What are your plans for 2009 bear?

[Pathfinder101]

I am putting in for spring bear this year for the blues.  Never done that before, but looking forward to it if I get drawn.

My plan is to get my boy a bear.  He turned 10 this week, got his first buck last year.  We bear hunted this fall but didn't connect.  I would really like to get him his first bear this year.  Gonna put a little more time into it than we did last year.  We have about 4 bear running around our elk camp and they need to be thinned out.

[mulehunter]

  I am ready to hunt in Idaho for BEAR! Wolves better not Steal my dogs!    I hope to catch some DANG nice Bear FINGERCROSS...

Mulehunter 

[Antlershed]

Find one and shoot it.

if you can get quads......

Have quad(s), will travel 

[Hoytstaffshooter83]

idaho back country hunt and quinault res hunt here.. bears gonna die baby

[Houndhunter]

Find one and shoot it.

if you can get quads......

Have quad(s), will travel 

you got quads?

[Antlershed]

Find one and shoot it.

if you can get quads......

Have quad(s), will travel 

you got quads?

I have one personally, and my cousin-in-law lets me borrow his whenever I want.

[JackOfAllTrades]

PNW Kurt:

And, I'm hoping to get a 6 foot or better bear.

Since I have a slightly better than 6' Bear already, I won't shoot one unless I figure it's considerably larger. But my 14yr old (will be 15 by season opener), really wants to go Bear hunting in the back country. I figure we'll have a few scouting trips as day hikes then some overnighters roughing it with backpack and bivey sack. I tend to look for Bear above the treeline when the Blueberries are ripe. This are a couple clearcuts we'll take a look at, and I know of a place where the huckleberries are pretty good. We'll take a peak there too.

-Steve

[Bearhunter]

Hoyt who are you going with on the Quinault?

[MasterMisser]

Well well well, I'm going to Idaho this year. i have a friend who has 8 hounds!!! i finally got drawn for the nonresident hound hunter permit. its been a few years in the making but its finally my time! i can either take one this spring or in the fall or both if I'm up to it! I'm still trying to figure out what i want to take it with. i have a lot of options, but considering i have never taken a black bear i want to make it special!

[Machias]

Very cool, I know two other great guys that drew ID this year.  Not me though!   

[RubblesPH]

WA - Hopefully a Spring tag.  Will hunt Fall bear on private land in the Blues.  Might try to head over to the west side, time permitting.  Probably rifle.

ID - Spring and Fall, hounds and bait, Archery.

Looking for a black pumpkin head!  I've been blessed with the color phase varieties, but have only killed a 5 1/2' blackie.

Good luck, be sure to post pics

[boneaddict]

Got a big color phased one located.  Might have to coax him onto private land though.    That is if I don't get lucky and draw a spring tag with max points. LOL 

[Gutpile]

Re: What are your plans for 2009 bear?

To waste hundreds of dollars in gas. Countless hours, and come home empty handed. Assuming I don't get a spring bear tag. If I get drawn for that again I feel pretty confident. That was a real thrill coming face to face at about 15 feet with the bear I got this spring.

[strutnrut1984]

hopefully run into the bigboy i missed in 418 last year

[Jerome]

My goal is to take 1 with a gun i inherited from my grandpa when he passed away and hopefully get my son on his first bear.