collapse

Advertisement


« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: tips on bear hunting  (Read 2820 times)

Offline alanger

  • Yar ankle biter
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2009
  • Posts: 1617
  • Location: Wennoootchee
  • Team super bait
tips on bear hunting
« on: July 09, 2009, 02:47:42 PM »
I am still a youth and i got a bear tag last year and never really tried to get one. This year i want to go for it. I am just wondering where i should look to find my trophy. Any tips?

thanks.
Logged
~Ankle biter out~

Team super bait!     Gamakatsu     ~Ugly Stick~
Abu Garcia  'Bone Collector'   -Bowtech-  <Berkley fishing>
Cannon~DigiTroll     FLW Outdoors     ~Cabela's~

Offline jackelope

  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (+29)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 50160
  • Location: Duvall, WA
  • Groups: jackelope
Re: tips on bear hunting
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2009, 02:48:30 PM »
ripe berry patches.
they have to be ripe.
Logged
:fire.:

" In today's instant gratification society, more and more pressure revolves around success and the measurement of one's prowess as a hunter by inches on a score chart or field photos produced on social media. Don't fall into the trap. Hunting is-and always will be- about the hunt, the adventure, the views, and time spent with close friends and family. " Ryan Hatfield

My posts, opinions and statements do not represent those of this forum

Offline alanger

  • Yar ankle biter
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2009
  • Posts: 1617
  • Location: Wennoootchee
  • Team super bait
Re: tips on bear hunting
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2009, 03:01:43 PM »
Just stake it out??

Logged
~Ankle biter out~

Team super bait!     Gamakatsu     ~Ugly Stick~
Abu Garcia  'Bone Collector'   -Bowtech-  <Berkley fishing>
Cannon~DigiTroll     FLW Outdoors     ~Cabela's~

Offline coop2424

  • Site Sponsor
  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Dec 2008
  • Posts: 1483
  • Location: Spirit Lake, ID
Re: tips on bear hunting
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2009, 03:50:45 PM »
I would just get out and look for sign.  If you find sign and ripe berrys or fruit trees most likely there will be a bear there sometime or another.  They go to where the food is.
Logged

Offline bearpaw

  • Family, Friends, Outdoors
  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (+10)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2009
  • Posts: 38442
  • Location: Idaho<->Colville
  • "Rather Be Cougar Huntin"
    • http://www.facebook.com/DaleDenney
    • Bearpaw Outfitters
  • Groups: NRA, SCI, F4WM, NWTF, IOGA, MOGA, CCOC, BBB, RMEF, WSTA, WSB
Re: tips on bear hunting
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2009, 03:55:30 PM »
jackelope said it all, ripe berry patches, eat some yourself, if they aren't ready for you, they aren't ready for the bear either. Cover country find an area with bear sign and then watch the food source.

Good Luck
Logged
Americans are systematically advocating, legislating, and voting away each others rights. Support all user groups & quit losing opportunity!

http://bearpawoutfitters.com Guided Hunts, Unguided, & Drop Camps in Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wash. Hunts with tags available (no draw needed) for spring bear, fall bear, bison, cougar, elk, mule deer, turkey, whitetail, & wolf! http://trophymaps.com DIY Hunting Maps are also offered

Offline billythekidrock

  • Varmint
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Explorer
  • ******
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 13440
Re: tips on bear hunting
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2009, 03:58:12 PM »
Find the food. If you sit over the prefered food source you should eventually see a bear.
Logged



Offline saylean

  • Team Slayer Packmule
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Jun 2007
  • Posts: 8380
  • Location: Stanwood
Re: tips on bear hunting
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2009, 04:06:21 PM »
also, just read up on some of the bear threads...lots of info...good luck.
Logged

Offline alanger

  • Yar ankle biter
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2009
  • Posts: 1617
  • Location: Wennoootchee
  • Team super bait
Re: tips on bear hunting
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2009, 04:39:49 PM »
Thanks everyone. Hope to get me another trophy added to the book!
Logged
~Ankle biter out~

Team super bait!     Gamakatsu     ~Ugly Stick~
Abu Garcia  'Bone Collector'   -Bowtech-  <Berkley fishing>
Cannon~DigiTroll     FLW Outdoors     ~Cabela's~

Offline Rob

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+3)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2009
  • Posts: 4815
  • Location: Sandpoint ID
Re: tips on bear hunting
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2009, 05:06:17 PM »
Are you hunting east or west side of the state?

It was recommended to me on this board that I read this book:
The Education of a Bear Hunter by Ralph Flowers.  15 bucks on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Education-Bear-Hunter-Flowers/dp/0832304778/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247184280&sr=8-1

I learned a lot from it and recommend it myself now.
Logged
_______________________________________
Sit tall in the saddle, hold you head up high.
Keep your eyes fixed on where the trail meets the sky.
Live like you ain’t afraid to die.
Just sit back and enjoy your ride
  - Chris Ledoux

Offline alanger

  • Yar ankle biter
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2009
  • Posts: 1617
  • Location: Wennoootchee
  • Team super bait
Re: tips on bear hunting
« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2009, 05:27:57 PM »
east side .
Logged
~Ankle biter out~

Team super bait!     Gamakatsu     ~Ugly Stick~
Abu Garcia  'Bone Collector'   -Bowtech-  <Berkley fishing>
Cannon~DigiTroll     FLW Outdoors     ~Cabela's~

Offline littlebuf

  • official YAR pack mule
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Dec 2008
  • Posts: 2773
  • Location: orting
  • TeamYARwetspot-leavin other teams in da wetspot
Re: tips on bear hunting
« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2009, 05:35:54 PM »
your living real close to some prime bear country, head for the hills. ive got a honey hole right around your area that i hit in September, its great because everybody's bow hunting elk so ya got the bears all to your self. let me know if your still looking for one in September im going alone this year so there may be a spot around the fire for ya
Logged
No people will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can any be easily subdued, when knowledge is diffused and Virtue is preserved. On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant, and debauched in their Manners, they will sink under their own weight without the Aid of foreign Invaders.

Offline alanger

  • Yar ankle biter
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2009
  • Posts: 1617
  • Location: Wennoootchee
  • Team super bait
Re: tips on bear hunting
« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2009, 08:12:14 AM »
Thanks i am actually going to do some scouting around this weekend. hopefully figure out my area. and start rounding up my gear.
Logged
~Ankle biter out~

Team super bait!     Gamakatsu     ~Ugly Stick~
Abu Garcia  'Bone Collector'   -Bowtech-  <Berkley fishing>
Cannon~DigiTroll     FLW Outdoors     ~Cabela's~
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 


* Advertisement

Quick Links

* Recent Topics

2025 Coyotes by Skillet
[Today at 07:09:22 PM]
Fun little Winchester 1890 project by Skillet
[Today at 06:56:17 PM]
Idaho General Season Going to Draw for Nonresidents by furbearer365
[Today at 05:25:25 PM]
Vail/general archery advice by JeffRaines
[Today at 10:51:27 AM]
Which Tuner? 99 Powerstroke by Cylvertip
[Today at 10:39:13 AM]
Heard of the blacktail coach? by Longfield1
[Today at 08:05:23 AM]
Anybody breeding meat rabbit? by HighlandLofts
[Today at 07:35:02 AM]
Resetting dash warning lights by jackelope
[Today at 07:18:27 AM]
Fawn dropped by Rainier10
[Today at 07:11:37 AM]
Please Report Problems & Bugs Here by Rainier10
[Today at 07:10:37 AM]
Back up camera by andersonjk4
[Today at 07:08:42 AM]
WDFW's new ship by Tbar
[Yesterday at 07:07:35 AM]
Cougar Problems Toroda Creek Road Near Bodie by Elkaholic daWg
[Yesterday at 06:10:59 AM]
Wolf documentary PBS by Roslyn Rambler
[May 30, 2025, 07:56:34 PM]
New York deer by MADMAX
[May 30, 2025, 07:38:44 PM]
Halibut fishing by hiway_99
[May 30, 2025, 05:48:13 PM]
SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal