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| billythekidrock:
Been a little slow over on the coast. Heard of a few bears moving in the unit closest to me, but I do not have a permit for that area. I am hunting a unit that is new to me (Copalis). It is supossed to have alot of timber damage, but we have yet to find much old damage, let alone a live bear. We know they are there, but where, we don't know. Some of you have seen the pic of the bobcat (and two yotes) I called in opening day, but other than a couple critters I did not see (bobcat and deer sized critters), we have been drawing blanks on our stands. After looking at maps and aerial photos I did identify a small area that looked good. After calling this area, we noticed that there were some recent peels along the timber line. These looked to be about a week old. Here are a couple more pics from this weekend. Things should heat up soon... We do know that at least 70 of the 100 access permits have been picked up. The good thing is we have not seen alot of hunters. We talked to a Rayonier Engineer and he told us of a 400 plus lb bear killed opening weekend as well as another wounded by the same party. He also told us they are speculating that they were baited. This engineer told us the trash in the unit was from the brush pickers who work for companies that lease plots to pick brush. We also talked with a lady in the main office who told us that the large garbage piles on the landings are from the cedar salvage crews. They don't get paid until it is cleaned up. |
| bobcat:
Peeled trees...that's good! At least you know there is at least one bear around. Hopefully they'll start moving around more soon, when/if the weather warms up. |
| bowhunterty:
Headed down just for Saturday. Have two or three areas i'm going to try. Found old peelings in the ares last time i was down there. Billy, what type weather do you prefer to hunt. |
| billythekidrock:
BHT - Let me know what you find. For bears I prefer nice weather. I hate it when it is real dry and noisy, but 50 - 70 degrees and dry have worked great for me. A heavy mist is ok, and right after a rain when the sun comes out. |
| actionshooter:
I have a couple of guys who I work with who have Copalis tags and they are very disapointed in the amount of sign they ahve seen. I have been doing OK over in capitol peak. Saturday morning my daughter and I saw a sow and cub and watched them for over 45 minutes. They were within range the whole time :bash: I have seen what is going to be a monster buck on 2 seperate occasions also. Pretty good for being early still.We need the warm weather and the salmon berries ;) |
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