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Have a touch of cabin fever? A pair of outfitters in Alberta are offering an inexpensive black bear hunt in the hills along the Panther River north of Calgary. You also can hunt wolves and coyotes at the same time. One of the two outfitters has killed a wolf in the area. There will be only two hunters in camp.
"It will take a lot of glassing and walking," one of the outfitters said, "but my partner and I intend for this to be a fun and enjoyable hunt. There will be some good food, and there are definitely some good bears to be had in there. Also, we can throw in a little trout fishing on the Panther River, and I wouldn't think it would be too hard to catch some 15 and 16-inch trout. Just before this hunt, we will have spent two weeks in there, scouting for a week, and then hunting with a single hunter we already have booked for another week, and so we should know exactly where to hunt when this hunt starts. We are going to have fun and go hunting."
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| Length, hunter:guide ratio |
Party size |
| $1,800 a person for six days, two hunters per guide |
Two. A single can book alone, but the price is $2,000 |
| Success rate |
Color phase percentage |
| The guide who had these tags the last two years reported good success on 300 to 400 pound bruins. |
Most are black, but brown hues are scommon and blond is rare |
| Outfitter pickup |
Dates |
| Airport at Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Late May |
| Area |
Lodging and meals |
| Units 314 and 316 along the Panther River about two hours northwest of Calgary |
RV trailers and meals prepared by a cook |
| Terrain |
Extra fees |
| Hilly to mountainous. Most bears will be seen along logging roads in clearcuts and meadows and on open hillsides along the Panther River |
Taxidermist, butcher, hunting license and bear tag |
| Method of hunting |
License costs |
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Spot and stalk, no baiting allowed. Transportation will be four-wheel ATV and on foot, depending on terrain.
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