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Offline Bscman

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Re: Anybody Kill A Spring Bear Yet?
« Reply #15 on: April 30, 2008, 09:26:38 PM »
I heard that a big bear was shot around Baker Lake (Skagit unit). Does anyone know anything about this?

IIRC, Sideswipe drew that area...
I figure he woulda messaged me by now if it were him, though.  :dunno:
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Re: Anybody Kill A Spring Bear Yet?
« Reply #16 on: May 01, 2008, 12:11:42 AM »
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Sideswipe drew that area...
I figure he woulda messaged me by now if it were him, though. 

Yea, I think he would have sent a few of us messages.




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Re: Anybody Kill A Spring Bear Yet?
« Reply #17 on: May 02, 2008, 10:08:22 PM »
I havent heard of any taken in the Skagit yet, going up to baker lk tommorrow.  I did see a new picture of a good sized bear at sportsmans.  There was lots of fresh green grass in the pic.  maybe thats the bear youve heard of Timber.
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Re: Anybody Kill A Spring Bear Yet?
« Reply #18 on: May 03, 2008, 06:10:17 PM »
Wish it was me!!!! Been out about twice a wk since the season started.  Saw some small scat Thurs for the 1st scat sighting.  Got my blood moving although the biggest turd in the 2 piles was slightly under 2" (maybe it was cold & he/she was puckered up).  It was jet black but upon closer examination it was the usual early Spring emerald green inside w/grass fibers.  It had been walking down a spur road (classified) where I had to break out my hand saw & lopping shears to get thru w/my Jeep-hey, it's only a year old & scratched up enough already.  Those of you more knowledgable than me can figure out how long it took the pile to turn soot black-my guess a wk-it was the first sign of any activity in the N Skagit unit that I have found.  The bear had been walking down the road & peeling bark off every old stump-just one shingle sized piece-looking for bugs I'm sure.  I went back early yesterday w/no further info except I found a print-I'm no expert but it looked a little long w/a heel so I'm guess'in a hind foot-just 3-3.5" across & that was an old print under 1" of standing water.  Talked to Derrick at the Hamilton Mainline guard shack & he has seen some hunting traffic but no news of anyone getting one.  Which one of you is driving a silver Chev trailblazer?

The damage areas aren't so damaged as I was led to believe.  On the DNR 2400 road I drove it yesterday to where they blocked it off about 3 miles from Baker Lake Road.  Only looked by slowly driving by but saw only 10 peeled trees.  Four could have been last year, two definately over 2 years old.

Will be out there next Thurs-still pushing snow in places w/skid plate at about 1000'.  If I can't get one I can at least talk about it eh?
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