2026 Bear Hunting Classes with Bear Man Guide Service LLC
About Black Bears
Sight
Smell
Hearing
Approach to Bait
Dangerous or Dosal
Selecting a Bear Bait Location
Wind Direction
Slopes/ Using Topo
Distance of Stand to Bait
New Hampshire Regulations about placement of Bait
Natural Foods in proximity to Bait
Selecting the right bait tree
Bear Access to Bait
Positioning the Bait Barrel
Cabling the bait Barrel properly to the Bait Tree
Proper Placement and wording of Placard
Placement of Camera
Bait site Access to Water
Pinch pointsprimitive sites for those who want to get off the beaten path and RV sites with all the amenities.
Stand Location
Type of Stand
Height of Stand
Shooting lanes
Camouflage the Stand
Stand Roofs
Accessing to the stand
Firearms
Right type of Rifle
Right Caliber
Right Bullet Type and weight
Right type of scope or sights
Bullet placement for initial shot and proper shot placement when “everything goes to hell”
Shot Placement
Double Lung Shot
Coming for you/ where to shoot
Know the anatomy of the bear
Patience for the right shot
Bait
Various baits and why they work, and what wont work
How much bait to place in the barrel for different strategies
When to use 2 barrels and a single bait stand and why
Lures, drag lines, where to run them
Bait Barrels, what works, how to prep them
Why Cover the Bait Barrel
When to Bait and Re-Bait
Grease
Bacon Grease (save it) Everyone loves Bacon
Beaver
Honey
Maple Surup
No Chocolate.
Natural Fall Foods and how they affect the Bait Location
Beech Nuts
Acorns
Corn Fields
Check the Mast Crop
Trail Cameras
Placement
How many Cameras on site
Cellular Cameras
How to deal with Night Bears
Tactics to create Competition
Night re-baiting
Night Radios
Sows with Cubs
Don’t shoot
How to use Sows to attract a Big Boar
Judging Bear Size
Big Ears/Little Bears
Blood Tracking
What to do when you shoot a bear
Navigation
Mark the Blood
Move slowly
When to call in the dogs
After shooting time, continue to track?
When to stop tracking
Pistols
Do you need one?
What Caliber
Auto or Revolver
Shoulder Holster or Hip
Field Dressing
Approaching a downed bear
Get the bear undresses and to the butcher
Not a deer
Be prepared, know your Butcher and have access to a freezer
What to do if you can’t get bear to butcher till morning
Hide Care
Taxidermy
Tanning the Hide (where)
Gear
Head Lamps
Ropes
Come alongs
Winches
Ramps
Knives/ field dressing/ skinning
Clothes
Boots
Hatchets/axes
Bear Hunting Ethics
Review New Hampshire Rules and Regulations
No shooting Sows with Cubs
No shooting orphan Cubs
Waiting for the proper shot
Boar? How big? Small or Big ears
Too late to shoot?