Early Season Bear Hunting

[salg]

Hello all.My name is Sal.Although I'm a newbie on this forum,I'm 50 years old and have been hunting for 42 of those years.I'm a Life Member of the NRA,NAHC,and Buckmasters.I am interested in finding a spot(s) to do some newly expanded early season bear hunting in the southeast zones of NY.I actually just found out about the new early season for bear this past Thursday from a friend....otherwise I would have been doing some research much earlier!!! I'm an avid bear hunter having been on quite a few out of state bear hunts.My last bear taken was last June in New Brunswick,Canada.I live in Orange County NY and there just isn't a huntable population of black bears in my area.I would be more than happy to help out any property owners with whatever projects they have.Good Luck to all who give the early season a try.   

[Ryan3m]

I am also in orange, have 3 diffrent bears on trail camera from a friends property down the road. I think to find bear in OC, its more about being at the right spot at the right time. 

[salg]

I have seen 1 bear in the 15 years Im living in Orange County Ryan.I live in the Cornwall area. Where abouts are you.

[Ryan3m]

I am in Warwick. Perfect timing for this conversation. This morning around 11 am i was riding bikes with a friend, we took a trail through the woods, leading to a big open field. Slow going on the rocky trail, 30 yards ahead walked what looked to be at least a 350lb black bear. Me and my friend turned around and rode off quicker than a blink of an eye. I think i know where il be sitting, come September.  

[sweet old bill]

Hi I also lived for year in Walden NY. But for bear each year we would go to 3rd lake and  hunt the area that was open to hunting from one of the large paper companies. Now with the tools we now have like a 4 wheeler I would hunt again. But years ago we helped some guys get a bear out of a bog, and that cured me of hunting them. The drag almost killed off several older guys and I was one of them. A bear for some reason does not slide like a deer, every stump or anything else it seems to get hung up on... 

 

good luck and if you get one please post photo's.

[thphm]

This is what I do when I see a bear , Have to agree with SOB had the same experiance only that was 45 years ago.

[stillhunter]

I called up Sterling Forest yesterday to find out if they were going to open up for the early season. No surprise, they said no. Guess local politics and the hikers still prevail. Thanks again to the Palisades Park Commission.

[AaronBlaine]

damn I was hoping to hunt sterling for the early season. PM me if you know of any other places I can hunt with a rifle in September for bear.  Or is it bow only for the new early bear season!?