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Title: Bear Hunting JBLM
Post by: Rrich2278 on August 18, 2013, 05:56:02 PM: Just got stationed at JBLM from the east coast. I'm ready to get out in the woods somewhere for Bear. Was thinking about registering to hunt on JBLM and was wondering if someone could show me the ropes out there. I'm in the puyallup area. Any help would be great. Thanks!
Title: Re: Bear Hunting JBLM
Post by: cowboycraig on August 18, 2013, 06:00:23 PM: I am a n00b, what is JBLM?
Craig
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Post by: Rrich2278 on August 18, 2013, 06:04:40 PM: Joint Base Lewis McChord
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Post by: ICEMAN on August 18, 2013, 06:16:08 PM: Welcome Rrich, and thank you for your service. I bet you can hook up with another member on here. Good luck.
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Post by: SquirrelHunter on August 18, 2013, 06:16:51 PM: No animals on base, not a one. Bad rumor the air force is spreading :chuckle: go to your s-4 and get a training area map and pm me. Ill show ya what i know
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Post by: Rrich2278 on August 18, 2013, 06:38:26 PM: Thanks ICEMAN

SquirrelHunter, will do. I appreciate it.
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Post by: Sleady1983 on August 23, 2013, 04:28:11 PM: Squirrlhunter I am in very much the same boat just PCS from Tn. Do u think u could also help me out looking for a good spot to shoot some squirrls on jblm thanks
Title: Re: Bear Hunting JBLM
Post by: szairborne on August 23, 2013, 04:37:20 PM: If any of you guys are going for deer with a bow, PM me. Ive done some scouting and think I have a few spots locked in.

Shayne
Title: Re: Bear Hunting JBLM
Post by: ICEMAN on August 23, 2013, 05:26:07 PM: Quote from: Sleady1983 on August 23, 2013, 04:28:11 PM
Squirrlhunter I am in very much the same boat just PCS from Tn. Do u think u could also help me out looking for a good spot to shoot some squirrls on jblm thanks

Unfortunately, for the most part, squirrel hunting is not allowed in this state.
Title: Re: Bear Hunting JBLM
Post by: Sleady1983 on August 24, 2013, 11:33:30 AM: WOW really no squirrel hunting? That realy sucks :o guse I need to get a hunting reg catolg and see what small game I can hunt hear lol.
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Post by: crazysccrmd on August 24, 2013, 11:50:12 AM: You can hunt squirrels but it's somewhat difficult to tell the species apart and shooting the endangered/threatened ones is a pretty big deal.
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Post by: bobcat on August 24, 2013, 12:13:16 PM: Any squirrels on JBLM would most likely be either Western Grey Squirrels, which are an endangered species, or Douglas squirrels, which are plentiful, but still 100% protected.
Title: Re: Bear Hunting JBLM
Post by: Sleady1983 on August 25, 2013, 01:11:17 PM: Wow thats crazy! I never in my life thought I'd hear of endangered squirrels!lol Back home in TN their is no such thing lol they r everywhere. well recon Ill have to find another small game animal to chase. Anyone know if the rabbit hunting is good or do they have endangered rabbits to lmao :)
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on August 25, 2013, 01:43:20 PM: Welll....now that you mention it, the Pigmy Rabbit is endangered and protected! But the good news, I don't believe they are around this area, I believe they are mostly central/eastern side critters.

Welcome to HuntWa and to Washington State!!
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Post by: Sleady1983 on August 25, 2013, 04:27:29 PM: LMAO thanks for the welcome 8). Ill try real hard not to shoot any pigmey bunnies
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Post by: Ductsquatch on August 25, 2013, 06:04:12 PM: Rabbit can be plentiful depending where you go. They open up on Sept 1 here in Washington. Along with all the other small game (I believe). I been out for bear already with no sign, seen LOTS of bobcat sign, and one actual cat, but season wasn't open yet :P
Title: Re: Bear Hunting JBLM
Post by: bobcat on August 25, 2013, 08:36:25 PM: Quote from: Sleady1983 on August 25, 2013, 01:11:17 PM
Wow thats crazy! I never in my life thought I'd hear of endangered squirrels!lol Back home in TN their is no such thing lol they r everywhere. well recon Ill have to find another small game animal to chase. Anyone know if the rabbit hunting is good or do they have endangered rabbits to lmao :)

I would recommend trying for grouse instead of rabbits. You might even run into some rabbits while grouse hunting. But I think in general it will be easier to find grouse than rabbits.
Title: Re: Bear Hunting JBLM
Post by: SquirrelHunter on August 25, 2013, 08:42:41 PM: You can find grouse north of lewis lake in the training areas there, see them all the time while driving back there, Kicked up some rabbits doing some final scouting for deer as well
Title: Re: Bear Hunting JBLM
Post by: Blacktail Sniper on August 26, 2013, 07:59:01 AM: Quote from: Sleady1983 on August 25, 2013, 04:27:29 PM
LMAO thanks for the welcome 8). Ill try real hard not to shoot any pigmey bunnies

:tup:
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Post by: cliffordingles on September 01, 2013, 10:47:03 PM: I just ETS'd from JBLM. JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, the big bucks are on North Fort! Huge black tails man! Can't hunt them though...
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Post by: Ductsquatch on September 03, 2013, 04:48:38 PM: That's why they are there. THEY KNOW THEY CAN'T BE HUNTED THERE.
My Dad worked for Game Dept while I was growing up. One thing he told me..........They know when hunting season is........they know where the closed areas are........and they know when hunting season is over....Any other time of year you can't get rid of them. But hunting season..........you ain't gonna see one. :tung:
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Post by: YoterHunter on September 04, 2013, 09:34:56 AM: That's becouse the game department gives them the regs 2 weeks before we do.
Title: Re: Bear Hunting JBLM
Post by: southern transplant on September 04, 2013, 09:57:04 AM: Deer hunting is allowed on North Fort. TA2 is Archery only and is open to deer hunting. I took a good buck off there two years ago and see good bucks all the time. also the marsh and lake Sequalitchew have good duck hunting.
Title: Re: Bear Hunting JBLM
Post by: quadcrazy69 on September 04, 2013, 03:19:45 PM: Quote from: Blacktail Sniper on August 25, 2013, 01:43:20 PM
Welll....now that you mention it, the Pigmy Rabbit is endangered and protected! But the good news, I don't believe they are around this area, I believe they are mostly central/eastern side critters.

Welcome to HuntWa and to Washington State!!

Jack rabbits are endangered and protected also.
Title: Re: Bear Hunting JBLM
Post by: gasman on September 04, 2013, 05:14:36 PM: Quote from: southern transplant on September 04, 2013, 09:57:04 AM
Deer hunting is allowed on North Fort. TA2 is Archery only and is open to deer hunting. I took a good buck off there two years ago and see good bucks all the time. also the marsh and lake Sequalitchew have good duck hunting.

THERE ARE NO DUCK ON JBLM :bdid: :bdid: :bdid: :bdid: :bdid: :bdid: :bdid:

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Title: Re: Bear Hunting JBLM
Post by: southern transplant on September 04, 2013, 05:22:12 PM: Ok I had forgot I listened to yhem becoming extinct while I was in a tree waiting on the non existing deer lol