r/CanadaHunting

I have been trying to get my first black bear spring and fall for the last 3 years. With no luck. I’ve tried hunting south around crowsnest pass area south and north. All the way up to NW of Rocky Mountain house. Does anyone have any tips or advice they can give a guy on what I can do to Harvest my first black bear? Any tips is appreciated on places to go, how to hunt the areas and what to look out for. Just feel like I’m doing something wrong but I’m staying super motivated to achieve this. Thanks in advance!

So, I just got my PAL/RPAL last year and did my CORE course last month. I would love to go out and hunt this year.

The problem is I am 41 with a family and dont really have anyone in my circle who hunts or the funds to do anything guided. I am 100% going to head out and try for grouse and mule deer this fall but I am currently going entirely off internet research and 3rd hand information for pretty much everything I know is going to be critical for putting me in the right place at the right time.

With that in mind I figured I would reach out here and see if anyone on the island with actual experience here would be willing to help me out with whatever practical information they would be willing to share with an aspiring new island hunter

Looking to know what’s the best rifle and caliber for that matter sub $1500 in Canada.

For context I passed my CFSC course last week and I am going through the process of acquiring my PAL. I’ve never gone hunting but a lot of my family does. I’m getting broken in pretty hard this fall when I go moose hunting with my cousin in Alberta. I’m treaty six native so I can hunt anytime on the land as long as it’s for personal use only. But I still want to hunt where I live now in Ontario and I want my own rifle. I can’t imagine me trying to draw a moose or elk tag in Ontario when I can go to Alberta so I really would only hunt whitetail and black bears.

Looking for any advice, tips etc for my first guided hunt. Things to pack for camp, the blind, after the hunt etc.. whatever you got!

Going on a spring black bear hunt in a couple weeks and trying to be prepared. Its going to be over bait at an off grid camp in NB. Bringing a .308 although I dont think ill have a shot over 80 - 100yrds if I am given the chance to fill my tag.

Been hunting waterfowl and coyotes for years but never tackled big game before so I'm pretty excited.

Hey guys

I'm in BC and our LEH entry time is coming up in the next couple weeks. I was hoping to enter for a group bison and a couple elk draws but I had some questions. This is my second year seriously hunting and first year applying for LEH.

How the hell do you decide what region to enter a draw for? Just because it's LEH doesn't mean that the animals are in there and for someone who isn't able to scout the whole province, there isn't a ton of info what regions are better than others.

I was hoping to enter a region 1 elk, Pitt lake elk and squamish elk but for region 1 is Lake Cowichan or port Renfrew better? Or if I wanted to head to the Kootenays, what region would hold animals? How do people figure this out without spending a year scouting?

Also not looking for any secret spots, just how do you decide what regions to enter?

Thank you