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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: cody29 on August 25, 2013, 09:58:41 PM

Title: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: cody29 on August 25, 2013, 09:58:41 PM: went out to 18 today and only one sing,scat. berrys are ok. where are the bears at. going back tomorrow with the 9 year od to hike up more.
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: Bob33 on August 25, 2013, 10:55:31 PM: There are bears all over in that area. Just because you don't see them doesn't mean they are not there. Bears have good senses, are often noctournal, and have a big home. They don't come easy: you may spend a lot of time finding one.

Good luck.
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: cody29 on August 26, 2013, 10:05:25 AM: I went the first yellow gate. Going over east this weekend to lake kachass for fishing and hoping to fill a bear tag
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: Buckmark on August 26, 2013, 10:11:06 AM: Three things:
1) Taylor mountain
2) Yellow gate
3) 10+trucks at gate
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: jackelope on August 26, 2013, 10:19:34 AM: Quote from: Buckmark on August 26, 2013, 10:11:06 AM
Three things:
1) Taylor mountain
2) Yellow gate
3) 10+trucks at gate
:yeah:

:dunno:

I thought it was common knowledge.
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: BsB on August 26, 2013, 10:50:52 AM: But only when there's 10 or more trucks, otherwise it won't be any good. :TUP: :chuckle:

The first yellow gate... That would be the power station gate? A stones throw from I-90 and 18 intersection?

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Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: Jonathan_S on August 26, 2013, 11:08:09 AM: I once drove hwy 18 and saw no bears too.

Weird :dunno:
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: seth30 on August 26, 2013, 11:35:23 AM: I just rode a motorcyle down highway 18 myself. I saw no bears or deer :yike:
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: Jonathan_S on August 26, 2013, 11:41:00 AM: Quote from: seth30 on August 26, 2013, 11:35:23 AM
I just rode a motorcyle down highway 18 myself. I saw no bears or deer :yike:

wolves are eating the bears :twocents:
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: Kc_Kracker on August 26, 2013, 11:42:18 AM: Quote from: Buckmark on August 26, 2013, 10:11:06 AM
Three things:
1) Taylor mountain
2) Yellow gate
3) 10+trucks at gate

i thought it was 11 trucks? :dunno:
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: jackelope on August 26, 2013, 12:23:51 PM: Quote from: Kc_Kracker on August 26, 2013, 11:42:18 AM
Quote from: Buckmark on August 26, 2013, 10:11:06 AM
Three things:
1) Taylor mountain
2) Yellow gate
3) 10+trucks at gate

i thought it was 11 trucks? :dunno:

It is, now.
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: BsB on August 26, 2013, 12:25:43 PM: I see you're from duvall. Have you tried cedar ponds?

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Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: Jonathan_S on August 26, 2013, 12:31:36 PM: Quote from: jackelope on August 26, 2013, 12:23:51 PM
Quote from: Kc_Kracker on August 26, 2013, 11:42:18 AM
Quote from: Buckmark on August 26, 2013, 10:11:06 AM
Three things:
1) Taylor mountain
2) Yellow gate
3) 10+trucks at gate

i thought it was 11 trucks? :dunno:

It is, now.

Who'll give me 12? 12? 12?

SOLD!
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: cody29 on August 26, 2013, 10:44:11 PM: no I haven't. I went out the moring on the duvall side at the first gate on the right hiked 5 miles and just saw cat tracks and scat and it was stocking a deer. about 2 days old. no blackberries thro
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: crazysccrmd on August 28, 2013, 01:03:51 PM: I was up Taylor mountain this morning. Decent amount of sign, tons of berries, but no luck. Had one about 20 feet away but the jungle of brush was so thick I couldn't do anything about it or move around somewhere for a better angle.

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Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: BsB on August 28, 2013, 01:38:57 PM: Quote from: crazysccrmd on August 28, 2013, 01:03:51 PM
I was up Taylor mountain this morning. Decent amount of sign, tons of berries, but no luck. Had one about 20 feet away but the jungle of brush was so thick I couldn't do anything about it or move around somewhere for a better angle.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi73.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fi238%2Fcrazysccrmd%2FIMG_20130828_071427_zpsc022fdf5.jpg&hash=a616f1dea401d802afd855f41923db9803b6875f) (http://s73.photobucket.com/user/crazysccrmd/media/IMG_20130828_071427_zpsc022fdf5.jpg.html)
You hunting bear with a .223? Or is that .300BLK?

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Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: crazysccrmd on August 28, 2013, 01:52:36 PM: 6.8spc with 110gr accubonds.
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: sirmissalot on August 28, 2013, 02:01:04 PM: The other day I was glassing an area from a slash pile when I heard about a 350lb black bear in the berry bushes behind me. My rifle was about 50 yards away in the truck so I didn't know what to do. Didn't have my phone on me to ask hunt wa but luckily it never came out. This was north of highway 12 and east of 18.
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: BsB on August 28, 2013, 02:35:45 PM: Quote from: crazysccrmd on August 28, 2013, 01:52:36 PM
6.8spc with 110gr accubonds.
very nice. I've been wanting to build an all around brush beater on an AR platform.

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Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: Kc_Kracker on August 29, 2013, 05:40:17 PM: just spoke to the local officer concerning some elk calf's i found poached and dumped, he said taylor mtn bears seem to have migrated across the street this year to tiger so time to go get a bow or smoke pole instead so you can hunt them :tup:
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: BsB on August 29, 2013, 06:10:26 PM: Quote from: Kc_Kracker on August 29, 2013, 05:40:17 PM
just spoke to the local officer concerning some elk calf's i found poached and dumped, he said taylor mtn bears seem to have migrated across the street this year to tiger so time to go get a bow or smoke pole instead so you can hunt them :tup:
or a shotgun or revolver. :tup:

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Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: crazysccrmd on August 29, 2013, 07:06:43 PM: Quote from: BsB on August 29, 2013, 06:10:26 PM
Quote from: Kc_Kracker on August 29, 2013, 05:40:17 PM
just spoke to the local officer concerning some elk calf's i found poached and dumped, he said taylor mtn bears seem to have migrated across the street this year to tiger so time to go get a bow or smoke pole instead so you can hunt them :tup:
or a shotgun or revolver. :tup:

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Are semi-auto pistols allowed in firearm restricted zones? Also, my only shotgun is a Savage 24c 22lr/20ga over/under, any thoughts on legality of using that as long as I'm not carrying any 22lr rounds?
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: BsB on August 29, 2013, 07:11:35 PM: Quote from: crazysccrmd on August 29, 2013, 07:06:43 PM

Are semi-auto pistols allowed in firearm restricted zones? Also, my only shotgun is a Savage 24c 22lr/20ga over/under, any thoughts on legality of using that as long as I'm not carrying any 22lr rounds?
semi-auto is not legal in restricted gmu's. Your o/u should be legit. Or even a crossbow during modern season.

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Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: Jonathan_S on August 29, 2013, 10:39:56 PM: Quote from: sirmissalot on August 28, 2013, 02:01:04 PM
The other day I was glassing an area from a slash pile when I heard about a 350lb black bear in the berry bushes behind me. My rifle was about 50 yards away in the truck so I didn't know what to do. Didn't have my phone on me to ask hunt wa but luckily it never came out. This was north of highway 12 and east of 18.

Good story, :tup: but you really shouldn't give out my secret spots. North of Hwy 12 and East of 18 is my favorite hemisphere

and...

Quote from: crazysccrmd on August 28, 2013, 01:52:36 PM
6.8spc with 110gr accubonds.

hope you don't hit a shoulder. :yike:
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: wt on August 29, 2013, 11:13:12 PM: Ha, Ha, that's funny KC... are you serious? :dunno:
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: Kc_Kracker on August 30, 2013, 09:14:47 AM: well you didnt quote anything so i assume you mean my last post, the discussion with the officer. yes he said the numbers and sightings this year have been few and sparse. he said usually they are responding to a ton of calls for them but not this year they seem to have largely migrated either to tiger or into the king county parks boundary.
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: Ripper on August 30, 2013, 09:26:26 AM: Quote
I just rode a motorcyle down highway 18 myself. I saw no bears or deer :yike:

Ya know, I drive I-5 to work every single day and I never have seen a bear. There must not be any bears in Snohomish County either!
:dunno:
Title: Re: hwy 18 no bears
Post by: Kc_Kracker on August 30, 2013, 12:01:12 PM: :chuckle: