Monroe tag

[jackelope]

Sounds like they're starting to move a little. If the weather forecast doesn't improve, I think I will stay home next weekend from turkey hunting and head out there with my neighbor and his grandson and look for a couple bears.

Supposed to be rainy over east next weekend.

[CP]

Finally, contact. 

I got a brief glimpse of a jet black boar this morning.  He wasn’t very big, lean and lanky but his coat was beautiful,    looked like it was two sizes too big for him.  He was on the move though and I couldn’t get a shot in the thick cover. 

[Ripper]

Congrats on the sighting. It gets the blood pumping doesn't it? I had my first sighting of the spring on Sunday. I hope to hit the woods again tomorrow. Good luck out there, I'm forward to your pic's.

[CP]

Congrats on the sighting. It gets the blood pumping doesn't it? I had my first sighting of the spring on Sunday. I hope to hit the woods again tomorrow. Good luck out there, I'm forward to your pic's.

Good luck to you tomorrow! 

Just an FYI – there’s a Gamie working the area.  He glassed me for about 15 minutes until he got bored and moved on.

[h20hunter]

If you want to play with the gamie.....pun intended.........let him look for a few minutes then revisit the Seinfeld episode............"master of your own domain".

[CP]

Hot going today.  Must have put in 15 miles of walking trails and roads.  Found more people than anything else but I did find a spot that had about every 4th tree peeled.  They didn't look all that fresh though.  One was obviously at least a year old but I'm 6' 5" tall and I couldn't reach the top of the peel.  I'd like to see the bear that did that one.

 

[CP]

Returned to the area of high tree damage yesterday evening and just sat and watched and listened.  Occasionally I could hear scratching and tearing noises along with rustling and crunching of the vegetation.  The cover is too thick to get through without making a lot of noise and giving myself away so I just sat and listened until shooting hours were over.

I’m close, but I’m not sure what I’m close to.

[h20hunter]

Sounds like a few of you are getting REAL close! Keep putting the miles in.

[whackmaster]

I know just what you mean CP it is very thick out there seeing lots of sign and hearing animals but not seeing them hope things change soon good luck to all

[G5]

I know I'm new, but come on!!  I want to see a picture of something tomorrow,  I don't even care thats its not me.  I don't know anyone on this forum but Im rooting for all to draw blood with this tag.  I want to see a picture.

[ridgefire]

i have kind of been following the bear hunting in the monroe unit and would recommend looking up the kellog lake rd right out of startup. there is several gates on the right side that have potential for bears. i have seen several bears at the first gate about 2.5-3 miles up the gravel rd.

[G5]

Good sign yesterday but never connected.  Feeling really good about this week. I'm seeing decent sign, not tons but enough to still feel confident.  I've enjoyed the hunt but this is no easy tag.  from whom I've seen and talked with, feelings are the same.  For the first time ever I'm the slacker in hunting season and all I'n all I've put in well over 50 hours into this? I'm sure glad someone got one yesterday.  Kellog rd had allot of traffic on it yesterday but I'll be hunting hard during weekdays this week so I'll def give it a try

[jackelope]

Waiting to see if my neighbor connects up there today. I told him to call me if he does and I'd come help.
Have not heard anything yet and it's starting to  get late.

[CP]

I'm beginning to think that this is all that I'm going to get out of this permit:

[h20hunter]

Some nice bear medicine you got there..........what caliber?