Either Manitoba or Sask.

I can Google and find the obvious ones. Anybody have any "under the radar" places that are considered very good to excellent?

Bernie, if you see this I lost the pm you sent me a couple years ago.

Looking for archery hunting.

I’ve done some business with DOA outfitters.
https://doaoutfitters.ca/manitoba-bear-hunts/
He generally runs over 50 baits in the area. Not sure who his guides are, but Darryl (don’t challenge him to an arm wrestle) is a stand up guy doing a few hunts for charities. There’s some world class bear taken every spring if the hunter can pass up on the first bear they see…..lol.
Their lodges start about 20 miles north of the border, but he might be all booked up. Cancelation slots will be cheap.
There is a real wing nut outfitter in the area. He harmless, just a bit of an idiot and doesn’t think. I won’t mention his name.

I have hunted with East Manitoba Outfitters twice. Had good hunts both times.

Slims camp in northern Sask. They just opened it up a few years ago to bear hunting. Check it out if you want. I know of a few big black ones have come out of there.
https://slimscabins.com/black-bear/

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Moosetrot

I may have missed it, but not sure what kind of bear you want to hunt. But every time I go we use NORTH ISLAND GUIDE OUTFITTERS in Vancouver Island British Columbia. It is a coastal black bear hunt. Some of the biggest black bears you will find. Five star lodging and food. Dave Fyfe (owner) is 100% a class act. Would highly recommend to anyone.

Yoteboy,

Was the business open before covid, or did it start up after covid.

They were always open but the new owners wanted to open it up to hunters instead of just fishing ( I believe ). If it matters to you, it’s accessible by truck ( not fly in). 6+ hrs north of Saskatoon. My son & I fished there last year.

dfield,
Nice pic. We are planning on driving or I'd consider BC.

Manitoba and eastern Sask are easy for us to drive. I have a buddy in northern ND we can spend the night before finishing where ever we plan on going, Biggest problem seems to be that most outfitters are booked through 2027, some even into 2028 already. I'll be 75 this August, my hunting buddy is 72 but has had some serious health issues in the past.

Slapping down big deposits for 2 years into the future makes me wonder. I'll keep checking.

Do any have cancelation lists you can get on?

There are more than a few of those out there. lol

Guys, I think I located one in Eastern Sask. Talked with him last night. Certainly, seems to know what he's doing and runs a limited number of hunters.

Sent the info to my hunting friend in Ohio to look over so we can discuss. Has openings for 2027 spring. He stopped offering fall hunts so he can concentrate on hunters harvesting a higher percentage of big boars. Even has some color phase in his area.

Agasizz Manitoba

Shakey,

I had one outfitter in Manitoba that I've talked with twice. He thought there might be extra tags this year due to the large amount of nuisance bear complaints last year but apparently not. He's old himself and didn't want to commit at this point to booking into 2027. Who knows, maybe things will work out eventually for both.

So it’s probably not DOA? I’d peg Darryl at around 55ish and in good health. There are a ton of bear out here. I think the farmers/home owners plug more than the hunters. All the bear hunters just shoot something big, they don’t want average bear every spring.