New guy, drew Monroe

[Molon5labe]

Nice to meet you guys!

[RudyP]

Flamingos! Hahahaha amazing !


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[NW-GSP]

Lots of bears up off kellogg lake road out of Startup.

Nope only nudists

[TheSkyBuster]

Lots of bears up off kellogg lake road out of Startup.

Nope only nudists

I think Ridge fire might have meant: Lots of bares  

[iflyils]

Did I miss the meet at the brewery. Darn!!  I would have gone!

[Carl]

It was a lot of fun. Funny stories and always nice to meet folks. 

[lokidog]

What cartridge are you shooting?  150s should be fine for bear.   Get out and do some coyote calling in the unit as the season approaches and keep your eyes open for bear sign.

If you are behind the gates during bear season, they don't want you shooting coyotes.  I got scolded for that. Stupid, but the way it is I guess....  FYI  If you walk in, I think you are fine whacking the coyotes.   

[cem3434]

What cartridge are you shooting?  150s should be fine for bear.   Get out and do some coyote calling in the unit as the season approaches and keep your eyes open for bear sign.

Whoops, forgot to put that, 30-06

Oh boy that is way too small for bears, 300rum at the minimum...

I hope Buckmark is joking because that is the worst advice I think someone could give you. Your 30-06 with a 150 grain bullet is more than capable of killing any animal in this state. Shot placement is the key, so please don't listen to advice that suggests that you should get a larger caliber versus focusing on shot placement. It has been my experience that many hunters compensate with larger or magnum calibers when they don't spend the time shooting to focus on accuracy. 

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[dune]

Bears are lead suckers I would load some 180 grain soft tips

[Eric M]

Let us know how it goes

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[Molon5labe]

Let us know how it goes

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Will do!

[saylean]

Its a fun tag to have Molon, you'll love it.

One of my best tips...

leave time to swing by the Alpine Drive In just outside of sultan for a burger and shake after a hard day chasin Yogi. Gotta keep up your strength.

[sled]

  I am also in lake Stevens.  I'll be chasing Kokanee this spring instead of bears but can help with some info from having the tag two years along with packing help if needed.
  Best advise I have is hunt as much as possible.  When you find sign check the areas often to find where it is an active area.  When you find somewhere with new sign in the area every time you go back concentrate on those spots.  Grass along roads early then peels the second half of the season.
  my spring bears belly was full of bark and cambium.  I caught him in the salmon berry bushes digging in the dirt on the side of a road near an area where new peels were showing every other day.
  Also be prepared to take a second shot if possible when it goes down.  They are damn tough animals.  I lost one that haunts me still because I possibly could have gotten a second shot off but didn't.  Not proud of that at all.  Horrible feeling.
  Let me know if you want help on some areas to check out.  Note in the second pic the light spots on the bear.  They are mosquitos!  Bring a thermacell and repellant.  I had both and it was still miserable gutting and loading him up!

[kevinlisa06]

I'm in Monroe so if anyone needs help on a pack out let me know. Be gone Turkey hunting the first week of May, so any other time I'm available if I'm not at work demoing people's houses.