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Kelly Hill
« on: March 16, 2019, 07:30:41 PM »
Not looking for spots, just curious how hunts have gone. I am not worried about success. Just curious. PM if you want. Thanks. I can share my experiences on 49 and sherman...
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2019, 07:44:21 PM »
Never been there but Harvest reports look good. Tagging this thread :tup:
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2019, 11:44:25 PM »
I have shot 3 bears in that unit, my father has shot 15, the rest of my family/friends 5 bear, 23 bears in total. None of these were in the Spring and were all from the fall season. I will tell you that there are bear all over in that unit. Find water, find the bear.
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2019, 07:01:11 AM »
I picked that unit only because ive never been there, so I could see new country. More of an adventure. I will definitely try hard to fill my tag.

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2019, 09:57:31 PM »
shouldnt be hard :chuckle:  killed or help kill 40 or so bears in that unit

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2019, 05:13:29 AM »
40? Wow that's a lot of bears. You ever skin a Griz?
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2019, 06:18:52 AM »
 :chuckle: Ive killed over 20 I have lost count years ago

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2019, 06:30:19 AM »
I picked that unit only because ive never been there, so I could see new country. More of an adventure. I will definitely try hard to fill my tag.

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2019, 10:48:47 AM »
I can't offer much advice, I've only hunted it once and killed a bear within 2 hours.  Good luck!
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2019, 11:55:13 AM »
Green grass is already starting to show when driving down 395 looking across to it. Last year I saw quite a few by the river. Past orient on sand creek and such. Looking the unit over on google it looks pretty good! I haven’t explored too much over there though. 
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2019, 02:17:13 PM »
It goes from rugged, to thick to sorta open. I lived in Curlew and would go over there and hunt for something different to do.

Buy an RRCALL and go calling. Best have 2 sets of eyes.

The Elbow Lake area has been logged/thinned.

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2019, 10:09:18 PM »
I spend alot of time in this unit. Been a few spring bear hunts I would not waste my time if you are having to travel long distances or have limited time to hunt by hunting in April or even the first part of May. I have seen bears in April, but not a ton and they are not super active fast forward to later part of May and June and bears get real active to the point its hard to not see them if you are in the mountains. One day in june I wasnt hunting I was checking trail cams in 80 deg weather and almost ran 3 over in the road and saw a total of 8 that day.

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2019, 07:00:48 AM »
My new rifle wont be done until may 1. Then i have to sight it in. Not even thinking about going until the 3rd week of may.

I hope to get up high and get some vantage and just glass. Spotting them is just as fun as getting a bear to me. Im about 4.5 hrs away so i will be sorta close. I will go enough days to get it done.

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2019, 07:28:40 AM »
I have called in several bears in this unit in the fall with a predator call.  LOTS of fun!!  Shot my first bear ever called in right between the eyes at about 10 to 12 yards.  Pretty exciting way to hunt!
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2019, 07:30:00 AM »
My new rifle wont be done until may 1. Then i have to sight it in. Not even thinking about going until the 3rd week of may.

I hope to get up high and get some vantage and just glass. Spotting them is just as fun as getting a bear to me. Im about 4.5 hrs away so i will be sorta close. I will go enough days to get it done.

Good plan.   :tup:  Keep in touch, might have fresher info by then.  Of course it will be from an unsuccessful bear hunter.  I put in a lot of time last year, and talked to several tag holders.  It wasn't a slam dunk for sure.  Don't think I seen a bear until May.
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #15 on: March 26, 2019, 08:16:15 AM »
Will do. Nice thing for me is, is that I feel totally lucky to have the tag, so I see bear, .28 Nosler go boom. Except for sow, cub...grizzly I guess. I never saw a grizzly in sherman or 49.

That would be bad, get excited to see a big old phase and not pay attention. Tell you the truth, Inhave not killed a black one, so if I saw 250 lb black male, done.

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #16 on: March 26, 2019, 09:47:33 AM »
Will do. Nice thing for me is, is that I feel totally lucky to have the tag, so I see bear, .28 Nosler go boom. Except for sow, cub...grizzly I guess. I never saw a grizzly in sherman or 49.

That would be bad, get excited to see a big old phase and not pay attention. Tell you the truth, Inhave not killed a black one, so if I saw 250 lb black male, done.


I've seen a grizzly in sherman. Wasn't expecting to..almost made a mistake but as soon as the glass was up it was obvious.
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2019, 10:15:33 AM »
Inhave not killed a black one, so if I saw 250 lb black male, done.

That would be a really nice bear!!  Average size boar in that area is more like 150-175.
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #18 on: March 27, 2019, 06:03:22 AM »
Inhave not killed a black one, so if I saw 250 lb black male, done.

That would be a really nice bear!!  Average size boar in that area is more like 150-175.

all the bears I ve taken or watched in Kelly hill in last 30 years Id put 8 out of 10 or even 9 out of 10 as some shade of brown. I have only taken 1 myself out of all of them that was black.

My dad killed killed 18 straight bears from 1 spot he liked to sit that all scored over 18" 1/8 0 sows and 17 brown. All over 300lbs with one near 400.

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #19 on: March 27, 2019, 08:08:32 AM »
Those are outstanding bears for WA.  My first bear, a sow, I killed up there back in 1994 was 15.5 years old and just a tad under 300, but she had just walked in from Canada.  :)  I've only seen one color phase up there.  I must not have been in your Dad's spot.  :)
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #20 on: March 27, 2019, 08:17:37 AM »
I've seen a couple bull moose in there I swear were twins. They where pretty darn huge and walking together..
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #21 on: March 27, 2019, 10:14:40 PM »
whole area we hunt is almost all boars.  The sows do not frequent it much unless they have no cubs.

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #22 on: April 05, 2019, 08:26:34 PM »
I might be going early if I keep seeing sun and green grass on the south slopes. I wasnt excited but now I am. Just want a tag filled and some meat!

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #23 on: April 06, 2019, 07:49:47 AM »
I might be going early if I keep seeing sun and green grass on the south slopes. I wasnt excited but now I am. Just want a tag filled and some meat!

Sent you a PM.  Even if you don't see a bear you can learn the country.   :tup:
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #24 on: April 14, 2019, 07:54:54 PM »
walk some logging roads at first light. you will see bear.

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #25 on: April 15, 2019, 09:37:14 PM »
spent friday in 105 pulling cams,treestands and shed hunting. Saw very little in fresh bear sign, saw 0 tracks in all the muddy roads,puddles and snow we were in. When the bears are out and active I can see tracks in about every mud puddle where I hunt

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #26 on: April 15, 2019, 10:16:33 PM »
it's too soon

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #27 on: April 17, 2019, 10:53:08 PM »
We hit 70 today, its getting go time it jerps this up

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #28 on: April 18, 2019, 12:27:36 PM »
Grass is just starting to grow at 3200'.  Still snow in shady spots.  Haven't seen any sign.  Too busy to go exploring.  Did get a cord of wood in.
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #29 on: April 18, 2019, 12:30:57 PM »
The Lake Roosevelt side of this unit should have bears out.  Its green as ever.  I haven't heard of any bears being seen yet but it will happen soon.
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #30 on: April 27, 2019, 05:49:56 PM »
Been at camp for 3 weeks.  Every thing is greening up.  They should be moving.
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #31 on: May 18, 2019, 03:53:31 PM »
Don't know if this was mentioned, BUT, I.E.P, Inland Empire Paper has land up there and YOU DO NEED one of their permits to access their land. They patrol and file trespass charges against you. I was told this straight from the people who sell permits..........
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #32 on: May 18, 2019, 04:04:08 PM »
Don't know if this was mentioned, BUT, I.E.P, Inland Empire Paper has land up there and YOU DO NEED one of their permits to access their land. They patrol and file trespass charges against you. I was told this straight from the people who sell permits..........

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #33 on: May 18, 2019, 06:42:43 PM »
Don't know if this was mentioned, BUT, I.E.P, Inland Empire Paper has land up there and YOU DO NEED one of their permits to access their land. They patrol and file trespass charges against you. I was told this straight from the people who sell permits..........

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and lot's of bear in it



Grizzly........... :tup:
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #34 on: May 19, 2019, 05:00:28 PM »
They are moving middle of the day, according to my cameras
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #35 on: May 19, 2019, 06:18:09 PM »
yuyuyp   

Note the time is accurate, folks hunting bear need to be at it all day long  :tup:

 





little guy checking out a salt lick, didn't stay long but I got his picture

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #36 on: May 21, 2019, 01:46:39 PM »
Anyone having any luck? We’ve been here for four days and have hunted all day each day. We’ve seen a sow with two cubs and two yearlings. Seems to be really slow in this unit? Covering lots of ground and not seeing very much sign is discouraging with only four days left for us.

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #37 on: May 21, 2019, 04:07:14 PM »
So
Anyone having any luck? We’ve been here for four days and have hunted all day each day. We’ve seen a sow with two cubs and two yearlings. Seems to be really slow in this unit? Covering lots of ground and not seeing very much sign is discouraging with only four days left for us.
Sounds like my 17 days last year......and then a chance.
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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #38 on: May 21, 2019, 07:31:11 PM »
Leaving thursday.

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Re: Kelly Hill
« Reply #39 on: May 21, 2019, 11:20:25 PM »
I wouldnt even begin to start my efforts in that unit till May 15 th and it only gets better come June

 


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