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My brother and I drew tags togethor and went over about four weeks ago and hunted 5 days and he killed a nice blonde bear not quite as big as mine and we saw a few others. I had planned to go back again but my schedule was messed up with work and kids. I had a short window to give it a last try so I left Forks late after work and kids baseball practice and drove all night to get there. Road was still snowed shut so had to hike 3 miles up the road to the trail I wanted to hike in on then packed in about two miles and set up camp. I had two days and then had to be in Cheney for my kids state track meet. The stars aligned and i crossed paths with this nice boar. Killed him about six miles from my truck. There was several feet of snow in the timber which made the hike out a little miserable but I survived and made it to Cheney on time. Don't assume if you draw this tag you will see these kind of bears on every ridge. It is a very tough hunt and access is limited due to snow until late and its a long drive to get there for a lot of us. I had the tag one other time and didn't fill it and talked to several other hunters who hadn't seen a bear this year. That said ,its beautiful country and a fun hunt if your in shape. Thanks for all the compliments.
