bear reports?

[Kola16]

Opening morning, we busted one bear. My hunting partner can't hunt anymore, long story 

[runamuk]

We went we called in a cougar  we saw deer we pissed off deer NO bears.....YET....tomorrow is a new day and we can try again.

[Huntbear]

We went we called in a cougar  we saw deer we pissed off deer NO bears.....YET....tomorrow is a new day and we can try again.

Poor mfswallace had a mess in his pants, after he finally saw that cougar at 20 ft....      man that one doe was P.O.'d ... stomped off like a little 3 year old having a temper tantrum.....   

[180-GRAIN]

Seen 3 yesterday only had a respectable shot at one but I got greedy and tried to get super close because I could not decide if it was a shooter or not. Long story short he winded me at about 80 yards and bolted into the timber. That was when I realized he was a good bear and I should have dumped him. Seen to in alpine country and only 1 down low. Headed out again in the am.

[furiouzgeorge]

Going out now, gonna sit on the stump and watch for a while. Hopefully get that stomper who was tearing up the bushes down the hill and NOT any dirt-bikers.

[big game hunter]

Just got back from hunting no bears but saw a heard of elk which had a nice 5x5 in it and doe with two fawns, but other that nothing!

[jgoetz]

Just got back in from the Noocksack unit.  Most of the sign I saw was down low around 3500 feet.  Sat on a little 50 yard hole with tons of extremely fresh sign.  NOTHING.  Obviously an evening hole.  So I got up and moved higher up the forest service roads.  Ended up sitting and glassing a huge clear cut.  Right off the bat something in the first hole seemed off.  Binos up, and i glass upon a MASSIVE 3x3 blackie.  Quartering to me at 180 yds.  I mean this blackie would have given some of the midwest whitetails i have watched a run for there money.  This fella was HUGE!  Trophy for sure.  Alas no bear.  I continued walking slowly.  Ended up in the high alpine stuff with the grassy meadows.  No sign up there yet this far north.  All the poo I saw was showing still a diet of grass and grubs.

[sled]

I went out today.  No luck.  One doe.  I did find lots of trails along the roads where the grass and brush were beat down where they have been feeding on the berries.  I'll it again.

[furiouzgeorge]

I went out today.  No luck.  One doe.  I did find lots of trails along the roads where the grass and brush were beat down where they have been feeding on the berries.  I'll it again.

Same here minus the doe. Got to my spot and about an hour into sitting (waiting for it to get a bit darker) the ATV's, Dirt Bikes, and Trucks rolled in. Too close to ORV I guess. I'm gettin' a new spot. Might try this one on a weekday morning in the next few weeks.

Moving on.

[D-Rock425]

I had one at 30 yards this afternoon and couldn't get a good shot really bear didn't stick around long .  That's a bear a day so far.

[saylean]

Was out from 5am to bout 5pm today....saw tons of sign, lots of food, heard what I believe were two bears...

but no shots...did get a good blister though.

[Kola16]

...did get a good blister though.

Nice, I didn't even get that 

[blacktailcody]

I hunted this spring on Vancouver island we saw 21 bear, I stalked 9, passed up 3 small/medium bears, passed one booner with a rifle but wanted one with a bow ended up shooting a nice bear but after five hours of looking gave it up

[WonkyWapiti]

I went out yesterday and just saw bear poop.   

[rebal69972]

Just got back from base saw a cub and sow. I did find where several bears are running. FYI on base there eating blackberrys.