I've been conducting spring Black Bear hunts in the Elkhorn and Big Belt Mountains for over 30 years.  Most of our bears are a mahogany or cinnamon color phase.  According to recent information from the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, our bear population is almost ideal in age structure and reproductive rate.  We see plenty of bears!  All hunting is by spotting and stalking.  We travel sometimes by 4-wheel drive, and sometimes by horseback.  We do a lot of walking too.  Varmint hunting and watching calving elk herds are bonuses to a spring bear hunt.