Black Bear Hunting Book Recommendations

[Horizontal Hunter]

I am looking for some good books on hunting black bears. Preferably books that focus on New England bear hunting.

I am looking for a good primer to get started on black bear hunting here in New England. The only book I have on bear hunting is Dick Scorzafava's book : "The Radical Bear Hunter."

Thanks,

Bob

[Horizontal Hunter]

Bump.

Any suggestions?

[Mountain Man]

Dr. Ken Nordberg's Do It Yourself Black Bear Baiting & Hunting
Richard P. Smith's Black Bear Hunting
Doug Boze No Bait Just Bears!: Black Bear Hunting Tactics
Doug Boze Ultimate Guide to Black Bear Hunting

I have the first two books and they are both very good.
Nordberg's book is about hunting over bait
Smith's book is mostly hunting over bait with some hound hunting info
I don't have the Boze books but I've been thinking about getting them. I believe they are geared more to spot and stalk in the west.

[Horizontal Hunter]

Dr. Ken Nordberg's Do It Yourself Black Bear Baiting & Hunting
Richard P. Smith's Black Bear Hunting
Doug Boze No Bait Just Bears!: Black Bear Hunting Tactics
Doug Boze Ultimate Guide to Black Bear Hunting

I have the first two books and they are both very good.
Nordberg's book is about hunting over bait
Smith's book is mostly hunting over bait with some hound hunting info
I don't have the Boze books but I've been thinking about getting them. I believe they are geared more to spot and stalk in the west.

Thanks MM I appreciate the info.

Bob

[screaming eagle]

Dr. Ken Nordberg's Do It Yourself Black Bear Baiting & Hunting
Richard P. Smith's Black Bear Hunting
Doug Boze No Bait Just Bears!: Black Bear Hunting Tactics
Doug Boze Ultimate Guide to Black Bear Hunting

Agreed, all good books , I have one more to add : BLACK BEARS -A technical and hunting guidebook by Bob McGuire

[Freelance Bowhunter]

Dr. Ken Nordberg's Do It Yourself Black Bear Baiting & Hunting
Richard P. Smith's Black Bear Hunting
Doug Boze No Bait Just Bears!: Black Bear Hunting Tactics
Doug Boze Ultimate Guide to Black Bear Hunting

Agreed, all good books , I have one more to add : BLACK BEARS -A technical and hunting guidebook by Bob McGuire

If you are planning on baiting, my book the Bear Baiter's manual is one you should have. http://www.bernieoutdoors.com/

Richard P Smith has a couple good bear hunting books as well.

[screaming eagle]

Thank you . Your name sounds familiar, u sued to trap a lot and there was a Bernie Barringer in the trapping circles, perhaps you ?

[Freelance Bowhunter]

Thank you . Your name sounds familiar, u sued to trap a lot and there was a Bernie Barringer in the trapping circles, perhaps you ?

Yes former pro trapper here. Same guy. Still do a little trapping but hunting and fishing pay the bills these days.

[screaming eagle]

Watched your vids on your sales site. Very good. Thanks for sharing and will have to pick up a few items.

[saylean]

Hey all,

I am Douglas Boze, the author of "No Bait Just Bears" and "The Ultimate Guide To Black Bear Hunting". I just wanted to point out that if you are going to buy one of my books, to get the "Ultimate Guide" book. "No Bait" was my first book, self published and contains lots of great info on how to hunt bears without the use of bait, hence the name.

However, "Ultimate Guide" contains all the info of the first book, plus tons more. For this book, I was commissioned by a publisher to write it, it is much more refined and is almost triple the size in text. I have found it cheapest online at Target.

Anyway, this is more of a way to try to save a guy a few bucks, than a sales pitch.

I have read, "Education of a bear hunter" by Flowers, but it is more of a story book than a how to. It does list some interesting behavior on bears and is an interesting read.
Bear Hunting magazine is another good resource.
Regardless on what you choose, thanks for the support and I look forward to reading and contributing to the site.

[Dewey]

Dr. Ken Nordberg's Do It Yourself Black Bear Baiting & Hunting
Richard P. Smith's Black Bear Hunting
Doug Boze No Bait Just Bears!: Black Bear Hunting Tactics
Doug Boze Ultimate Guide to Black Bear Hunting

Agreed, all good books , I have one more to add : BLACK BEARS -A technical and hunting guidebook by Bob McGuire

If you are planning on baiting, my book the Bear Baiter's manual is one you should have. http://www.bernieoutdoors.com/

Richard P Smith has a couple good bear hunting books as well.

This is a great book. Even if you don't bait yourself and do a guided hunt. Lot's of great detailed info about bear hunting in general.

[Horizontal Hunter]

I have ordered "The Ultimate Guide to Black Bear Hunting" along with another book. I haven't been able to find his other book at a reasonable price yet.

Thanks to all for these suggestions. I appreciate it.

Bob

[Rutnstrut]

Bernie's book is a great bear hunting resource. I am actually re-reading it now in preparation for my zone C hunt this year.

[Horizontal Hunter]

Hey all,

I am Douglas Boze, the author of "No Bait Just Bears" and "The Ultimate Guide To Black Bear Hunting". I just wanted to point out that if you are going to buy one of my books, to get the "Ultimate Guide" book. "No Bait" was my first book, self published and contains lots of great info on how to hunt bears without the use of bait, hence the name.

However, "Ultimate Guide" contains all the info of the first book, plus tons more. For this book, I was commissioned by a publisher to write it, it is much more refined and is almost triple the size in text. I have found it cheapest online at Target.

I just finished the "Ultimate Guide" today and I can say that it is by far the best hunting book I have read. It is well written, direct, and focused on real life bear hunting. I am looking forward to reading it again to see what I missed in the first read.

Thank you,

Bob

[saylean]

Hey all,

I am Douglas Boze, the author of "No Bait Just Bears" and "The Ultimate Guide To Black Bear Hunting". I just wanted to point out that if you are going to buy one of my books, to get the "Ultimate Guide" book. "No Bait" was my first book, self published and contains lots of great info on how to hunt bears without the use of bait, hence the name.

However, "Ultimate Guide" contains all the info of the first book, plus tons more. For this book, I was commissioned by a publisher to write it, it is much more refined and is almost triple the size in text. I have found it cheapest online at Target.

I just finished the "Ultimate Guide" today and I can say that it is by far the best hunting book I have read. It is well written, direct, and focused on real life bear hunting. I am looking forward to reading it again to see what I missed in the first read.

Thank you,

Bob

Hello Bob,

I just wanted to chime in and say thank you for the support and kind words. I am humbled and honored by them. I wish you the very best this season.