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First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« on: August 28, 2014, 09:08:15 AM »
I live in Snohomish County but have never hunted bear here before. With having a newborn I can't take extended trips like I use to. Any advice on where to hunt in North Snohomish County?

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2014, 09:16:19 AM »
Anywhere u find sign lots of bears .

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2014, 09:29:43 AM »
Find the food, find the bears. There is a great sticky up top of the bear section. What you can learn will help in scouting and looking for areas. Get out and walk some roads, listen, look for scat and other sign.

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2014, 09:33:19 AM »
Get a mountain bike. You can cover a lot of ground in a hurry.

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2014, 09:38:58 AM »
Don't become the food I had a beer seek up on me a week ago lift the log I was on all because he wanted my peanut butter honey banana sandwitch. So frigging yogi got my picnic basket

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2014, 09:40:48 AM »
Also, avoid anyone driving a pink FJ.

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2014, 09:44:49 AM »
 :tup:

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2014, 09:50:16 AM »
And you ever need someone to go with, drop me a line I'll hunt anytime anywhere I can. And love being in them hills. So shoot me a pm if your lookin for hunting partner also.. BIGGEST thing I can tell ya though pay attention to the surroundings. But that's any time your up there

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2014, 09:55:31 AM »
Sounds like we have a good number of new members here locally......time to get a beverage and talk bears?

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2014, 10:04:40 AM »
Sounds like we have a good number of new members here locally......time to get a beverage and talk bears?

Would that make it the 2014 Hunt-Wa Bears and Brews?

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2014, 10:07:56 AM »
Sounds like we have a good number of new members here locally......time to get a beverage and talk bears?

Sounds Good!

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2014, 10:11:55 AM »
I'm am SO DOWN.  Lol it's 5 o'clock somewhere lol and I'm not a drinker I'll drink to this lol....

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2014, 10:13:25 AM »
Well....wait for the holiday weekend to pass and then throw some ideas out there. M-ville, Lake Stevens, Snohomish....I'm game.

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2014, 08:11:24 PM »
In Monroe let me know


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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2014, 08:21:46 PM »
Beer and bear?  I have to tag this! :brew:

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2014, 08:36:23 AM »
I second that!

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #16 on: August 29, 2014, 08:41:17 AM »
Not many bears in Snohomish co.  448 is a joke. :stirthepot: :stirthepot: :stirthepot:
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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #17 on: August 29, 2014, 09:29:28 AM »
Beers and Bears? That sounds like my friday evening! This year was my first bear, its so delicious if i have the choice ill shoot a bruin over a buck. I'm (well the wife is) making bear brats with cabbage and getting washed down with a growler of Diamond Knot Industrial IPA  :drool: Now i just went and made myself hungry. I'll throw Everett in the mix, Sporty's, Rockin' M BBQ (golf range), dive-ish, cheap beer, big enough for huntin talk, limited exposure to hippies.

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2014, 09:30:54 AM »
Not many bears in Snohomish co.  448 is a joke. :stirthepot: :stirthepot: :stirthepot:

Inclined to agree. Havent seen one yet this year...

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #19 on: August 29, 2014, 09:48:10 AM »
Skagit County?

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #20 on: August 29, 2014, 09:52:58 AM »
Nope...no bears up there either!

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Some of the biggest spring bears I've seen have come from Skagit.

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #21 on: August 29, 2014, 10:04:08 AM »
Skagit County?
Skagit is a busy area.  You might do well up past the nudist camp. Either place you might want to find a decommissioned road or geta couple basins off trail. Do a little Google scouting then go look for berries.  When you find ripe  berries you will be near bears.  They are eating machines right now.

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #22 on: August 29, 2014, 10:10:08 AM »
nah....best to stay away from the nudist camp. Much more area up north that is less traveled. Bigger bears as well...did I mention that?

Seriously, lots of good areas to explore in both Snohomish and Skagit. Just about anywhere you can hike/bike that is a bit away from the hikers and hippies, has berries and feed will also have bears.

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #23 on: August 29, 2014, 10:52:01 AM »
H20, you neglected to mention that in addition to the hoards of oversized bears, and lack of pink FJ's, the standard bag limits and season regulations are but mere recommendations in the Skag.  :boxin:

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #24 on: August 29, 2014, 10:57:25 AM »
Ah yes.

Actually.....if one has a few skills they may just find an article in the Norhtwest Sportsman....Aug Issue....written by Doug Huddle....that is jam packed with road info and starting off points for the north end.

For the OP......you can glean a ton of info on here. Like I mentioned....there is great info in the sticky thread and go back and read a few spring bear threads. You can get some good info just looking at pictures posted. Watch for guys like bearmaniac, billythekidrock, saylean....they are the resident bear experts.

Snohomish or Skagit......wherever....find the food. I think right now it is actually pretty tough hunting. There is food everywhere!

Get out there and put some boots on the ground. Worst case is you have a nice walk. Good luck and shoot straight.

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Re: First Time Bear Hunting in Snohomish County (Any Advice????)
« Reply #25 on: September 03, 2014, 12:00:25 PM »
Thanks for the advice. Had a great weekend scouting.

 


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