Spring Bear?

[wheels]

put in for westside only day drive distances  monroe Nskagit  copalis kapowsin

[D-Rock425]

Better hides, and easier to find!  The boars are out looking for sows, and your hunting big game in the spring, it's a blast for me.

easier to find I'm not so sure about.

[trophyhunt]

They are where I hunt. 

[luvmystang67]

They're not really any easier to find on the west side... in general and in my opinion.  They aren't very active until the spring green up begins and at that point you lose a lot of your advantage.  The food source is anywhere (grass and stumps) so it is hard to focus on one particular area that'd hold bear (no berry patches).  Their hide can be good if you get them before they rub, but they're also good late in the regular season.  In general they're going to be lighter weight because they've been fasting for the winter, so if you're looking for trophy weight I'm fairly certain spring is a bad time.

Taste, as H20 mentioned, one was not great, the other was good (but I turned it into summer sausage and pepperoni, even duck is good like that)  .

Plan to spend a lot of time at it.  I think success rates are fairly low because people don't dedicate enough time to being out in the woods.  I know Monroe took ~4 bears total last year, one of which was mine. 

Clearly Skagit is the place to go 

Jokes aside, its not an easy hunt, but what else are you going to do with your spring, hunt turkeys?  (Jk, turkey hunting is fun too).

[sled]

I hunted almost every other day for over half the season when I drew Monroe before I connected.  It definately comes down to time in the woods.  I found a few areas with sign and concentrated on them.

[saylean]

They're not really any easier to find on the west side... in general and in my opinion.  They aren't very active until the spring green up begins and at that point you lose a lot of your advantage.  The food source is anywhere (grass and stumps) so it is hard to focus on one particular area that'd hold bear (no berry patches).  Their hide can be good if you get them before they rub, but they're also good late in the regular season.  In general they're going to be lighter weight because they've been fasting for the winter, so if you're looking for trophy weight I'm fairly certain spring is a bad time.

Taste, as H20 mentioned, one was not great, the other was good (but I turned it into summer sausage and pepperoni, even duck is good like that)  .

Plan to spend a lot of time at it.  I think success rates are fairly low because people don't dedicate enough time to being out in the woods.  I know Monroe took ~4 bears total last year, one of which was mine. 

Clearly Skagit is the place to go 

Jokes aside, its not an easy hunt, but what else are you going to do with your spring, hunt turkeys?  (Jk, turkey hunting is fun too).

Clearly, he means Monroe is the place to go....

[Turner89]

Like stang, and sled said in general it can take more time I think. I love the fact that you get keys to the gates, and for the most part theres nobody else out there. It's pretty cool not being wore out at the end of the day after hiking, biking in.

[jkononen]

Hunting is better in Monroe, its just the hunters that are better in the Skagit. 

[h20hunter]

I would say on average bears in Skagit are pretty big.....however, some nice sized ones in the Monroe unit. Here is a fella that Eldplanko missed by almost 24 hour exactly....

[h20hunter]

Here is a better pic....

[D-Rock425]

Hunting is better in Monroe, its just the hunters that are better in the Skagit. 

not true skagit is clearly better.

[h20hunter]

Of course....I only post bear pics from the Skagit unit....

[TheSkyBuster]

North Skagit bears are few and far between.   Plus they all taste nasty.  Do not waste your point(s) applying for this unit.

[luvmystang67]

North Skagit bears are few and far between.   Plus they all taste nasty.  Do not waste your point(s) applying for this unit.

For my points I cannot imagine a better hunt than North Skagit.  I've heard there are more bear than deer up there.  I haven't been able to draw because it is too competitive.

[D-Rock425]

Think I may take my 5 points and only put in for skagit.