Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track

[Rob]

found this up in the Kelly Unit last week. 

Massive tracks.

The shells in the photo are 7mm Rem Mag and when I measured at home, shells in this position were a bit more than 6 inches across

I did some editing and the tracks were older so claw marks are hard to make out, but I think the blue circles are where the claws were.

[KFhunter]

Ayup, they're in there

[Rob]

some more tracks and a ground squirrel hill that was destroyed (with tracks all around)

[Rob]

and a poor photo of a rear track

[KFhunter]

Musta been on the east side of the unit

[Rob]

Kinda in the middle

[h20hunter]

Sure looks like a huge paw. I'd lean towards grizzly.

[pashok23]

No doubt its Grizzly

[KFhunter]

No doubt its Grizzly

Oh ya, no doubts whatsoever.

It's grizz 100%


Wait till you come across track still seeping in water Rob.   

Pucker a bit lol

[trophyhunt]

Sure looks like grizz, that straight line under the toes proves it.

[Eartotheground]

give it a decade or less, they'll be moving south and all over 49 degrees north/mt spokane area. theyre working their way into washington from idaho/montana and canada

[Rob]

No doubt its Grizzly

Oh ya, no doubts whatsoever.

It's grizz 100%


Wait till you come across track still seeping in water Rob.   

Pucker a bit lol

Is it weird that I kinda want to experience that?

[KFhunter]

Good on ya!


I know there's guys with *a lot* more encounters that I on here, my closest encounter is meeting one on a corner in a road with blowdown so thick it'd be nearly impossible to get off the road and go around.

He roared super loud (I mean LOUD AF) and buggered out, but I didn't know if he was still there or not, I had no choice but go and see.

I didn't see him, think he got my wind.

I hunted his bedroom area for a few days, took hair off his scratching/territorial posts, he didn't seem to roam all that far really, figured he'd be 30 miles away, but I kept running into fresh sign. 

Elk hunting sucked there, so we moved on lol


I've seen plenty off in the distance, but that was my closest encounter while not in a vehicle.

[huntnphool]

give it a decade or less, they'll be moving south and all over 49 degrees north/mt spokane area. theyre working their way into washington from idaho/montana and canada

 There are several in 49 already, I’ve seen trail cam pics from from friends.

[Buckhunter24]

give it a decade or less, they'll be moving south and all over 49 degrees north/mt spokane area. theyre working their way into washington from idaho/montana and canada

 There are several in 49 already, I’ve seen trail cam pics from from friends.

In 2009 I was told about several confirmed sightings off of flowery trail by reputable source.. have not seen any in Washington myself but definitely are around

[bearpaw]

There have been grizz in that unit for years. My dad saw one, I've seen two, and a warden told me that he saw five at one time in a field in the spring one year when he was checking out a report.

[Rob]

Good on ya!


I know there's guys with *a lot* more encounters that I on here, my closest encounter is meeting one on a corner in a road with blowdown so thick it'd be nearly impossible to get off the road and go around.

He roared super loud (I mean LOUD AF) and buggered out, but I didn't know if he was still there or not, I had no choice but go and see.

I didn't see him, think he got my wind.

I hunted his bedroom area for a few days, took hair off his scratching/territorial posts, he didn't seem to roam all that far really, figured he'd be 30 miles away, but I kept running into fresh sign. 

Elk hunting sucked there, so we moved on lol


I've seen plenty off in the distance, but that was my closest encounter while not in a vehicle.

Now that is a close encounter!

[bearmanric]

First bear I seen there last year was a grizzly.  It was by my camp. Seen wired trucks several times like they were watching it.

[Utah]

give it a decade or less, they'll be moving south and all over 49 degrees north/mt spokane area. theyre working their way into washington from idaho/montana and canada

They’ve been here a very very long time.  Nothing new to NE wa.   Maybe new to Kelly area?