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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #30 on: April 07, 2015, 09:08:22 AM »
I might head out Saturday and look around - my first time on the property.

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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #31 on: April 07, 2015, 11:58:39 AM »
I was in there Friday seen a ton of elk sign but no bear.  First time being in the kapowsin side haven't bought a pass in a couple years but when I did before I only ever went in the bridge gate or Buckley gate

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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #32 on: April 07, 2015, 03:45:01 PM »
Bridge gate this last Saturday. Their out and moving :tup:

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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #33 on: April 07, 2015, 04:03:09 PM »
Bummer the bridge gate side isn't open for the spring season.

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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #34 on: April 07, 2015, 04:27:24 PM »
Bridge gate this last Saturday. Their out and moving :tup:

Looks like the swamp right off the main line heading back toward Paterson .I useally see a sow with cubs in there early every year

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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #35 on: April 07, 2015, 04:28:52 PM »
Bummer the bridge gate side isn't open for the spring season.

If they ever do I'll put in for it again. But I was told they won't

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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #36 on: April 08, 2015, 10:15:11 AM »
I saw a young one Sunday up behind the lake. Edge of a cut.
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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #37 on: April 08, 2015, 10:02:47 PM »
What is the deal with this boundary thing, don't get this. They want to feed these bears on one side of the river than have this hunt on the other? :dunno:
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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #38 on: April 09, 2015, 06:40:53 AM »
Don't they feed them to keep them from from peeling trees?
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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #39 on: April 09, 2015, 06:53:38 AM »
Don't they feed them to keep them from from peeling trees?

they do, and you would think if it was effective they would just do that and not have the damage hunt at all since that is the very definition of why there is a spring hunt to begin with on timber land. my own personal theory is there not real interested in killing many bears to begin with. on this property theirs many "escapement" areas  that are closed to vehicle traffic. bears being what they are and not liking human contact cause more tree damage in those areas. opening them up to 150 tag holders to drive through there keeps the bears moving around thus not concentrating damage in one spot. only about 8 to 14 of these tags get filled every year with the trend being closer to the single digits. if they really wanted to take a certain number of bears out they would either run them with dogs or give out say 30 bait permits and there would be 30 bears killed, or what ever the number they deem fit.

its a fun hunt but you really need to know it. or get lucky on back to back days walking up the same grassy logging road with your wife and kill two bears  :hello:  i wont put in for it again till i draw a blues tag or they do indeed instill a bait season. if they did that you could pull a hog out of there if you know what your doing and where to bait.

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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #40 on: April 09, 2015, 08:00:15 AM »
 :cryriver: :pee:

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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #41 on: April 10, 2015, 12:09:53 PM »
Well, I was down there and picked up Spring Access Pass #1 yesterday.  :IBCOOL:     Bear or no bear, it will be fun to get out and spend some time in the woods.  I will be in there next Friday, maybe I will run into a few of you.

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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #42 on: April 14, 2015, 08:43:03 PM »
Any action, any sightings thus far boys?
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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #43 on: April 14, 2015, 09:58:36 PM »
I've been up three times this last week and so far no signs of any of Pooh's cousins. There are lots of nice fresh green things sprouting up for them to munch when they do pop out. Maybe the warm weather coming this weekend will get the action going.
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Re: Kapowisin Spring Bear
« Reply #44 on: April 15, 2015, 07:25:03 PM »
Monday evening I came across 2 rotten stumps that had been resently work over .

 


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