49 spring bear

[BULLBLASTER]

i was lucky and drew a spring tag for the 49 unit this year. with only 2 points
i have been talking to everyone i know and asking for clues and have some good ideas, but if anyone is out and about and starts seein lots of bears can you post up? i am going to be hitting it hard every weekend of the season and am planning to take a few days from work if i start seeing lots of bears. likewise if anyone else has this tag post here and i will help out all i can if i find a lot of bears.
i really want a color phase... and with my bow. but the ol' 7 will be out with me if i cant close the deal with my bow.
only a week and a half to go!

[Austrian Hunter]

  Good luck to ya.  That's the tag a put in for with also two point but did not draw.   You should be fine in the unit.  This bear is from 49 from last year. 

[BULLBLASTER]

i likey! just what i dream about at night... and at work too

[MuleDeerCrazy]

I have one of the tags too.  Not too sure where to start, we spent over a month the last two seasons chasing moose in 49 and never saw a bear.  I saw 14 (1 grizz) the year I hunted moose in the Selkirks... but nothing in 49. 

I think the ski slopes would be good, but they're all north facing and at the highest point, so not sure if they'll be melted out and green next month or not?  Saw a couple other places that looked good for spring bears, but never saw any while moose hunting, so...?

Oh well, it's a good excuse to get out and screw around in the spring!  If I run across anything promising I'll let you know.

Good luck!

[whacker1]

I will be up there as well with permit and tag in hand..  I will stay in touch and let you know what i find after the first weekend. 

[loaderboy]

I drew there acouple of years ago but I never not into my favorite spot until the last day of the season because of snow. I was seeing alot of sign last spring around power lake, winchester creek area. I have shot 3 fall bears in 3 years in that unit and out of the 10 to 15 bears I see every fall I have only seen 3 color bears and they were all chocolate. good luck hope you kill a biggy

[BULLBLASTER]

went and checked the zero on my rifle tonight and its still shooting better than i can! now i just need to get the bow runed and shooting and will be ready!
i have heard that it is pretty good up near the ski slopes but you cant hunt on the slopes. but i have other areas in mind to walk into where some friends geto bears every fall. not too sure for spring. hope it turns out well for all tag holders

[BULLBLASTER]

to the top.
any shed hunters seeing sign?
Shane(WA) and i are going out sunday to start looking around and maybe hang a few trail cams.
hope there isnt too much snow around

[quadrafire]

I was up there yesterday (Just east of Chewelah on FS land). Didn't see any bear sign. Went up to snow level and didn't see any sign. No green up yet in the areas that I had covered. Lots of folks cutting firewood however.