HuntWA 2009 Bear Hunting Poll

[runamuk]

Saw a big bear 36 hours before the fall season opened chased his fuzzy butt around for quite a while....then saw a very young bear when out hunting grouse only armed with a 410 and never did see that bears mommy bear....... found some tracks and bear crap in another area where I was deer hunting.......hubby saw one cross the highway one morning down by the rock candy entrance off hwy 8 it was a small bear according to him moving at a fast pace....

I will try again next season......

[denali]

saw a lot of sign ..no yogies, but like baseball ..always next year !

[ICEMAN]

I was in the right place at the right time this fall and scored a decent black bear, my second.

[billythekidrock]

I was in the right place at the right time this fall and scored a decent black bear, my second.

Yea, but I don't remember a story or pic.

[ICEMAN]

I was in the right place at the right time this fall and scored a decent black bear, my second.

Yea, but I don't remember a story or pic.

You are getting old my friend, the memory is fading.....

You said "Nice" about the bear... back in October...

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,36827.0.html

[billythekidrock]

I was in the right place at the right time this fall and scored a decent black bear, my second.

Yea, but I don't remember a story or pic.

You are getting old my friend, the memory is fading.....

You said "Nice" about the bear... back in October...

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,36827.0.html

I remember hearing about it before you even got back to post about it but I couldn't remember seeing a pic.

And anything said during the seasons should not be held against a hunter!

[ICEMAN]

No kidding, should be a new law...

[boneaddict]

Congrats to all the first timers on here.  Thats cool!

[DaveBTS]

I can't complain too much. My bear made P&Y (18 1/16"). In fact, I was told to have a second measurer score it. He is about 7' and was over 400 lbs.

[rasbo]

hey those are good results so far,

[RustneckNW]

No bear this year... just a couple batches of huckleberry jam.

[Huntbear]

Saw one cub about 2 months before season started (and it was an accident, caught him next to the road).  Anyone want to help a idiot kill his first bear???   

[elkh8tr]

Here are picks of 2 that I got in '09 with my bow... 8 yards and 21 yards.

[JackOfAllTrades]

2010 Is going to be a good year for Bears. I'm hearing of them being out and about on and off all winter this year. (no, they don't hybernate, just sleep for extended periods.) But with no real weather so far, there's food that's easier to get, (little critters and grasses), (yes, grasses are growing. I mowed my frigging back yard a week ago)

I didn't answer the poll.. Did I hunt Bears? Kinda/sorta. If you call keeping an eye out for Bears while I was Deer hunting, (hiking with weapons), or the two trips I made into a couple of my potential Bear producing spots actually hunting for Bear then I guess I did. Tag soup.

-Steve

[ICEMAN]

elkh8tr, can you resize those pics?

That first one looks like a great bear and I wanna see it better!!!!