AUGUST 1ST!

[Austrian Hunter]

Not in Killing Austrian, processing and saving the meat and hide and on our side of the mountain avoiding the bees.

Bone
Thanks, that does make sense! 

Last year me and my September deer had to flee from the yellow jackets.  How can you avoid the bees and other flying pest's after a kill in hot weather besides not killing anything

[Kain]

I hear pepper works pretty good.  Just cover the skinned animal in pepper.     Of course you should have game bags and try to get it out as fast as you can.  If you cant I hear a creek will work.

[Machias]

The problem is everything has to be perfect in warm weather.  If you make a less then perfect hit and can;t recover the animal quickly, all is lost, except skull and claws.  Such a waste IMO.  Even if everything goes as planned you still have to race against the clock not to loose the hide or any meat.  Not worth the risk IMO.

[backwoods_boy]

i gots 3 bears on the east side and 1 on this side that i am keeping an eye(camera) on....cant wait till AUG 1st...
WHACK!!!!

[Kain]

Here is thread on how to take care of meat in the heat.  It is on the elk page but should be the same for bears.  Of course if it is in the 90's you should just not shoot it.  Plenty of times we skipped hunting during the day for early archery deer in Sept.  Sometimes it is just to hot.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,30049.0.html

[Kain]

nice pic Backwoods.  I dont have any picked out.  I have a few spot with sign but the only track I found was about 4".  Not very big.    I will be going out no matter what but the heat and location will decide if I shoot anything.

[boneaddict]

One way is to get the gutpile away from teh carcass.  That might entertain them, but its usually inevitable in this heat and you just have to move fast and be prepared in the first place.  My style of hunting is usually 5-10 miles in, even with bear so it does lend to some issues.

[Jeremy S]

I'll be out for sure. 

[bearmanric]

well i'm leaving friday for the coast. i live for bear calling. sorry not giving up what bear time we have left. i'll be shooting bear up close. i've handeled over 42 bear's from 93-97 none were lost to bone sour. we put them in the River at night. i carry gamebag's if needed. and stream light flast light's have the best knive's and pack board's wheen needing them.Rick

[Machias]

well i'm leaving friday for the coast. i live for bear calling. sorry not giving up what bear time we have left. i'll be shooting bear up close. i've handeled over 42 bear's from 93-97 none were lost to bone sour. we put them in the River at night. i carry gamebag's if needed. and stream light flast light's have the best knive's and pack board's wheen needing them.Rick

I'm sure not advocating giving up any time.  Lots of folks like yourself are prepared and knowledgeable.  It's the joeschmuckatellie that will end up losing and wasting bears.  Those are the guys I hope reconsider when the temps are so warm.

Good luck Ric!!

[bearmanric]

were just losing everything. tired of the archer's attituded's if i could bowhunt i would. it isnt worth the headache's i get. we need to stick together at this time. i was a very succesful archer in my day's. i miss bugling working a herd. have shot 4 bear's with a bow. just reminding me right now of when we loss bearbaiting and Hound hunting. yes i have a lump in my stomache. what's next. trying to block it out. going to have a great weekend. Rick

[PWN Kurt]

Westside with the girlfriend.  We hope to get her first bear...and me another.  We want meat and maybe a good rug.

Glassing, spot and stalk.  Maybe calling if we need to get them in shooting postion.

I hope for some cooler weather.

Kurt

[PacificNWhunter]

My style of hunting is usually 5-10 miles in, even with bear so it does lend to some issues.

My thoughts exactly, have a few bears spotted but there back in a ways and no way with the heat I will be able to get it out. Hard pressed to have a packer help out either, steep country.

[Kain]

Woot!  forecast is showing low 80's for opening weekend down here.  Definitely cool enough mornings and evenings.  Might do some yote hunting mid day.    Hopefully the forecast doesnt change to much by next weekend.

[Slider]

Get a big one for the contest!!! I might look around a little on the third. I'll have a booth at the Puyallup Gun show the 1st and 2nd.