Lick creek spring bears

[tonymoe]

My partner and I headed east on Thursday night for our first spring bear outing. All in all it was a good trip. Lots of elk, deer, turkeys and big horn sheep. Every body seems to look healthy and in good shape!
Especially the GIANT, GIANT bear we put in the spy glass! Man he was a toad! I named him "frank the tank"!
We just couldn't get to the ridge he was on due to the big white drifts we had blocking the road.
We cut tracks of another big bruin in a drainage, but never saw him.
Like I said, it was a good early trip and hopfully we can get closer next weekend!
Sorry, no blood, just an update!

[pd]

Go get Frank the Tank!

[Bob Williams1]

Thanks for the update...

Good luck and man that sounds encouraging..

[Michelle_Nelson]

Good luck.  Hope you can find Frank again.  If not his bigger brother!

[carpsniperg2]

Good luck hope you can catch up to him!

[actionshooter]

Right on, glad to hear you drew and getting in them!

[Wea300mag]

Keep at it, I want to see a harvest pic of Frank the Tank.

[Rufous]

So far I have not laid eyes on a bear but I am encouraged by your report. Good hunting to you! Hope you enjoy it and can fill your tag with a worthy bruin.

[Rhino]

Good luck! I hope you tank frank! I can't wait to get in the woods my boy drew wenaha tag. Keep us posted!

[Dutchie]

Sweet hope you get the tank.  Ill be headed for mountain view the 17th of may.  Hope there out in force.  Wish i could slip over for a short trip earlier, but drew multi season elk and deer, havent had the heart to tell my wife yet. good luck and happy hunting. 

P.s. hows the tick population doing?

[buglebuster]

If you spotted frank the tank, why couldnt you hike to him instead of try to drive closer? Either way goodluck

[tonymoe]

If you spotted frank the tank, why couldnt you hike to him instead of try to drive closer? Either way goodluck

Well........if your familiar with lick creek.....you know some of the canyon depths. This particular spot, was one of those particular canyon depths. It just wasn't going to happen.

[tonymoe]

Tick population? 😜
Good I guess? I didn't see any, so there doing just fine!!!
Haha

[JLS]

Well........if your familiar with lick creek.....you know some of the canyon depths.

 

[buglebuster]

Yes im famiar, just asked. If he was that big I'd be willing to do alot lol.

[tonymoe]

Yes im famiar, just asked. If he was that big I'd be willing to do alot lol.

Ok here we go. This is one reason I gave up on this site. Instead of giving an 8 page in depth detail I thought I'd throw out lil info.

I was on the smoothing iron, glassing across to what we call the tailbone. If, I say "if" there was enough time, we would of dropped down into asotin canyon, then to the top of the tailbone (where big bear was) hopfully he found food and stayed a long while, shoot him, drop back into asotin canyon then to the top of canyon to the smoothing iron. I'm guessing a total of 10,000 feet elevation change in what? Less then 2 miles?
I'm sure someone here knows?
Anyone?
I hunt hard bud, the cards just weren't in my favor that day. But now you know where I spotted him, so............go get em'

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

I know exactly where you were and only a fool or someone who doesn't know the area would walk from the ridge you were on to the "tailbone". It would take a day to get down and back up the other side! You made the right choice, that guy obviously hasn't hunted that area.

[JLS]

So it looked kinda like this?

[JLS]

Yes im famiar, just asked. If he was that big I'd be willing to do alot lol.

Ok here we go. This is one reason I gave up on this site. Instead of giving an 8 page in depth detail I thought I'd throw out lil info.

I was on the smoothing iron, glassing across to what we call the tailbone. If, I say "if" there was enough time, we would of dropped down into asotin canyon, then to the top of the tailbone (where big bear was) hopfully he found food and stayed a long while, shoot him, drop back into asotin canyon then to the top of canyon to the smoothing iron. I'm guessing a total of 10,000 feet elevation change in what? Less then 2 miles?
I'm sure someone here knows?
Anyone?
I hunt hard bud, the cards just weren't in my favor that day. But now you know where I spotted him, so............go get em'

Better pack a lunch

[pd]

I know exactly where you were and only a fool or someone who doesn't know the area would walk from the ridge you were on to the "tailbone". It would take a day to get down and back up the other side! You made the right choice, that guy obviously hasn't hunted that area.

I agree with you both.  This recent trend for super-duper long shots ("Why not shoot Frank the Tank at 6 gazillion yards?") encourages people to think that it is easy.  But the reality of the Blues (and its neighbor Hells Canyon) are not like that.  These canyons are really, really steep, and tall.  I don't blame you a bit.  The good news is that you have seen Tanker Franker, and you generally know where to find him.  I have no doubt that we will see a mug shot of the big boy here in  the next several weeks.  In fact, we are counting on it!

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Honestly if one guy was spotting from you vantage point and the other guy is out on the tailbone with a radio you might have a good chance to get on him quicker.