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My name is Clay Newcomb, and I'm the host of the Bear Honey magazine podcast.

I'll also be your host into the world of hunting the icon of North American wilderness, the bear.

We'll talk about tactics, gear, conservation,

but we'll also bring you into some of the wildest country on the planet chasing bear.

Boys and girls, spring bear season is upon us.

And despite the best efforts of a global pandemic, most places that have bear seasons are still having bear seasons.

And it's go time.

It's go time.

May and June, always compare to the months of October and November for White Tails.

So May and June are that for bears.

And this is when we hunt them in the spring.

So what we're doing this week is we're re-releasing an episode called Judging Black Bears for Dummies.

And I think this is the most comprehensive conversation for sure that I've ever had where we talk about all different methods of judging bears,

from sex and bears, aging bears, well, not

really aging bears, but trying to determine if they're mature.

But I'm joined by Colby Moorhead and Ryan Greb, and we go through the nitty-gritty nerd-out

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