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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: duckmen1 on January 29, 2014, 03:03:00 PM

Title: West side spring bear permit question
Post by: duckmen1 on January 29, 2014, 03:03:00 PM: I know copalis and kapowsin require permits for spring bear hunts if drawn. Do the other permits require you to buy a land access permit if drawn to hunt the timberlands on the west side. Like north skagit, Monroe, or Lincoln.
Thanks for the help.
Title: Re: West side spring bear permit question
Post by: Eli346 on January 29, 2014, 04:20:56 PM: Lincoln didn't 3 years ago as they just mailed out a map. I'm not sure on Monroe or N Skagit. It doesn't say anything about passes in the books to my knowledge.
Title: Re: West side spring bear permit question
Post by: duckmen1 on January 29, 2014, 06:29:09 PM: Ya I didn't see anything in the regs about it needing a permit. Been a while since I got a bear so figured I would try for a permit to up my chances to harvest one. Would love to get a bear again. They are just an awesome animal.
Title: Re: West side spring bear permit question
Post by: bobcat on January 29, 2014, 06:40:09 PM: I don't think an access permit would be needed for Lincoln. The. Pe Ell permit would be needed from August 1 to Dec 31, but the rest of the year it's open to access without a permit. Weyerhaeuser could still decide to require a permit for the bear hunt. That you probably won't find out until after the drawing is over.
Title: Re: West side spring bear permit question
Post by: D-Rock425 on January 30, 2014, 11:55:49 AM: Monroe is mostly DNR so you dont need one.
Title: Re: West side spring bear permit question
Post by: D-Rock425 on January 30, 2014, 11:56:29 AM: But you will need your discover pass :chuckle:
Title: Re: West side spring bear permit question
Post by: duckmen1 on January 30, 2014, 01:57:47 PM: Sweet. That's what I wanted to hear. Thanks