[petey]

I never hunted western Canada, but have in Quebec. Seems like the prefered method for bear and mainly moose by the locals (since many locals think a bear is trash) is to hunt from stands. But let me rephrase that..moose hunters hunt from "houses" where by it's a hunting party system. 2 people per tag and they will litterally sit all day and swap out by day until they shoot their moose. From my conversations, many of the locals where I've hunted weren't too keen on non-resident moose hunters since this is their primary source of meat. You think sitting in a stand for 8 hrs is a chore? These parties sit days until they kill their moose.

Anyhow, hunting bear primarly over bait will result in you spending some time in a tree stand. I've seen more bear and moose in the dense cover of Northern Quebec more than I have deer.