Bear opener! Who's hitting the woods?

[Wolfdog2314]

Wish I could have known the opener was going to be on the 1st this year. I took vaca for the week of the 15th so I’ll be waiting until then to get out! I put my brother on one of my sports to hit tomorrow tho 

Good luck all! Looking forward to seeing some bears on the ground.

[Katmai Guy]

After work!

[flyfishWA]

I'm going before work tomorrow

[bearmanric]

Leaving for the coast today for a week of calling. Good luck every one. Rick

[Emptyhanded]

I’ll be headed to camp after work Saturday. It’ll be our first year pursuing bear for the wife and I. We are pretty excited!


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[Sutherland]

Can't wait to get in the hills! After work it's on!

[rgcopk9]

I am up in the hills now too.. plan on hitting the woods at first light... bear and beer by lunchtime!!


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[emac]

How many of you guys are hitting the hills tomorrow that usually had to wait til the 15th or the 1st of September

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[X-Force]

How many of you guys are hitting the hills tomorrow that usually had to wait til the 15th or the 1st of September

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I will be Monday.

[jared p]

Never been but I'm going anyway, this'll most likely just be a scouting trip and doing a lotta hiking with guns

[Machias]

Hopefully everyone is prepared to deal with the meat and the hide in this heat....at least on the eastside.  good luck everyone!!

[gaddy]

Was just going to ask about meat handling in this heat and what plans were, but that is another thread. Good luck all, Wish I could be out there.

[emac]

Was just going to ask about meat handling in this heat and what plans were, but that is another thread. Good luck all, Wish I could be out there.

Can you start a thread on that as i am interested in people's thoughts.

I cant start one from my phone using tapatalk

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[jasnt]

Lots of threads on handling meat in the heat already

[bearpaw]

Some options to consider:

 - Find shade to work on your animal
 - Quarter or bone out, it will cool quicker
 - Quickly load in a vehicle and get to a nearby cooler/freezer
 - Do not put warm meat in plastic bags
 - Take some sort of refrigeration with you and don't hunt too far from it
 - Avoid hunting where it will take too many hours to pack the meat out
 - Get the meat in a cool stream to cool if needed and pack out at night/morning when it's cooler