hancock/kapowsin bear

[Ridgerunner]

Anyone hunt in here for bear?  If so I'd like to hear what you think about it, thanks.

[logger]

lotsa bear in certain spots, but it might be too late warhoops are buying up portions of it as we speak.

[Ridgerunner]

please expand, what are you talking about, who is buying it?

[rasbo]

Anyone hunt in here for bear?  If so I'd like to hear what you think about it, thanks.

I hunt hancock,and have taken some good bears outta there.theres rumor that the indians are going to put a casino by the lake.nothing for sure.They are selling the area at the shop and by the lake.

[Justin C.]

I have hunted there since I was a little kid, shot my first deer there when I was nine.

My grandpa was the guy that lived up there and opened the gate for about 20 years. I bet he gave a few guys on here a hard time as he was kinda a hardass. lol

There are some good bears up there, if you want pm me and I would be glad to give you some info or take you up and show you around.

[rasbo]

I have hunted there since I was a little kid, shot my first deer there when I was nine.

My grandpa was the guy that lived up there and opened the gate for about 20 years. I bet he gave a few guys on here a hard time as he was kinda a hardass. lol

There are some good bears up there, if you want pm me and I would be glad to give you some info or take you up and show you around.

was he the one who lost his arm? vern if I remember,loved to talk guns

[logger]

yep ol vern, had my ass chewed by him several times when I was cutting up there, till I bought one of his guns then we were best buddies. If he didn't like you It made for a long day.internal rumor is the indians could end up buying from the puyallup river everything south.

[rasbo]

I went in one time for five days alone up the mowich,I told vern Ill be up the mowich,be out friday..He said so..I aint gonna look for you..he was alright.those days are gone.heinz and his wife were good folk also,if ya knocked down an elk in the walk in he would drive in and help ya get it out.

[BONE COLLECTOR]

did you ever figure out what a warhoop is R.R.?

[Ridgerunner]

I think I got it figured out, I just needed some verification that what I thought it was really was it was.

[Justin C.]

Yeah my grandpa's name is Vern.
I sure wish it was like it was before champion sold. It doesn't seem like much changes for the better.

[rasbo]

yeah it was way cool then,taught both my sons to drive there,got their first deer there,and my wifes..

[logger]

hey bone collector don't you have some fence to fix.

[heavy hauler]

i hunted there for spring bear.we saw alot of bears  maybe a few we should have shot.i  also remeber the old fella at the gate with one arm.esterbrook was his last name.funny how many people remember him.i really hope the indians dont do anything with the lake.i got something in the mail from hancock and they said we wont be able to access the lake from there property anymore

[GWA Hunter]

Heavy did you end up filling your tag during spring bear?

[Houndhunter]

theres a guy on this site, i wont say his name, but he always i mean always takes 2 bear every year and passes on i dont know how many bear. thats got to be one of the highest populated bear areas in the state, i hope thats not true what im hearin bout the indians

[need2huntmor]

If that unnamed guy would like to offer me any advice, I would be glad to accept it.  I hunted bear for the first time this last year, and it was also the first year that I bought the Hancock permit.  I saw a few bears before the season, but nothing during the season.  Granted, I have a lot to learn about bear hunting, but I would love to know where, and how these guys are seeing, and killing all these bears.  If anyone has any advice, info, tips, etc., I'm all ears.  I will graciously accept any help.

[Ridgerunner]

I agree, Iwant a bear ......

[SCRUBS]

Bear is the sole reason for me buying a permit for there next year. I want to get my first bear

[heavy hauler]

i didnt get a bear there this year.i saw so many i was holding out for a dandy. o well , there is alot of bear there.hopefully i will draw there in 09.

[Ghost Hunter]

yeah it was way cool then,taught both my sons to drive there,got their first deer there,and my wifes..

Did ya have to draw a tag for your wifes?   

[rasbo]

yeah it was way cool then,taught both my sons to drive there,got their first deer there,and my wifes..

Did ya have to draw a tag for your wifes?   

guess I should of worded it different  ..When you bought the permit you were put in for a doe automatically,we always  had at least two doe permits.times were good then.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I used to hunt it way back before they started charging access. Got a 5x7 elk and a 400# bear out of the swamp/apple orchard at the south end of the lake back in '83. We used to see a lot of bears (and bear hunters) in there when you could run them w/ dogs. I never used dogs myself just sat in the trees.

[dunejunkie]

For what it's worth...I hear the Indians were 1 mill short on the sale.
Still up for sale.

[bayedup]

For what it's worth...I hear the Indians were 1 mill short on the sale.
Still up for sale.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         How much is it going for? I might be interested

[heavy hauler]

alot iam sure.there is a mansion on all the hills west of there.

[dunejunkie]

From what I hear...just the bottom 85 acres...including the shops...6 million last I herd.

I live very close...used to hunt all the land where the mansions are now, before it was cleared.

[Sportfury]

I remember old Vern. He tried to get my dad to buy me a muzzleloader from him. Didn't seem very friendly up until we showed interest in his guns. Like the rest of you I wish it was like the old days. I just bought my first permit in more years than I can remember. It will be good though because I can get my kids out in the woods since I just live down the street. Be nice to get a bear in there, too.

I used to hunt it way back before they started charging access. Got a 5x7 elk and a 400# bear out of the swamp/apple orchard at the south end of the lake back in '83. We used to see a lot of bears (and bear hunters) in there when you could run them w/ dogs.

When I was a kid my buddies and i got kicked out of the apple orchard by the sheriff cuz we were shooting .22's at night. Hey we just had to try out the new 30 round clip my buddy had gotten. Little did we know a sheriff lived just down the valley. Lol his buddy put the scare in us that night. Haven't been down there in some time either, although, I do drive by it a lot on my way up to Eatonville for dinner at Tall Timber restaurant.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

We used to camp by the creek, but we didn't do any shooting at night. (too hard to find our arrows)

[Sportfury]

We used to camp by the creek, but we didn't do any shooting at night. (too hard to find our arrows)

LOL ...

[7mag.]

As far as bear hunting goes, glass, glass, glass. That's how you see bears.

As far as the Indians buying Champion, well I've heard all kinds of rumors, and so far, none have come true. But, if they do buy it, well, there will be some very unhappy, not so law-abiding locals, that may open season on them, not to mention all the big bulls in there. There is a lot of heritage in that place, and some of those multi-generation families that practically live in there won't take it laying down.

[logger]

 

[blindpig]

I have hunted there in the past.  Saw 9 bears that year and six were blonde to cinnamon.  Sounds like the whiskey warriors are at it again.  If we don't spend our money at their casino's they can't buy anymore of OUR land.

[heavy hauler]