Mazama Bear hunting

[arrowflinger]

Headed up there next weekend with my buds that archery hunting. I thought I would take off and go look for a bear.............any of you bear hunters, know of a place I should start? Never hunted bear and don't have an archery deer tag............just need to at least get out and carry the rifle out in the woods. No not looking for any honey holes just a place (road) to start from. Never been up there. Thanks for the info in advance............

[wamuledeer]

Well it is not in Mazama but it is pretty close by. We saw some bear right behind Pearygin Lake in Winthrop around Cougar Lake.
I got my bear up the Twisp River valley. We just took a forest service road 10-15 miles up the valley and glassed the draws and faces where there were berries. Early mornings and late evenings are the best time to see them moving around.
Good luck.

[heavy08]

Look around the Rendezvous Rd. 4 bears spotted in last two labor day weekends....

[boneaddict]

Goat Creek...banker pass....sweetgrass....good place for your buddy as well

[arrowflinger]

Thanks guys......................great info.

[bowpredator]

I'v hunted a lot over there for bear and deer and all the areas that were mentioned we have seen bear. Early morning and late evening have been the best times for us. One road that I really like is fs rd 500 off of goat creek rd, head up goat creek toward banker pass and it is on your left, it goes way back up into a burned area that was burned back in 95 and has a lot of dead trees and under brush for cover. We shot 2 bears in 2 days up there in 2006 one that weighted 300 and scored 19 8-16ths. good luck. Rodger

[boneaddict]

YEP!

ITs also a good place to predator call for them using a fawn in distress call.  Its a HUGE fawning area.

[arrowflinger]

I should be up there Saturday evening................223 or 338??? or both.........HMMMMM

[boneaddict]

I would stick with the .338 since its a little more legal for what you are going to run into.

[arrowflinger]

Little big for Coyotes................I know first hand what it will do to one.

[boneaddict]

I thought you were chasing bears.

[arrowflinger]

Sorry, when you said predators...........I was thinking Coyotes..........338 for bear is what I plan on using.

[boneaddict]

If nothing else you will love the country.  Make sure you get up to Sweetgrass.  Its gorgeous this time of year.  Throw in a 22 or 410 as there are lots of grouse.

[arrowflinger]

Taking my bow for that..................

[boneaddict]

Go for the ultimate rush and bag one of those bad boys coming in full speed with your bow.