Michigan bear

[Varmint Hunter]

Nice! Congratulations.

 

[dogz]

Wanted to post pictures from my first bear hunt this season in Michigan. Hunted hard with the bow all season but finally got it done with the 30/30
Ended up right at 300 lbs

Nice bruin!

 

[dogz]

Nice looking Michigan bear ! 300 lbs. and up not to many harvested !
I guided bear hunters for 14 years started bear hunting in 1973 in Michigan....always hunted the last hunt in the UP because of guiding and it was easy to get a permit every year ....but you needed to fill it before the October 10 or it got very difficult even some years they were already in there dens for the winter !
Michigan needs to charge non-residents a lot more than they do for tags....look at what many States are charging a lot more !

Curious George here but what do they charge for their non res tags?

And can a non res apply for your elk tags?

 

[bowhnt]

Curious George here but what do they charge for their non res tags?

And can a non res apply for your elk tags?

I think it's 150 for non res. Took me 9 years to draw as a resident. No clue for non res. Resident only for elk as the tags are so limited. Something like a .01 percent chance of drawing a tag

 

[dogz]

Yeah 150 is dirt cheap, not positive what they are here but I'm thinking they're in the 350 range. Course Non Res can come here and hunt spot n stalk on their own very effectively

 

[Baker Alvin]

Congratulations!

 

[Rum Man]

Yeah 150 is dirt cheap, not positive what they are here but I'm thinking they're in the 350 range. Course Non Res can come here and hunt spot n stalk on their own very effectively

350 bones and over the counter !
Lots of great place to Spring Bear hunt in Montana!

Rum Man

 

[dogz]

4 sure RUM, most springs when I'm hitting it hard I look at 35-40 different bruins. We pretty much just zoom in on bruins in the 19" plus range. Which is of course a very small of them

 

[Muddyboots]

OTC non-resident NY tags are quite reasonable with tons of public land in the Adirondacks and in Catskills to some extent. Wilderness hunting as far back in as you want. When I deer hunted for 5-7 days, I saw 3-5 bears without even hunting for them.? This is rough country in lot of areas so you can leave civilization behind. There are outfitters but no clue. I would start up by the Tawas area by the High Peaks Wilderness Area.

 

[Critter Picker]

Nice bear, and elk!

 

[400grains]

I believe the license increase has been put off for the '25 season, from what I read.
Might want to double check though