Where is the best place to see bears in Utah?

[GSPHUNTER]

Get on i80 and go to the animal overpass in Summit County and stand there. Eventually one will show up.

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He wants to see bears not sheep. Sheep can also be found in vaccine lines.

 

[CorbLand]

Look at the regs book for bear hunting in Utah. That should help give you an idea of where they exist.

 

[roadrunner]

San Juan in Utah or Colorado ?

UT. Isn't that what the thread owner asked?

 

[Sled]

I live in Utah and I have never seen a bear. I am not going to hunt one. I just want to know from people who have knowledge of Utah, where is the best place to see one? Preferably from a road or not too far off of a road because I don't want to be attacked.

Hogle Zoo up by emigration canyon fits your description.

If you want to get off the road a bit I see plenty in the uintas at lower elevations than you might expect.

 

[twall13]

There are certainly bears in Utah, but I've never seen one from the road. I've bumped into a few while out hunting other stuff, especially turkeys in the spring. My brother had a tag a few years ago and set up a couple registered bait sites. I was shocked at how many bears we caught on the trail cameras, and not far from roads in the one spot. Just because they are there doesn't make them easy to see without bait or hounds.

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[Jbrow327]

There are certainly bears in Utah, but I've never seen one from the road. I've bumped into a few while out hunting other stuff, especially turkeys in the spring. My brother had a tag a few years ago and set up a couple registered bait sites. I was shocked at how many bears we caught on the trail cameras, and not far from roads in the one spot. Just because they are there doesn't make them easy to see without bait or hounds.

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Interesting. Where did your brother go hunting?

 

[twall13]

Interesting. Where did your brother go hunting?

Flaming Gorge area

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[Like2hunt]

My friends seen some around nebo while hunting deer but that’s all I’ve heard about. Never seen a wild one in Utah

 

[Jbrow327]

Bump

 

[GSPHUNTER]

I noticed you did not say, in the wild. So maybe the zoo.

 

[Jbrow327]

Bump

 

[SwedishDevin]

Beaver Utah for sure

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

OP you sound like a good candidate for your closest Zoo.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

OP you sound like a good candidate for your closest Zoo.

great minds think alike.

 

[Rich M]

First thing I thought of was the dump. We used to go see bears when folks told us they were feeding in certain areas - dump was always worth the try, but local farmers had corn cribs and bears would get into those.

 

[Phaseolus]

You might try the bookcliffs. We saw 7 bears in one morning in RatHole Canyon near the Colorado border this time of year. They’ll be out foraging and before the leaves on the brush come out they are easier to spot. You’ll have to be out looking at the crack of dawn though. Late August and September are great months to see bear too since they are fattening up and feeding 24 hours a day.