Kitsap bear hunting

[bobcat]

The state DNR land is all open to hunting.

[atc250r18]

No bears in Kitsap county, at least not that I've ever seen:

Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2

[bmccalister]

There are a lot of bears in Kitsap county. In past years there was a bear seen at Olympic HS, one hit by a car in Silverdale, a record bear was taken in Seabeck and I remember reading a story once about a hunter mauled by a bear she had wounded. A coworker saw a bear on Green MT two years ago when he was mountain biking. The problem about hunting them is they seem to be mostly on private property.

[floatinghat]

DB,

I would get closer to the canal, because the are no bears on BI.  It seams every couple of years one swims or crosses the bridge gets spotted by one of the million walkers a few times and leaves.

I have a friend who live in Silverdale and has one a year in his yard.  Not often but often enough.

[atc250r18]

I will say it one last time....there are no bears in Kitsap

Sent from my AT300 using Tapatalk 2

[Max the dog]

Your probably too young to remember the "big bear drive in". There used to be lots of bears in the north county, nowadays not so much, but there are a few.  I see them in my backyard about once a year (sandy hook). Better off going west and finding some berry patches. PM me and I can point you in the right direction. Do your homework and know what your shooting at.  There's lots of sows and cubs out there, big boar's are much harder to come by.
In general, find a steep gully with a tangled mass of windfall and brush near a clear cut. If it looks like a place you dont want to go...your in the right area.  Use your ears and every bit of shootable light, walk out in the pitch black.  Public land bears are basically (there are exceptions) nocturnal.  wind wind wind

[Dbax129]

I'm headed out to check around the hansville area pope and talbot (ORM) land.  Going to go look for sign and just enjoy the sun with the family. 

[TheFewTheProud]

What bears?

[Dbax129]

Well, something funny happened last weekend.  I had the family in the van, and we were 2 minutes down the road, headed out to go find some land access, when we got a phone call.  A friend invited us over for drinks and food, and they happen to live on the water, and they happen to live just 4 minutes away, in the same direction we were headed.  The wife and kid wanted to go, and at the end of the day, i still had a blast, but no bear scouting.  I did freeze my #$% off in miller bay for an hour or so though.  Good times.  I'll get out there on the 18-19 for a half a day with another member though and post my findings. 
I did however talk to someone who lives in Eglon who says they have a major bear problem.  There is a big boar that several people over there know by name.  And she gets a sow with cubs in her yard every other year.  Problem is she thinks they are her pets, so I'll have to find some open land near by.

[bmccalister]

I was coming back from Port Orchard Friday on Lake Flora and saw a bear just off the road. I thought that was cool considering there are no bears in Kitsap county  .

[Dbax129]

That's awesome.  I grew up out there. It would be a decent place to hunt, but I think Alpine xmas tree farms own most of that land  and they dont allow hunting.  There might be other foresters who own land there though that would. using the autidors website might be a good tool for that area. (thats pd for info on using that)