I'm looking at WY elk GMU 81/82. I've been talking with the USFS and Game/Fish in those units. A recurring theme is "pretty good Grizzly bear population". One bio I spoke with stated she won't let her boyfriend hunt over there alone.
I've never seen a grizzly in the wild. I have dealt with black bears my whole life but know nothing about grizzly's. My B-I-L hunts WY for mule deer and they've had issues with grizzly's in some of the units east and southeast of Yellowstone. They had to shoot in front of a bear several years ago to finish up an elk kill. It left after a couple shots into the dirt in front of it.
My concern is that I'll likely be hunting by myself for a few days maybe even most of a week. I don't really want to mess with grizzly's. If its the occasional sighting, fresh tracks, etc - I'm cool with that. If I need to worry about bears when I go back to an elk kill, not so much.
For guys familiar with those GMU's what has been your experience with the bears?
