Bearpaw Season 2009

[bearpaw]

Well today was a tough day.....we saw 3 bear...and heard two others within 100 yards but couldn't get a shot at them. One bear was missed at 55 yards this morning, don't know quite how that happened, I was watching with the binos and it was so close I was already making the cuts to skin him out in my mind... Looked like a clean miss with no blood or dead bear anywhere.


Another guy shot at a real big bear at 150 yards the last few minutes of shooting hours. Says he felt good about the shot but couldn't find no blood or trail so we are going back at daylight to search the brush. 

Three archery deer hunters started hunting tonight here in Washington, 1 guy had a 4x4 close but the right shot never presented itself....

[bearpaw]

One more thought, looking at the berries today, I would say there is about 1 more week of good bear hunting and it will start to slow down. I am out of bear hunters in two days, but I could use a couple more bear hunters at 25% discount.

Get more info:
http://bearpawoutfitters.com/washington_bear_hunting.html

[bearmanric]

Dale nice quality bear. thank's for being here and all you do. have a great year. Rick

[bowhunterforever]

Looks like your have a awsome season! Congrats to you an your hunters.

[bearpaw]

Hey thanks guys.....

Well the big bear got away, seems it was a miss, no blood, no dead bear anywhere in the brush after searching this morning.

Bowhunter stuck a young buck tonight, but it was still alive when tracked after waiting, hopefully find it first thing in the morning....

bearmanric....after reading about your calls on H-W. I would like to try your favorite recommended bear call sometime....can never have too many tricks up your sleeve. I have some properties leased with a lot of bear on them, but in your opinion is a person better off to wait until there is less food?

[bearmanric]

yes going to start calling more now. thinking of hitting the coast this weekend. going to use alot of elk talk now as long as i'm not in the Bowhunter's area's.. do you like openreed or closed reed. Here is a video of my new production call will be using it and another new one. Rick

[bearpaw]

when I have more time I will have to get in touch with you.....

[bearpaw]

a couple successful bowhunts, the big bucks eluded us but we bagged meat on the last day.

[MtnMuley]

Outstanding!  That ole blacky with the white patch is really making me jealous!

[bearpaw]

We are out of bear hunters and we have a huge bear (estimated 400+) hanging out on one of the ranches. Just seen him yesterday.

[Machias]

  I'm always available to help. 

P.S.  The couple from Idaho, the Strong's, are on their way up this afternoon to chase turkeys with me this weekend.  I'll take some photos and let you know how it goes.

[bearpaw]

Photo of the cow we arrowed the other day and a nice bull moose grunted in yesterday. This morning one nice buck spotted, just a little out of range, and 1 deer missed by a youth hunter. Fingers crossed for the rest of the day....

[bearpaw]

Some preseason scouting and sighting in the night before opening day of the muzzy hunt. Dead-on at 50 and about 3 inches low at 100 (green target), looks good.

[bowhunterforever]

Thats a pretty nice whitie!Did you guys have any luck today?

[Pathfinder101]

Luv the moose pic