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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: beardown on March 31, 2014, 10:50:28 AM

Title: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: beardown on March 31, 2014, 10:50:28 AM: Heading over this spring to hunt in Dayton. I know it doesn't usually get good til later, but just curious if anyone has seen what the snow levels are at.
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: Easy-E on March 31, 2014, 12:34:35 PM: Looks like there's still plenty of snow in the Blues...

http://www.bluewood.com/ (http://www.bluewood.com/)

http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/reportGenerator/view/customSingleStationReport/daily/824%3Awa%3ASNTL%7Cid%3D%22%22%7Cname/-7%2C0/WTEQ%3A%3Avalue%2CWTEQ%3A%3Adelta%2CSNWD%3A%3Avalue%2CSNWD%3A%3Adelta (http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/reportGenerator/view/customSingleStationReport/daily/824%3Awa%3ASNTL%7Cid%3D%22%22%7Cname/-7%2C0/WTEQ%3A%3Avalue%2CWTEQ%3A%3Adelta%2CSNWD%3A%3Avalue%2CSNWD%3A%3Adelta)
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: Slimdog350 on March 31, 2014, 12:44:52 PM: Congrats on your tag man! I know you've been wanting that one for a while! Hope you find a good one. Good luck!
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: beardown on March 31, 2014, 01:12:31 PM: Thanks Slim. Only took 7 years! Goin for Blonde, but we will see how it goes! Gotta wait out the snow.
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: Slimdog350 on March 31, 2014, 01:52:27 PM: You going to have some time to shed hunt before you head over there? Miah and I went for a hike yesterday but still too much snow.
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: mtncook on March 31, 2014, 09:00:33 PM: The lower end is wide open now. The 46 road will stay closed to non track vehicles until 5/1.

mtncook
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: beardown on April 01, 2014, 05:30:00 AM: Thanks for the info. I am going to head over early to check things out and do a little bird hunting.
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: beardown on May 11, 2014, 07:53:03 AM: Been over a couple times and have seen a few bears, but trying to find a blonde. Does anyone know anything about the Broughton Land Company? They have a TON of property over there that is posted. Does anyone know if they give permission to hunt or have contact info? I know its a longshot but gotta try!
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: trophyhunt on May 11, 2014, 08:01:44 AM: Quote from: beardown on May 11, 2014, 07:53:03 AM
Been over a couple times and have seen a few bears, but trying to find a blonde. Does anyone know anything about the Broughton Land Company? They have a TON of property over there that is posted. Does anyone know if they give permission to hunt or have contact info? I know its a longshot but gotta try!
send a pm to "landowner" on here, he seems to know a few people over there.
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: huntingcl on May 11, 2014, 08:06:25 AM: You used be able to buy access on their wheat ground,no Idea how much $$ and they did/do have an office in downtown Dayton (I havn't paid attention for awhile, I got fed up with the modern firearm zoo over there). Hope that helps
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: beardown on May 11, 2014, 08:17:36 AM: Thanks for the info. I will definitely check out every angle possible. Thanks guys!
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: BLUEBULLS on May 11, 2014, 10:56:15 AM: Quote from: beardown on May 11, 2014, 08:17:36 AM
Thanks for the info. I will definitely check out every angle possible. Thanks guys!

I'm pretty sure that the chunk you're referring to is hunted by their employees only. They do have an office in Dayton on main street. Plenty of bears on that piece.

It seems that your unit doesn't have as many blondes as others nearby. They're generally easier to spot and people are more apt to shoot a smaller blonde than other phases. There are a few though. Have fun and good luck!
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: Caseyd on May 11, 2014, 11:45:31 AM: No access to Broughton mountain ground.
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: beardown on May 11, 2014, 01:14:40 PM: Thanks for the info. The ground is pretty limited to public hunting, but I will have to make do. Going for a blonde for now, but we will see what happens. Still got a few weeks left and it should get better everyday.
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: Limhangerslayer on May 11, 2014, 01:43:24 PM: Quote from: beardown on May 11, 2014, 01:14:40 PM
Thanks for the info. The ground is pretty limited to public hunting, but I will have to make do. Going for a blonde for now, but we will see what happens. Still got a few weeks left and it should get better everyday.
this coming weekend should be about as good as your going to get, between bear activity and quality of hide. I would say out of the last 40 plus bears I've seen in that unit only three were blonde and one of those a mature boar. Good luck and take lots of pics. And like others said no access to their riveted ground employees only.
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: beardown on May 26, 2014, 09:47:51 AM: Had a good time and passed on a few nicer bears trying to get a blonde. Went into this weekend with full intentions of filling my tag, so I did just that. Not the biggest, but I am happy.
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: CAMPMEAT on May 26, 2014, 10:11:11 AM: Nice job. I still haven't seen a bear yet. We saw a lot of scat though.
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: Ripper on May 27, 2014, 10:52:09 AM: Nice, I'm amazed at how many color phase bears have been taken this year.
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: Huntboy on May 27, 2014, 11:15:47 AM: :tup: :tup:
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: jackelope on May 27, 2014, 11:47:34 AM: Quote from: Ripper on May 27, 2014, 10:52:09 AM
Nice, I'm amazed at how many color phase bears have been taken this year.

There's a common theme with most of the color bears that have been posted.

;)
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: bearpaw on May 27, 2014, 11:53:56 AM: nice color... congrats :tup:
Title: Re: Dayton Spring Bear
Post by: Wea300mag on May 27, 2014, 07:14:42 PM: Your Hunt-WA name is fitting, nice bear. :tup: