The area Steve was referring to is D8, I saw bears every time I hunted that zone. Ran into a few bear hunters who hunted it every year. But that was when one could run dogs. I'm sure there are still many bears in that area.
Interesting, I appreciate the info.
This is the debate right now. Drive 6 hrs north for bear/deer or double the drive (12hrs) and double the harvest numbers/success for bear/deer. That's just based on research, no actual feet on the ground. It somewhat sounds like you see no need to drive further though?