Backwoods_Boy Spring Bear Hunt, Copalis-A learning experience.

[backwoods_boy]

Just got home from a very fun weekend with croix.

Left Friday morning and got home around 4pm today.
did a lot of driving, a lil sitting, a lil calling, and a little hiking.
Saw a little sign, no bears yet.
gonna try again towards the end of may.
definitely are learning the area.
 

[carpsniperg2]

hope to flood don't come    keep at er and good luck

[markts]

Looks like you had fun, keep after em bud. Give me a shout when you get one down, I will be there to help. Mark

[bowtech721]

they gotta be in there somewhere right 

[backwoods_boy]

Oh they are......I'm sure of it.   

[JackOfAllTrades]

did a lot of driving, a lil sitting, a lil calling, and a little hiking.

Um... Someone else comment on what I see wrong with all this.

-Steve

[Michelle_Nelson]

did a lot of driving, a lil sitting, a lil calling, and a little hiking.

Um... Someone else comment on what I see wrong with all this.

-Steve

If it is a new area he doesn't spend a lot of time it sounds to me he is learning the area.  See's a good spot to call than he makes a stand.  Wants to check and area out further he gets out and walks. 

[JackOfAllTrades]

3rd weekend plus?

What I'm getting at is that if you've found sign, in peels, other feeding areas, scat, then it's time for some focus on that area expanding outward looking for transitions from bedding to feeding. Unless you've got high overlooks of clearcuts to drive to, then it's time to stop road hunting and get into the woods. 

-Steve

[Dean44]

Ill bet you will start seeing more fresh peels in another week.

Do those big puddles in the gravel pit have tadpoles?  More than once, we saw fresh bear tracks in those puddles where they were getting a drink when the wx was warm and drier, and I think they might have been catching tadpoles too.

Dean44

[markts]

Jackofalltrades have you hunted the Copalis Mark

[ICEMAN]

did a lot of driving, a lil sitting, a lil calling, and a little hiking.

Um... Someone else comment on what I see wrong with all this.

-Steve

Give the guy a break, he did some driving, so what...

[JackOfAllTrades]

Jackofalltrades have you hunted the Copalis

Nope. Sorry.   But don't let that diswade anyone from slamming me for saying that he might be doing more road hunting than anything else.  I know it's thick down there. There's a lot of thick places I've hunted.  I was trying to state the obvious, that he's already seeing fresh sign. He might want to concentrate his efforts in the location of that sign.

-Steve

[backwoods_boy]

We are doing exactly that. But thanks for the check up. The majority of the driving was to learn the area.
but thanks for the 

[saylean]

Dont worry too much bout it Backwoods...my brothers call me the "road warrior"...

Of course, they didnt get a bear or deer last year and I did so...

[backwoods_boy]

Dont worry too much bout it Backwoods...my brothers call me the "road warrior"...

Of course, they didnt get a bear or deer last year and I did so...