H20Hunters 2013 Spring Bear Thread: Corned bear review

[Ripper]

Keep at it guy's, the activity should really pick this week with the nice weather forecast.

[h20hunter]

Ripper....let me know when you have some free time....this Wed pm.....this weekend? Let me know.

[eldplanko]

h20hunter: I went back out on Sunday (9-1)... saw this fresh peel right on the side of the road on one of the spots I PM'd you last week (the more northern one). I had to take this crappy phone pic, as I forgot my camera battery. This was real fresh, only a day or two old.

There was no new activity on the other set of peels I told you about. After a bit of walking, found another set of 3-4 trees peels (again only 50 yards off the road), so I moved my camera to there.

For both big groups of peels I've found, I've had luck walking the roads... looking for a glimpse of one tree from the road, then working back in to find the rest.

[h20hunter]

Thanks for the update...I'm thinking Wed evening may be a good time to head in and look around for myself. If you have any interest in going along just send me a message. I'm always up for a drive. I would say if we go we simply cut a deck to see who carries the rifle. Thanks for posting.

[eldplanko]

Thanks for the offer... I'll need to check my schedule for Wed. If I can't make it, I'll PM you gps info.

This is the area I moved my cam to... it's a "bit" more open than the previous spot (the other was growing over with salmonberries), but you can get a sense of how much slash there is from when it was thinned. Like I said in my post on the other thread... this stuff is 2-3 feet deep and a pain to walk through.

[h20hunter]

Thanks....I'll give it a go Wed and wee if I can't break an ankle or at least find some new peels.

[Ripper]

I'll check with the Mrs to make sure I have a clear calender. What time were you thinking?

[lokidog]

Hopefully he appreciates you gesture and declines.

Such was the case.  He mentioned a "few" incidents so I may not have been the only one.  I wonder if picking up elk sheds is a no no.      

I have never hunted an area that had so many GD blackberries choking everything up....  Salmonberries I can moderately deal with but geeze these blackberries are rough.  I might try to get out Thursday morning and during the day.

[h20hunter]

Lokidog.....If I find a nice shed I'll be picking that baby up! Yep....the blackberrys get to be like a wall. However, when you shoot a bear that has belly stuffed with them in the fall it makes for some nice tasty meat.


Ripper....I'm usually ready to roll out around 5:30....only about a 15 minute drive from the house so I'm flexible on time.

[Ripper]

5:30 will work, I take my son home at 5:00.

[h20hunter]

Sweet. My place at 5:30....

[Ripper]

Slow down there big fella, I still need to check the calender. I was just saying the time is good.

[h20hunter]

I understand......let me know. I'll be heading out either way so last minute or ahead of time, either way is good.

[Ripper]

The calender is clear, I will be at your place Wed at 5:30.

[h20hunter]

Sweet.