I drew Kapowsin Spring Bear.... Help?

[fillthefreezer]

You can find bears in the reprod, but unless you get lucky with one crossing the road, you're wasting your time. Find sign in areas you can actually hunt them. In the big timber adjacent, or grassy old spurs with quiet tread and long lines of sight. In open timbered creek bottoms, where the prevailing wind is steady, and the water covers your sound. There's lots of bears in there. Someone once told me when I first started hunting in there, if you're not getting wet/poked/stabbed/slipping/sweating, you won't fill this tag.

[First timer]

Doing the best I can getting tired of no sightings at least. Might try the predator call next. So bored of sitting and waiting for something to happen. At least there's decent shed hunting.

[fbennett12]

I have been hunting the area for the last two years... I have put a ton of miles on the ground (not easy considering you can drive just about anywhere, so finding places where you won't have someone drive by you while you are walking is a chore), a ton of miles in the rig, a ton of hours in the binos...and still not one sighting... I did get one guy on camera, but he must have just been passing through. I have seen fresh peels, fresh scat, and a  freshly eaten remains of a rabbit right next to a pile of scat (easily the same day), but I have yet to see a bear... I have even spent quite a bit of time with calling... still nothing... I spent three days in there this weekend and hunted for 15 hours every day... up high, down low, and in between... I have been within feet of deer and elk, so I know my scent control and stalk are on point... I keep telling myself right place, right time and it will happen... but I am getting weary! What the heck am I missing???

[Thehowler]

Careful with the camera, F&G will think your a baiter, attracting bears during the hunt.

[Dan-o]

It's official....   There are no bears in the Kapowsin.

 

[CarbonHunter]

I have been hunting the area for the last two years... I have put a ton of miles on the ground (not easy considering you can drive just about anywhere, so finding places where you won't have someone drive by you while you are walking is a chore), a ton of miles in the rig, a ton of hours in the binos...and still not one sighting... I did get one guy on camera, but he must have just been passing through. I have seen fresh peels, fresh scat, and a  freshly eaten remains of a rabbit right next to a pile of scat (easily the same day), but I have yet to see a bear... I have even spent quite a bit of time with calling... still nothing... I spent three days in there this weekend and hunted for 15 hours every day... up high, down low, and in between... I have been within feet of deer and elk, so I know my scent control and stalk are on point... I keep telling myself right place, right time and it will happen... but I am getting weary! What the heck am I missing???

Your missing the bears  I’ve only hunted 4 days with my tag but I have seen a bear. Although, by the time I said bear it was in the brush and my buddy didn’t even see it. There’s lots of bears but they are in the thick stuff and you only have a split second to catch them in an opening.

[CAMPMEAT]

I never ever saw 1 bear when I lived in western Washington. I lived near Kapowsin and went into Champion, as it was called then, all the time. Never 1 bear. Lots of elk and deer. I also worked stock piling their rock pits all over Champion and still no bears.

I moved to eastern Washington and started seeing bears. I'd go to eastern Washington if you don't kill one with your tag.. You'd have a better chance I'd think.

[Thehowler]

I never ever saw 1 bear when I lived in western Washington. I lived near Kapowsin and went into Champion, as it was called then, all the time. Never 1 bear. Lots of elk and deer. I also worked stock piling their rock pits all over Champion and still no bears.

I moved to eastern Washington and started seeing bears. I'd go to eastern Washington if you don't kill one with your tag.. You'd have a better chance I'd think.

I’ve seen a few good size ones , and have pictures of some nice bears in there. All siteings around thick cover and no shots.
Didn’t kill any bear until I started hunting east side.

[Jpmiller]

I have been hunting the area for the last two years... I have put a ton of miles on the ground (not easy considering you can drive just about anywhere, so finding places where you won't have someone drive by you while you are walking is a chore), a ton of miles in the rig, a ton of hours in the binos...and still not one sighting... I did get one guy on camera, but he must have just been passing through. I have seen fresh peels, fresh scat, and a  freshly eaten remains of a rabbit right next to a pile of scat (easily the same day), but I have yet to see a bear... I have even spent quite a bit of time with calling... still nothing... I spent three days in there this weekend and hunted for 15 hours every day... up high, down low, and in between... I have been within feet of deer and elk, so I know my scent control and stalk are on point... I keep telling myself right place, right time and it will happen... but I am getting weary! What the heck am I missing???

Your missing the bears  I’ve only hunted 4 days with my tag but I have seen a bear. Although, by the time I said bear it was in the brush and my buddy didn’t even see it. There’s lots of bears but they are in the thick stuff and you only have a split second to catch them in an opening.

I see that bear/elk/moose/Sasquatch that my partner misses seeing all the time too 

I'm not too far out of the tree farm and I got bear crap out in my pasture the other day. Maybe they all are hiding in my black berry bushes

[CAMPMEAT]

Another thing you might want to see about is if the timberland owners will tell you at the office where they are having the worst trouble with bears peeling the trees. I knew the gate guard from years ago and he told me to ask. I did and they told me..........

[Thehowler]

I tried asking that question at the office Back In 2006 or 2007 I think it was.  They just laughed and told me that it was my job to figure out. They did not care to help at all.

[CAMPMEAT]

I tried asking that question at the office Back In 2006 or 2007 I think it was.  They just laughed and told me that it was my job to figure out. They did not care to help at all.

I lived there from 1990-2000 is when I was told. It would have to be in the small reprod fir or whatever it is.

Find the security guard who drives around in a pickup.

[Alan K]

Last time I had the tag they provided a hot spot (heavy damage area) map with the access permit.

Just about any stand of reprod 12-18 years old unless its severely overstocked will have peel right now.

[Dan-o]

Last time I had the tag they provided a hot spot (heavy damage area) map with the access permit.

Just about any stand of reprod 12-18 years old unless its severely overstocked will have peel right now.

They still provide the hot spot maps.

[CAMPMEAT]

I have been hunting the area for the last two years... I have put a ton of miles on the ground (not easy considering you can drive just about anywhere, so finding places where you won't have someone drive by you while you are walking is a chore), a ton of miles in the rig, a ton of hours in the binos...and still not one sighting... I did get one guy on camera, but he must have just been passing through. I have seen fresh peels, fresh scat, and a  freshly eaten remains of a rabbit right next to a pile of scat (easily the same day), but I have yet to see a bear... I have even spent quite a bit of time with calling... still nothing... I spent three days in there this weekend and hunted for 15 hours every day... up high, down low, and in between... I have been within feet of deer and elk, so I know my scent control and stalk are on point... I keep telling myself right place, right time and it will happen... but I am getting weary! What the heck am I missing???

Your missing the bears  I’ve only hunted 4 days with my tag but I have seen a bear. Although, by the time I said bear it was in the brush and my buddy didn’t even see it. There’s lots of bears but they are in the thick stuff and you only have a split second to catch them in an opening.

I see that bear/elk/moose/Sasquatch that my partner misses seeing all the time too 

I'm not too far out of the tree farm and I got bear crap out in my pasture the other day. Maybe they all are hiding in my black berry bushes

You must be by the Barnett store then....