Kapowsin - Spring 2013

[fillthefreezer]

Snow gone enough to get up behind the lookout? Saw quite a bit of bear sign up that way last year.

nope, my truck climbs pert good in the snow and i couldnt get over 3400' saturday... 
i dropped a shrt up there in march and i want to retrieve it but still about 1500' of gain and 7mi RT to where i think i lost it 

[Bob Williams1]

Hitting Kapowsin in the morning. Need to get a freak nasty of a bear on the ground in the dirty south.

[notellumcreek]

Hitting Kapowsin in the morning. Need to get a freak nasty of a bear on the ground in the dirty south.

Go get em  liljozie and I didnt see much activity last night other than some elk and a porcupine. Starting to see new growth on a lot of trees though.

[Archery King]

Headed up there with the girl hoping to get her first bear on the ground!

[Bob Williams1]

Yea i did not see much up there today! A coyote actually was about it. I did however find some signs that things are starting to happen including things two peels. The first one was really fresh i would say in the last 24 hours based on the color of the peel being so white... A closer look shows the sap raising to the top not sure if the picture will show that much detail but it was definitely there..The 2nd peel was on a tree about 20 feet behind this one and looked a little older due to color but i would venture to say within the last couple days.
I think my next trip up will include sitting on this spot from a distance either at sun up or early evening and see if i can intercept it on its way back to a bedding area. 

[notellumcreek]

Nice find Bob Williams!  been pretty quite on this forum... figured I would get it going again. Liljozie and I went in last night until dark. No bear sitings but did find some areas that are tattered with last years peels. Talked to a nice guy in a small old black ford, he was new for kapowison and hadn't been seeing any new sign at all either, just out exploring. Anyone been seeing any sort of fresh sign? Next weekend Liljozie and I will be in there all weekend, send us a PM if you need any help! would be nice just to see some action, let alone helping a fellow hunt wa friend out   

[Bob Williams1]

Nice find Bob Williams!  been pretty quite on this forum... figured I would get it going again. Liljozie and I went in last night until dark. No bear sitings but did find some areas that are tattered with last years peels. Talked to a nice guy in a small old black ford, he was new for kapowison and hadn't been seeing any new sign at all either, just out exploring. Anyone been seeing any sort of fresh sign? Next weekend Liljozie and I will be in there all weekend, send us a PM if you need any help! would be nice just to see some action, let alone helping a fellow hunt wa friend out   

If i could only find the VANDALS that did that damage!! I am getting up there again this week.. The office has not recorded one harvest report, not that every animal gets checked but i have not even heard a single gun shot in 7 trips up..Kinda crazy...But its comin and when we get into them i hope the wait will have been worth it... Keep tryin...  WHICHWAYDIDHEGO...WHICHWAYDIDHEGO

[notellumcreek]

Nice find Bob Williams!  been pretty quite on this forum... figured I would get it going again. Liljozie and I went in last night until dark. No bear sitings but did find some areas that are tattered with last years peels. Talked to a nice guy in a small old black ford, he was new for kapowison and hadn't been seeing any new sign at all either, just out exploring. Anyone been seeing any sort of fresh sign? Next weekend Liljozie and I will be in there all weekend, send us a PM if you need any help! would be nice just to see some action, let alone helping a fellow hunt wa friend out   

If i could only find the VANDALS that did that damage!! I am getting up there again this week.. The office has not recorded one harvest report, not that every animal gets checked but i have not even heard a single gun shot in 7 trips up..Kinda crazy...But its comin and when we get into them i hope the wait will have been worth it... Keep tryin...  WHICHWAYDIDHEGO...WHICHWAYDIDHEGO

Haven't been hearing any shots either! I think one guy in a big white dodge is a bow hunter that keeps parking in the same area, he had a big archery decal in the back anyway. wonder if anyone else is slinging arrows up there? I might take my bow up with me this weekend and see if I can't pluck one 

[CementFinisher]

Been trying to help k357 get a bear and last night from 30 ft seen my first 2013 spring bear in person. To bad k357 was at work. Went up this morning and the heavy fog kinda threw a wrench in the plans. Well keep after it, good luck all

[Steeliedan]

Prepare to burn a lot of fuel and say good by to your good tire tread. Focus on the swamp areas if you can. There are plenty of great spots to beat the brush.   

[Bob Williams1]

Gonna head up tomorrow late afternoon around 4:30- 5 oclock and see whats up..Packin the Foxpro with the new sound library and decoy..Be nice to pull something out of the tree's for a dirt nap.

[notellumcreek]

Prepare to burn a lot of fuel and say good by to your good tire tread. Focus on the swamp areas if you can. There are plenty of great spots to beat the brush.

You wont have to worry about burning fuel if you are actually hunting 

Gonna head up tomorrow late afternoon around 4:30- 5 oclock and see whats up..Packin the Foxpro with the new sound library and decoy..Be nice to pull something out of the tree's for a dirt nap.

I hope that foxpro does well for ya! Been trying a couple of weak calls off the predator phone app when its slow going  Well I will be watchin for a post from ya closely bob, good luck 

[Bob Williams1]

Another jacked up trip to the hills. Beat the brush a little bit on this attempt as rumor had it they are in the cover and not feedin in the open or on "spurs". I gotta admit its tough to stay quiet with the crispy cover on the forest floor. I did run into quite a bit.of older tree peels.. The one i posted about 10 days ago is moldy lookin and didnt appear.to have been touched. I hiked up and in there though and found lots of piles of.loose pooh that was probably dumped today sometime. Didnt get.the foxpro out as i perched on a great lookin clear cut that had great elevation lots of vegetation,stump,skunk cabbage and greenry just no friggen bears...i saw.one doe that was standing on the concrete over by the office as i was leaving. Very slow day for me and now rain for the next couple days. Sucks.. Guess im not sure they are up higher or..... I have sign so something has been there. Still not a single gun shot heard in 8 trips up. I think they're all eating at the feed stations in Eatonville.

[Bob Williams1]

Couple of pictures up at Kapowsin..Some old peels, wet crap, nice clear cut and a doe

[billdo5]

Id be willing to show a spring bear pass holder some spots if interested. Ive gotten the yearly pass as far back as i can remember. I haven't done any scouting yet this year but i know where ive seen bears in the past. So if ur cool with someone new riding along with you send me a pm.

Ill pass