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Salmo-Priest or N. Baldy Bear? (NE WA)

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375HHM:
Hi. I'm still pretty new to hunting in general (grew up on a farm in New Mexico), & super new to bear hunting.  I haven't been able to stop thinking about the Salmo-Priest area, and really want to head up there next year.

At first I was thinking about going after Mulies or Elk up there, but I think I'm going to archery hunt for the first time next year & will try somewhere with higher success. So, my plan is to go bear hunting up there in August. I know there are griz too. Would they push the black-bear out, or are there still quite a bit black bear there too? I'm thinking about heading high (maybe shedroof trail or another trail) and stay above the tree line. Is that a good plan, or does anyone have a better strategy?

Also curious about North Baldy. Curious if anyone has any experience in that area? Maybe that would have higher pressure, especially with deer?

Thanks so much!

10thmountainarcher:

--- Quote from: johnmwaide1@gmail.com on September 28, 2024, 08:18:49 AM ---Hi. I'm still pretty new to hunting in general (grew up on a farm in New Mexico), & super new to bear hunting.  I haven't been able to stop thinking about the Salmo-Priest area, and really want to head up there next year.

At first I was thinking about going after Mulies or Elk up there, but I think I'm going to archery hunt for the first time next year & will try somewhere with higher success. So, my plan is to go bear hunting up there in August. I know there are griz too. Would they push the black-bear out, or are there still quite a bit black bear there too? I'm thinking about heading high (maybe shedroof trail or another trail) and stay above the tree line. Is that a good plan, or does anyone have a better strategy?

Also curious about North Baldy. Curious if anyone has any experience in that area? Maybe that would have higher pressure, especially with deer?

Thanks so much!

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There are plenty of bears in there, but like you said there are grizzly in there… A lot more then people think, so make sure you have the identification down. If you check out the trails websites you can see a lot of hikers are seeing bears during their hikes on the trails throughout the wilderness.

375HHM:
Okay thanks! There are probably Giz around North and South Baldy too, huh? Just not as much?

10thmountainarcher:
I think the wilderness area has a higher concentration, but they definitely make their way south to the Baldy areas. I’ll try to find the study site and link it, you can see the collared bears travel corridors.

10thmountainarcher:
https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Selkirk_Grizzly_Annual_Report_2022_081723.pdf

Tons of great info for the NE Grizzly Bears. Again, these are the collared ones, just imagine how many are out there without a collar!

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