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Offline claybal

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Vail tree farm bears?
« on: October 27, 2014, 11:21:44 PM »
I have an access pass and have spent quite a few days all over the tree farm. I've been doing a lot of glassing and looking all over in likely areas. I've been high and low, and seen every other animal over and over.  Why am I not seeing any bear to speak of....I've seen two, one sow and another just sitting on his butt looking at me from about a mile away. Where should I be looking?  Any pointers, heading out again tomorrow.  Thanks

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Re: Vail tree farm bears?
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2014, 10:35:07 PM »
The bear population in Vail is very thin, consider yourself lucky they are like ghost.

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Re: Vail tree farm bears?
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2014, 07:13:26 AM »
I hunted vail for about 15 years before the access permits and I never saw a bear in there.  :twocents:

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Re: Vail tree farm bears?
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2014, 07:53:35 AM »
I think Weyerhaeuser takes quite a few bears out of there every year with depredation permits.

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Re: Vail tree farm bears?
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2014, 06:55:28 PM »
I was talking to a friend of mine that just retired from Weyerhaeuser. He said he was surprised there are any bears left in there with how many are killed by the guys hired by Weyerhaeuser. He said the freezer is always full of bears.

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Re: Vail tree farm bears?
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2014, 06:41:52 PM »
Too bad hunters dont get to hunt those bears

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Re: Vail tree farm bears?
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2014, 06:45:51 PM »
We saw several areas with bear crap and one set of tracks in early October not too far from the main gate.




 


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