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Offline MuzzyHunter28

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The Bears are still out!
« on: October 28, 2016, 09:12:04 AM »
To some this thread will be useless with no pictures...To others use it as Information purpose only...lol The old man and I were up in Greenwater last night hunting deer right at 3700 Ft. Hunting an area I was hoping to find a Bear in over the Summer. As I was telling pops this spot would be good for bears next August I took my binos down to see a Bear standing on a stump 30 yards below the truck looking at me. I was in shock to see a bear on Oct 27th in a clear cut, let alone just standing there...  I never bought my 2nd Bear tag, Dad still has his 1st tag. 1 quick shot from his .25-06 put the bear flipping to the bottom of the clear cut. Great. Grab the pack boards, go down & hurry before dark. When I got in the clear cut I noticed it was still loaded w/ Huckleberries! That bear was still gorging himself on Berries in Late Oct. I thought that was very cool.
It ended up being a small 5' 175lb Bear, not enough light or time for a pretty picture. Gut it, Cut in half, tie up to the pack-frames and start hiking back up to the Truck. I guess I could take a picture of the head for the picture credit.... The moral of this story is, dont give up on the bear hunting until it closes! Get out there on West facing slopes and you might still find berries w/ a bear in it.
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Re: The Bears are still out!
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2016, 09:27:07 AM »
Nice! I was out deer hunting yesterday (no luck btw) and notice a pile of bear scat that had only just been rained on. Heck, I was still finding (and eating) patches of black berries. Glad to hear your pops connected! Awesome.

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Re: The Bears are still out!
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2016, 09:53:13 AM »
Thought you already tagged out.
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Re: The Bears are still out!
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2016, 11:39:01 AM »
A coworker saw a sow and 2 cubs in Swakane on Monday.
As long as we have the habitat, we can argue forever about who gets to kill what and when.  No habitat = no game.

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Re: The Bears are still out!
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2016, 12:08:26 PM »
Thought you already tagged out.

I did in August, my dad hadn't filled his bear tag yet. He shot the Bear Last night
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Re: The Bears are still out!
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2016, 12:10:19 PM »
Sweet congrats to him!!!
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Re: The Bears are still out!
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2016, 12:10:46 PM »
Nice! I was out deer hunting yesterday (no luck btw) and notice a pile of bear scat that had only just been rained on. Heck, I was still finding (and eating) patches of black berries. Glad to hear your pops connected! Awesome.

That's awesome. When I shot my Bear on Aug. opener I was already noticing the Huckleberries to be drying up. I was surprised to still see them, I thought the only thing left was high mtn blue berries.
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Re: The Bears are still out!
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2016, 12:13:46 PM »
Had a big boy at 40-50yards just two days ago.  He didnt seem too concerned about my presence, just saw me and departed rather casually

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Re: The Bears are still out!
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2016, 08:11:16 PM »
saw some trail cam photos of a big, belly dragging bear the other day.  It is still out, has been hitting up a few walnut and apple trees after a stiff wind.

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Re: The Bears are still out!
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2016, 09:00:58 PM »
Way early for west side bear to be sleeping this soon. I work nights/sunrise shift delivering Milk out in Sammamish. For the last 7 years I see bears out knocking down garbage cans till early November. Seen a few in December years back when it was pretty warm. Just wish there was some where to hunt on the Plateau. There's a big boy out by Sahlee.
Thanks for the info non the less.

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Re: The Bears are still out!
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2016, 09:06:52 PM »
Bears will come out of their dens all winter long periodically for a consant, reliable high calorie food source.

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Re: The Bears are still out!
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2016, 10:15:42 PM »
Nice!!

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The Bears are still out!
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2016, 04:30:59 PM »
Tips for hunting one of these rascals in the mountains this time of year? Glass big open spaces? Bunker down in brushy spots? Going out Monday for my last day of big game hunting. I have a deer in the freezer and would love to notch another tag.


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Re: The Bears are still out!
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2016, 04:36:38 PM »
Saw one yesterday in Vail.  Don't have a tag, my daughter does but she wasn't with me.

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Re: The Bears are still out!
« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2016, 01:23:20 AM »
Nice!

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