black bear hunting on the west side

[mudlugger]

hey guy's new to this site and hoping i could get some info on bear hunting on the westside. like what kind of areas to look for bears in. thanks guy's

[wazzuhunter]

Don't go in August.

[rasbo]

hey guy's new to this site and hoping i could get some info on bear hunting on the westside. like what kind of areas to look for bears in. thanks guy's

hancock

[Skyvalhunter]

Don't waste your time in the Hancock no bears there.

[rasbo]

Don't waste your time in the Hancock no bears there.

[pjb3]

Where is Hancock?

[littlebuf]

hancock is down here by orting GMU 654 its private land and if you didint already know about it then its to late, theres no more passes available

[PWN Kurt]

Follow the food.  They'll be in the huckleberry fields when the berries are ripe.  You can also see them going after cascara berries.  Some are found in young timber growth (clear cuts less than 10 years old), and others on hillsides with plenty of ripe berry bushes.

You can also find them around dumps, spawned out fish, and orchards.

Good luck!

Kurt

[tony04]

Follow the food.  They'll be in the huckleberry fields when the berries are ripe.  You can also see them going after cascara berries.  Some are found in young timber growth (clear cuts less than 10 years old), and others on hillsides with plenty of ripe berry bushes.

You can also find them around dumps, spawned out fish, and orchards.

Good luck!

Kurt

+1

all the bears i seen this last year were in the huckleberrys. it took a long time and alot of miles to find my sweetspot. find huckleberrys where there isnt alot of traffic. or hike over a ridge where roads are out of sight thats how i got my 2nd bear.

[WonkyWapiti]

I was talking to a game officer the other day and he was telling me he has already been trying to trap a problem bear.  With the nice weather some of them are coming out of hibernation early. 

[billythekidrock]

I was talking to a game officer the other day and he was telling me he has already been trying to trap a problem bear.  With the nice weather some of them are coming out of hibernation early. 

I found fresh crap 3 weeks ago and I know of at least 3 dens that have been empty for about a month.
They don't really hibernate on the westside anyway.

[littlebuf]

found some scat today, it was maybe a week old

[brewzer13]

Kitsap and Mason counties have a large population of bears, with a lot of areas open to the public. Mostly forrest service and timber lands that you have to hike in to, but some decent areas that are short hikes behind locked gates