hancock/kapowsin 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 ...