No Berries

[Gobble]

I went scouting last night out near Mt. Rainier and was deeply dissapointed in the lack of Berries on the Huckleberry bushes, not even green ones. Found a large pile of bear crap that was a inch and a half in Dia. and it was all grass. Has anyone one else noticed the lack of berries this year? 

[billythekidrock]

Maybe try a little higher or lower?

In the lowlands I have found red huck, black and salmon berries that are ripe or ripening. The cascara is still a month away and I have not checked Oregon grape or Salal.

[Gobble]

Yeah, I'll do that. I think alot of the berries up high will be late this year anyway because of the crappy spring. Even the cherries this year were late, I just picked my last ones last week

[Machias]

Over here in the NE corner of the state it is a BUMPER crop of berries this year.  Tons of huckleberrys!!

[dreamingbig]

Was scouting at 5000 feet plus a week and a half ago in south central cascades and the berries were growing but still green and nowhere near ripe.  It was/is a very short growing season this year with the snow staying on for so long up there.

I imagine the bears are probably pretty hungry.

[deerslyr]

where were you at gobble? I was up copper creek (by mt. rainier) last week and it was still spring up high it seemed but down low the salmon berries were ripe.

[Bigshooter]

There are tons or berriers out down low right now.  I never count on berries up high until the last week of august.

[Ray]

I have been seeing a lot of salal, black berries, and salmon berries at lower elevetions.... Up high not sure. Have not been out there in 2 weeks but suspect the area I hunt is still in the green berry stage.

[clawdad]

went out this morning............ no berries, no bears, 5000ft. level east pierce county heavy fog aswell. did see 1 beaver and 2 grouse, call it a learning experience.

[boneaddict]

lots of berries low this year where there normally are none becuase its too dry.  i would be the bears are low...eastern Washington I am tlaking, if that matters to any of you

[MooseStock]

The wild blackberries are extremely late this year. They are now getting ripe where on a normal year they would have been ripe around the 4th of July. I would imagine the huckleberries will also be very late.....Its definitely a different kind of a year...............Les

[Ray]

I agree. Down lower on the west side would be my guess. Today's berry fields looked like this everywhere up higher.

[billythekidrock]

The wild blackberries are extremely late this year. They are now getting ripe where on a normal year they would have been ripe around the 4th of July. I would imagine the huckleberries will also be very late.....Its definitely a different kind of a year...............Les

4th of July is also the time we start finding chanterelles but not this year..too dry.

[dirty.dan4]

1000 feet is where I spent the weekend.  Lots of berries.  My buddy took one today.  no pics yet, but real soon.

[KillBilly]

went out this morning............ no berries, no bears, 5000ft. level east pierce county heavy fog aswell. did see 1 beaver and 2 grouse, call it a learning experience.

Out of curiosity, where do you get up to 5000ft in Pierce County. Never think of it having much elevation?