Kapowisin Spring Bear

[justyhntr]

Kglacken's dad can get in for a $100 , he drew the permit , and only the permit holders can get in for a $100 . If Kglacken wants to go with his dad he will have to pony up $375 for the years pass . Your dad will also have to go to their office at the main gate to get his pass ,at least last year that is what I had to do ,I don't believe they do it on line . I had this tag last year and really enjoyed the hunt and the area . I liked the area so much this year I bought the year pass .

[Netminder01]

Buy the permit and get out with your dad. Just lost my dad Feb. 15th and this hunting season is going to be a hard one without him. The permits came out the 2nd and my first thought was to call him to let him know, saw the changes for muzzle loading seasons on the east side, again my first thought was to call. This sucks.

  So do what you can to spend every moment you can with him doing what the two of you like.

Great advice! I wish my Dad could go nowadays but glad he's still around.

[NW-GSP]

What a joke! They are ripping people off!. The thing they also don't tell you is that they have guys run the bears with dogs on depredation hunts.

[Netminder01]

What a joke! They are ripping people off!. The thing they also don't tell you is that they have guys run the bears with dogs on depredation hunts.

In Kapowsin?

I'm not sure how much that will impact the Spring hunt... 

[SemperFidelis97]

I had that tag a few years back, and it was slow going I did find sign heavier the higher up I went.  It was a late spring that year though I think this year they will be peeling early with all this warm weather getting the trees to start sapping up.

[bearbaito6]

What a joke! They are ripping people off!. The thing they also don't tell you is that they have guys run the bears with dogs on depredation hunts.

No they don't!!  They should though!

[NW-GSP]

What a joke! They are ripping people off!. The thing they also don't tell you is that they have guys run the bears with dogs on depredation hunts.

No they don't!!  They should though!

I was told this by a guy that patrols the kapowisin checking permits and looking for wood poachers.

[Cap.Silver]

Sorry for the late reply .No I didn't get a bear , I ran into elk and deer though. I didn't really had too much time to explore the area ,but there is many great places and I didn't see any fresh signs .
I would suggest to have the lady show you on the map the entry gates as far as access points into the area when you go pick up your key - yes ,you should have your drivers license ,insurance a license plate info with you and you will have to sign release liability form . You'll be given more detailed map (don't expect too much :-) and key . If you'd like to have your dad come along - he'll have to pay the annual fee . Only your spouse and kids younger then 19 can ride with you on your pass ..... (You'd have to list their names on the form )
If you'd like I can give you the map I was given last year -where I marked few spots .
There is lot of skunk cabbage around there ,streams , dense reprod along with much thinner tree growth .
That is as much info as I can share . Maybe someone else here has something to add?

[bearbaito6]

What a joke! They are ripping people off!. The thing they also don't tell you is that they have guys run the bears with dogs on depredation hunts.

No they don't!!  They should though!

I think you were given bad info, or misunderstood.  Maybe they will eventually but right now they don't

I was told this by a guy that patrols the kapowisin checking permits and looking for wood poachers.

[longwalker]

They don't run bears with dogs in there. They feed them I. One side of the river and have the hunt area on the other side and for the life of me I can't figure out why they don't open both sides for the hunt. The bears come out on the north side of the river well before you start seeing a bunch of action in the hunt area. I know this hunt pretty well if anyone wants a tag along for a day and it works with my schedule let me know, I do love spring bear hunting but just can't get myself to put in for this hunt again till I draw a blues tag or they open the north side of the river. About the second biggest black bear I've ever seen was spring on the north side of the tree farm. Some pigs in there

[fillthefreezer]

theyre up boys
caught this cute little guy cruisin

[BiggMayn]

Glad to see they are up and moving around.  Last year I drew 49 deg and they didn't start moving until June.

[fillthefreezer]

tag holders, feel free to msg me for my number, im more than willing to help you guys get one out of the brush. 
i live real nearby.

[Rickyrebar]

Anyone seeing any signs in Kapowsin? I haven't seen 1 single pile of scat.

[longwalker]

It's still early. There out but they come out on the north side of the river first. Come may there will be plenty of activity