bear reports?

[sled]

Up to 5 one little tiny guy last night.

  do you think the bears you are seeing are all different, or are you seeing the same bears over and over in the same area?

[runamuk]

I have heard that bird to. Had the girlfriend shaking in her boots. She had never bear hunted before and she was freakin! I have seen a baby one they are really wierd looking and nest on the ground. I almost stepped on the chick.

its the common nighthawk....I had only seen the darn things on the ground previously......

[Evoac05]

Saw on the news that there are quite a few bears around Gig Harbor, just don't know that area too well and if there is any public land. 

[Turner89]

Took my 12 yr old son out saturday and sunday. We saw a bear at 8:40 am sat morning. He was digging around in the timber for about a half hour before he finally walked out into the clear cut.
 The anticipation of wether or not he was going to come out gave my kid some serious bear fever. He could'nt seal the deal, missed twice at 200yds.
 We saw one on Sunday morning also, but did'nt get a shot. That one came out at about 8:00am. We also could hear one up above us in the timber, but he never showed himself.
 I personally was not dissapointed that we came up MT handed. It would have been misery taking care of a bear in that heat.

[180-GRAIN]

Seen 2 more yesterday. One that was around 150-180 pounds I would guess but I couldnt pull the trigger I let him walk. The second was a giant, I think its the biggest bear I have ever seen in the early season. His neck looked 3 feet long and his ears did not rise above the top of his head. Everything on him seemed huge, I would guess he was 400 or more already. I spotted him at 115 yards but he had me and a friend caught out in the open in a noisy clearcut. Every time I would take a couple steps towards a good rest he would look up at me and I would have to freeze. I finally got to a steady rest but he had fed into the timber right at that time, all I would have been able to take was a head shot back in the timber as thats the last I seen of him but I didnt. It was heartbreaking but I know hes there and will be going back asap!

[furiouzgeorge]

Sorry to hear it 180. You'll get em next time!

[bronczilla]

Seen 2 more yesterday. One that was around 150-180 pounds I would guess but I couldnt pull the trigger I let him walk. The second was a giant, I think its the biggest bear I have ever seen in the early season. His neck looked 3 feet long and his ears did not rise above the top of his head. Everything on him seemed huge, I would guess he was 400 or more already. I spotted him at 115 yards but he had me and a friend caught out in the open in a noisy clearcut. Every time I would take a couple steps towards a good rest he would look up at me and I would have to freeze. I finally got to a steady rest but he had fed into the timber right at that time, all I would have been able to take was a head shot back in the timber as thats the last I seen of him but I didnt. It was heartbreaking but I know hes there and will be going back asap!

Need a hunting partner

[Griz231]

Heading over Hwy 20 today, maybe I'll get lucky on the way east and spot one up in the hills.  Season isn't open over in the Methow yet. 

[furiouzgeorge]

Meant to camp up the mountain tonight. Went to grab my tags from my truck before heading up and they were missing. Searched forever and finally decided to go home. On the way home (60 miles) I decided to check again. Found them in the bottom of my dry bag. Really POed at myself!!!!!
 

[runamuk]

was gonna go out for this morning before it got hot, but got sick and dizzy instead  gonna be even hotter tomorrow may try for weekday mornings when its supposed to be cooler....

[sled]

  I went to a new spot today.  Saw one very nice 3x4 blacktail with about a 10 inch horn coming out underneath the right beam.  It was seperate from the main beam. A spike, 5 does, and 2 fawns with spots.  I did finally find some poo but it was dry

[furiouzgeorge]

Hit the trail at 6:00am and had one in the brush north of me at 6:14am...thing woudn't come out and play and it was WAY too thick for me to feel much like going in after it. I figured I had the day ahead of me. Hiked in a couple of miles, heard two more (think they were not the same bear), and saw a Sow with cubs at the bottom of the gulch. We ended up hiking a game-trail through timber and started hearing branches pop up ahead...stalked as quiet as we could, wind to our nose, and came pretty close to the sound before it disappeared. No confirmation but did see movement before it ducked off the trail. Started calling when we were taking a break on the other side of the mountain descending into a small clear-cut valley w/ a stream. Distressed Fawn call brought in a Doe and her fawn, but that was it. She was a pretty good size too. I was doubting whether or not my call was effective until I pulled her up out of the gulch to within 50 yards (up-wind). VERY COOL! Stopped at Wholesale Sports and picked up a couple more calls, a Mouse Squeaker and a Wounded Rabbit. I'll be driving out there as far as I can get and hike back to that spot for dusk. If I'm not successful I'll sleep in the truck and hit that spot again in the morning. Found TONS of scat and stumps torn to shreds as high as 8 - 10' up. Very hopeful that I can pull one out tonight or tomorrow morning. I don't want to be out there when tomorrow's heat sets in.

[sled]

  Day off tommorow!  Headed out in am to try a new spot.  Hopefully find more sign.

[arees]

I took my son out with his brand new license to where I saw lots of bear sign last year.  This year the road in was in much better repair and the logging crews were active.  They were not in the area we were headed to so we hunted it anyway.  There were lots of berries but not the sign from last year.  Alternated between still hunting and calling with no success on bears.  We did spot one coyote which got my son all excited but we couldn't get him ready and on target in the time it takes a dog to disappear.

We did spot a gathering of vultures along the power lines and found a stinking dead bear, mostly picked over.

He was happy with his first day hunting but we are still looking.

[notellumcreek]

I took my son out with his brand new license to where I saw lots of bear sign last year.  This year the road in was in much better repair and the logging crews were active.  They were not in the area we were headed to so we hunted it anyway.  There were lots of berries but not the sign from last year.  Alternated between still hunting and calling with no success on bears.  We did spot one coyote which got my son all excited but we couldn't get him ready and on target in the time it takes a dog to disappear.

We did spot a gathering of vultures along the power lines and found a stinking dead bear, mostly picked over.

He was happy with his first day hunting but we are still looking.

Are you hunting around the area your profile says or somewhere else? Had one a week ago shot had lots of blood on the trail, tracked it for almost a mile into a swamp, lost trail at about 1030 the next morning but it was so hot already and we were crawling through the crap trying to pick up any sign, we just had to give up.