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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: dawgfatha81 on August 08, 2012, 12:16:40 PM

Title: Leavenworth
Post by: dawgfatha81 on August 08, 2012, 12:16:40 PM: Hi guys, :hello:
being that this is one of my first posts i dont expect too much information, but a buddy of mine and i are headed to Leavenworth area this weekend to see if we can find some bears. If you have any little tips you could offer we sure would appreciate it.
We hunt deer in the area, but have yet to search for bears and just need a few starting places.
thanks so much!
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Post by: Heredoggydoggy on August 08, 2012, 12:26:46 PM: I hear the Lake Wenatchee area is good for bears, especially the White River area. I don't hunt bears, so you won't be encroaching on my area.
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Post by: dawgfatha81 on August 08, 2012, 12:27:56 PM: Great thanks we will try there :tup:
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on August 08, 2012, 12:39:43 PM: I went down there last year for bear. It was so thick you couldn't see 2 feet in front of you. I had not luck calling either. Plus, every open area seemed to have a million dollar cabin on it, not good. I'd try maybe Blewitt Pass area myself.
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Post by: dawgfatha81 on August 08, 2012, 12:40:28 PM: yeah we were looking up by the Sugar loaf moutain area.... :dunno:
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on August 08, 2012, 12:43:14 PM: Tagging, going to be there next month, so want to follow thread.
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Post by: snowshoes22 on August 08, 2012, 12:52:01 PM: Very thick around lake wenatchee the cuts are getting older now. A lot of road hunters up there.
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Post by: Heredoggydoggy on August 08, 2012, 01:09:15 PM: The best tactic I heard was to float the White River. Bears come down to drink. Caution: If you shoot one and it lands in the water, get to it quickly. In spite of all the fat, they sink like a rock!
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Post by: dawgfatha81 on August 08, 2012, 01:10:14 PM: :chuckle:
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Post by: CP on August 08, 2012, 01:10:43 PM: Quote from: dawgfatha81 on August 08, 2012, 12:16:40 PM

We hunt deer in the area, but have yet to search for bears and just need a few starting places.
thanks so much!

Where exactly do you find the deer?
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Post by: dawgfatha81 on August 08, 2012, 01:12:59 PM: ALL over the unit.... We hunt far away from town.
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Post by: CP on August 08, 2012, 01:15:45 PM: Well there are bears there too. They are all over the unit, sometimes they are in town as well.
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Post by: dawgfatha81 on August 08, 2012, 01:19:31 PM: :tup:
we wont be around town but good to know.
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Post by: Kola16 on August 08, 2012, 01:47:36 PM: I have hunted that area hard for the last two years. It isn't the best place, but it is ok. The White River area is very thick with brush.
Quote from: Heredoggydoggy on August 08, 2012, 01:09:15 PM
The best tactic I heard was to float the White River. Bears come down to drink. Caution: If you shoot one and it lands in the water, get to it quickly. In spite of all the fat, they sink like a rock!

If you try this make sure you stop, or get out of the boat. I think thats what the law is, but I am not sure. Look into it, but I am just quoting waterfowl regs.
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Post by: snowshoes22 on August 08, 2012, 02:13:09 PM: You can shoot from watercraft as long as its not under direct power by a motor or still has momentum from the motor.
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Post by: Kola16 on August 08, 2012, 02:16:37 PM: Yay, I do know something :IBCOOL:
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Post by: xXLojackXx on August 08, 2012, 04:10:46 PM: Ive seen bears almost everywhere I hunt (in the mountains). They are everywhere. BUT they are more elusive than deer and elk. Its not where to hunt but what to look for when trying to locate them. Research, research, research their habitat and study maps and you will be surprised what you find. Be patient and glass the same areas for hours at a time and dont get discouraged. A lot of times I'll sit in my favorite spots for 3-4 hours and not see anything, then you look back to a spot you just glassed and there will be a bear there. I swear its almost a magic trick. I will say that i find most of my bears towards ridges rather than down in valleys, but thats not to say there arent bears down low.
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Post by: dawgfatha81 on August 08, 2012, 04:19:03 PM: :tup:
Thanks guys. I greatly appreciate it. :hello:
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Post by: grade-creek-rd on August 08, 2012, 09:19:28 PM: The current issue of Northwest Sportsman has an article on bears...near Leavenworth in the Mission Unit as well as some other units and general "how to" info.

G-C-R
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Post by: dawgfatha81 on August 10, 2012, 07:59:26 AM: Thanks guys! Heading over today.
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Post by: muleracks2 on August 10, 2012, 01:13:12 PM: If I were you, I would hunt the berries. Many of the bear move down to where the huckleberry are ripe. Definately hike up Rock Creek off the Chiwawa River Road for just a mile or so. The bear are hard to judge because of the fairly tall bushes. Any trailhead with berries is a good bet. Lots of bear up high if you have time to go in 8 plus miles.