As the season moves into May, females and younger males make their appearance. Late in the season there are more bears available but many have started to shed their winter hair and rubbed hides are common. Be sure to look a bear over from every possible angle to determine if there are rubbed areas that would damage its trophy value to you. Springs with early green-up are strongly influenced by the type of winter that preceded them. Bear hunting during early green-up can be less successful because bears can find suitable forage away from the beach areas.
Bears are most likely to come to the grass flats to feed in the early morning or the late evening.
The most successful hunting technique is spotting the bear from some distance and then initiating a stalk. Fall Bear Hunting Fall bear hunting is best around salmon streams. Years with good salmon escapements tend to produce the highest bear harvests. Best hunting opportunities are found near streams with late salmon runs. Larger streams with more salmon tend to have more bears.