Alpine Lakes Bear Hunt Thoughts

[chasethedevil]

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone has general tips for bear hunting the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area. I'm starting to fantasize about this coming season and have it in my head that an ALW bear hunt would be a fun challenge. I've spent a few summer exploring the ALW now but haven't come across much sign. Are there too many other folks for the hunting to be productive? Is it better on the east side vs west side of ALW? I've read decade old posts in the forum about the ALW but welcome any recent beta guys have!

Also, I've been a lurker in the forum since moving to WA a few years ago and am blown away with how helpful this forum is - many thanks to the awesome community here.

[Kingofthemountain83]

It's been 20 something years since I've been in the ALW on a some hikes but did see a bear cross the traill ahead of us and one a few hundred yards up a ridge... I'm sure quite a few get taken out of there every year during bear and high buck... Check out last years harvest reports...

[chasethedevil]

Totally forgot about the harvest reports, I'll check them out!

[CarbonHunter]

I haven’t been in there recently but if you stay away from the popular trails you can find bears especially when the berries are ripe. Just be ready for a long pack out and a lot of dirty looks and comments from the seed eaters.