug is a do-e-yourself everyday regular hunter who is extremely passionate about bear

0:42.4

hunting in particular and he's even wrote a couple of books.

0:45.8

One being the ultimate guide to black bear hunting, another being no-bait just bears.

0:52.2

You can find links to both of those books in the show description if you're interested.

0:56.4

Today we speak with Doug about tactics and strategies for spring bear hunting, the

1:01.8

differences between fall and spring bear hunting, the barriers in tips for brand new bear

1:08.0

hunters and much more.

1:11.0

Before we dive into those tips and tactics, Doug and I talk a bit about what has been

1:14.7

going on recently in the state of Washington with their spring bear season, which has been

1:18.9

contested.

1:19.9

And it's been a months-long process back and forth to determine whether they will or

1:24.7

will not have a spring bear season this year.

1:28.1

And unfortunately, since Doug and I talked and also just before I'm recording this introduction,

1:33.8

it looks like what appears to be the final verdict has come through and there will be

1:37.5

no spring bear season in Washington.

1:41.0

I know that we have listeners all over the country and all over the world for that matter,

1:45.6

and I just want to encourage all of us, as we talk about in this conversation, to make

1:49.9

sure that we are staying tuned, staying informed, making our voice heard, and standing up for

1:55.6

hunting, conservation, science, and logic.

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