British Columbia Black Bear Hunting
British Columbia Black Bear Hunting
An extremely healthy population of bears, and makes it a great choice for your hunt.
Coastal British Columbia arguably has the largest population of black bears per square mile in North America. The mild climate provides the bears with a very long feeding season starting early in the spring and ending late in the fall on the salmon spawning rivers. With abundant food and low hunting pressure, it’s easy to see why coastal bears grow to such a large size.
Why you should consider black bear hunting in BC:
- Spring and Fall seasons.
- Lots of bears.
- Big bears with thick coats. The average bear taken with our outfitters square over 6 feet, although multiple bears squaring 7 ft plus are taken with a high percentage of skulls making the record book.
- Remote backcountry with little hunting pressure.
- Amazing archery hunting opportunities.
- Good combo options.
- Midnight black is the most common color, and the coat quality of these bears is unbeatable. If you want both giant trophy black bears and an exceptional overall experience, this is the spot for you!
Hunt #VICBA1
Vancouver Island Black Bear Hunting in British Columbia
BC, coastal bear hunting on Vancouver Island, famous for giant boars.
Vancouver Island is famous for big boars! This is a coastal black bear hunt on Vancouver Island in BC. This vast area is virtually untouched and has high populations of bears….and big bears at that. In fact, this area is famous for its world-class black bears.
This outfitter has a history of taking some of the largest coastal black bears in the world on Vancouver Island, an area famous for huge bears and near perfect coat quality. Experience the ultimate North American adventure, spot-and-stalk coastal black bear hunting while enjoying some of the world’s most beautiful scenery in your down time. Record book Roosevelt elk and big northern mountain lion can also be taken with this outfitter, so if either of those animals are on your list, let us know.
- Guaranteed non-resident black bear tag
- Spring Black Bear Hunt: April 1-June 15
- Fall Black Bear Hunt: September 10-November 13
- The success rate is nearly perfect at 90-100% annually.
- The average bear taken with this outfitter squares over 6 feet, although multiple bears squaring 7 ft plus are taken with a high percentage of skulls making Boone and Crockett.
- Spot and stalk.
- They also offer trophy hunts for blacktail deer, Roosevelt elk, and giant mountain lions.
Hunt #BLGO1
Black Bear Combo Hunt
This is a great hunt, that you can combo with a moose.
We have been working with this outfitter for years and not only do your hosts have years of experience guiding British Columbia black bear hunting, they offer a level of service and hospitality that will provide one of the best hunting experiences you can have. In a typical day you should see between 2 to 10 bears driving to glassing points of new growth areas and grassy hillsides.
- In addition to a bear, this outfitter has agreed to throw in a wolf for Outdoors International clients.
- Spring bear hunt begins in mid-May and runs through the beginning of June when the temperature is between the mid 60’s and mid 70’s.
- The fall hunt runs from mid-September to the end of October when the mornings will be frosty; when the weather gets cold the bears are gone. The fall hunt can be a moose combo hunt.
- Spot and Stalk. Hunting areas will be accessed on foot, by 4×4, boats, and/or with horses.
- This area does have some color-phase black bears.
- Ranging from 5 to 7 1/2 feet with some weighing as much as 500 lbs. The success rate for this hunt is almost 100% to date.
- Over the counter black bear tags.
Hunt #PO1
Spot-and-Stalk Archery Hunt
This outfitter offers an amazing spot-and-stalk hunt, and specializes in taking archery hunters.
We have about 15% color phase, and the Pope and Young minimum of 18 inches being common. So not only do we have high bear density’s, but have record book quality in the gene pool. 6-7 ft boars are common, with 95% of our bears taken in 2018 being mature boars. With the strong salmon run in the fall, and high density of black bears, new boars quickly move in to replace those that were shot by our hunters.
This is a spring bear hunt.
In the spring the black bears come out of hibernation and head to the nearest green area to gorge themselves on grass, dandelions, and new growth crops. Thus they are found along old logging roads, clear cuts, fields, and railways. We will be focusing our efforts in these areas in the spring.
Come later in the spring season (end of May, beginning of June) the boars start to wander looking for sows in heat. At this time we’ll be sticking to glassing long stretches of logging roads and glassing on the railways. This is the time that the real big bears show up, and thus the biggest bears of the season are shot during this time.
You can expect multiple opportunities on this hunt.
It is not uncommon to see up to 15 black bears per day, with multiple stalks being the rule rather than the exception. Be prepared for a relaxing and enjoyable hunt. We do not get up at the crack of dawn as the big bears are primarily moving in the afternoon and evenings but at that point be ready for multiple stalks and large numbers of bears.
- May 1 through June 15
- The hunting area is accessed by vehicle, atv’s, and hiking however all stalks are done on foot.
- Bow hunter friendly outfitter, but rifle hunting is most common
- 15% color phase bears.
- Opportunity Rate is 100%
- Success Rate for archery is 80%. Success Rate for rifle is 100%
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From start to finish, the outfitter was a class act. Can’t say enough about the staff and accommodations. I would highly recommend this hunt. Professionalism in every aspect of my hunt in Alaska. I took a great moose, black bear and caribou.
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Excellent trip. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. I had a great time. This hunt isn’t physically demanding, but you need to be prepared to sit on stands for a long time. Aaron was very nice, knowledgeable, and always willing to help. It was a really good hunt, and I wouldn’t mind going back.
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The brown bear hunt was quite an adventure all of the guides were very helpful and hardworking. They made it a great and successful experience.
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The Outfitter was a wonderful to work with and met all of our needs. They have wonderful guides and I was able to get a beer on the next to the last day of our trip. We were very comfortable and they took very good care of us… And we had great fishing after the brown bear hunt for halibut.
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Within 15 minutes of me pulling the trigger word had got out and there were about 10 Croatian locals arrived at the hunt site to congratulate me and salute the hunt. The evening was filled with toasts and fun with people I had never met all taking part in the celebration. I’ve never seen anything like it, and was amazed at the spirit of the locals. My Eurasian brown bear was taken care of by my guide carefully and I left for my next hunt the next day.
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All in all I had a great time. It was a great bear hunting experience with a great outfitter, guide, pilot, and of course many, many thanks to Outdoors International for your time and effort to make this awesome spring brown bear hunt possible.
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We went on a spot and stalk black bear hunt in northern BC. The outfitter, his wife Lana and their team of guides set up a great camp for us. Lana’s cooking was top notch and she created great meals daily. There is a lot of downtime in camp which we spent shooting arrows, working out at “Primitive CrossFit”, napping and building friendships with the other guys in camp (7 total).
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In my opinion all aspects of my hunt were met or exceeded, and I would definitely recommend this outfitter to other bear hunters using either bows or rifles. My plan will be to return when possible.
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Great black bear hunt, great guides, great service! It turns out that we were bear hunting western Washington during the driest hottest summer on record. We saw a 50’F change in temperature in the 5 days that we were hunting. Luckily 2 days of the 5 turned into the perfect days to get a bear. No guide has the ability to predict the weather patterns especially something as extreme as what we encountered. However, my hunting partner and I still got the Job done!
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Great time, good people, and British Columbia a great place to see and hunt. On the last day of my hunt devin located a nice black bear chasing a sow put me on him at 31 yards. What a day.
