Post by: gallion_t on January 07, 2015, 03:37:26 PM
Post by: Cascade on January 07, 2015, 03:39:14 PM
Post by: grundy53 on January 07, 2015, 03:40:26 PM
2015 spring bear regs are in 2014's booklet and online.:yeah:
Post by: h20hunter on January 07, 2015, 03:44:18 PM
Post by: bulldogs40 on January 07, 2015, 07:25:37 PM
Post by: benhuntin on January 07, 2015, 07:28:33 PM
If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Post by: h20hunter on January 07, 2015, 07:30:12 PM
Post by: gallion_t on January 07, 2015, 08:23:41 PM
Post by: h20hunter on January 07, 2015, 08:28:03 PM
Post by: bobcat on January 07, 2015, 08:28:13 PM
first time ever putting in for a draw permit in Washington. do I have to buy a tag before or if I get drawn. seems kinda like a rip off if you pay for a bear tag and then don't get drawn
It's no different than deer and elk. You need the tag first, then you can apply for special permits. The tag can still be used for general season if you don't draw a special permit.
Post by: h20hunter on January 07, 2015, 08:29:04 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on January 07, 2015, 08:35:40 PM
All the bears are hunted out :chuckle: in our area.....you will want to put in for Skagit for sure. Big bears up there that spent tons of time walking just inside the gates along the grassy roads. :tup:
Last time I roamed around the Monroe area all the Bears I saw were 500 lbs plus, and I saw truck loads up them. :tup:
Post by: bknilvr00 on January 07, 2015, 08:38:04 PM
Post by: h20hunter on January 07, 2015, 08:44:00 PM
All the bears are hunted out :chuckle: in our area.....you will want to put in for Skagit for sure. Big bears up there that spent tons of time walking just inside the gates along the grassy roads. :tup:
Last time I roamed around the Monroe area all the Bears I saw were 500 lbs plus, and I saw truck loads up them. :tup:
Shhhhhh. Hush now. That other dude..bikini? He's a whacko that from what I hear steals little girls rudolphs right outta people's yards!
Post by: Cap.Silver on January 07, 2015, 08:52:47 PM
Don't believe anything H20 has to say. He's never seen a bear in his life. His avatar photo is probably some other poor souls bear he is trying to take credit for.I think his purple flamengos are filled and soaked in honey to attract those bears he has on his cam :chuckle:
Post by: bknilvr00 on January 07, 2015, 09:03:17 PM
Trying to start a witch hunt are ya? That's something a deer thief would do if they were guilty!All the bears are hunted out :chuckle: in our area.....you will want to put in for Skagit for sure. Big bears up there that spent tons of time walking just inside the gates along the grassy roads. :tup:
Last time I roamed around the Monroe area all the Bears I saw were 500 lbs plus, and I saw truck loads up them. :tup:
Shhhhhh. Hush now. That other dude..bikini? He's a whacko that from what I hear steals little girls rudolphs right outta people's yards!
Post by: TheSkyBuster on January 07, 2015, 09:09:16 PM
Last time I roamed around the Monroe area all the Bears I saw were 500 lbs plus, and I saw truck loads up them. :tup:
I second that! I've seen herds of 20 or 30 boars grazing in all the clear cuts around Monroe
nothing but small sows and cubs in the Skagit.
Post by: gallion_t on January 08, 2015, 07:47:19 AM
Post by: h20hunter on January 08, 2015, 08:13:39 AM
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,120249.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,120249.0.html)
Post by: liljozie495 on January 08, 2015, 09:09:16 AM
Post by: luvmystang67 on January 08, 2015, 09:41:58 AM
The gate key is SWEET though. Its basically the only reason I put in. Well that and the strong desire to kill bears in the Spring... turkeys just don't do it for me.
Post by: kodiak 907 on January 08, 2015, 09:50:45 AM
:yeah:All the bears are hunted out :chuckle: in our area.....you will want to put in for Skagit for sure. Big bears up there that spent tons of time walking just inside the gates along the grassy roads. :tup:
Last time I roamed around the Monroe area all the Bears I saw were 500 lbs plus, and I saw truck loads up them. :tup:
Post by: bearmanric on January 08, 2015, 09:50:56 AM
Lincoln creek 2014 spring.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv68%2Fbearmanric%2FMobile%2520Uploads%2F2014-05%2FIMG_0800_zps9nabgf92.jpg&hash=26187b8e4ac97ce84ec116a4c7dfb8cc88c612b4)
Post by: tonymiller7 on January 08, 2015, 12:57:32 PM
Post by: gallion_t on January 09, 2015, 09:46:38 AM
Post by: Netminder01 on January 09, 2015, 09:55:54 AM
I bought and submitted my app yesterday. Heres to hopping I get lucky. At the very least I hope a couple guys from the forum get drawn. I always enjoy reading the updates and success stories.
:yeah:
Post by: BULLBLASTER on January 09, 2015, 11:23:29 AM
Post by: Gutpile on January 09, 2015, 03:06:03 PM
Here's a little medicine to treat the sickness
2008 WA Spring
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F506%2Fmedium%2Fbearwme11.jpg&hash=15989ecfb7c7d320aea66543244331b957d37c1f)
2009 Fall WA (Severe ground shrinkage) LOL
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2011 Fall WA
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F506%2Fmedium%2F41336_1557155538809_3211469_n.jpg&hash=3d9436941f28d04c8f55cc647c2f6a2936034464)
2012 Fall WA
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F506%2Fmedium%2F528566_4647851524277_692226532_n.jpg&hash=5f273c0a1d0e59e4223a3269a01ea65b8c002202)
2013 Idaho Springer
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F506%2Fmedium%2FDSC013822.JPG&hash=665e53a2cb61777fffbc46c8808be65f584dffae)
2014 Fall
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Post by: westsidehntr on January 09, 2015, 03:09:25 PM
Post by: Gutpile on January 09, 2015, 03:14:30 PM
Post by: Big6bull on January 09, 2015, 06:06:21 PM
Post by: trophyhunt on January 10, 2015, 11:13:30 AM
Post by: acnewman55 on January 15, 2015, 11:48:17 AM
Post by: 50CalJim on January 15, 2015, 12:10:06 PM
Post by: h20hunter on January 15, 2015, 12:27:30 PM
Post by: saylean on January 17, 2015, 06:43:31 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 17, 2015, 06:46:36 PM
So not sure what they are doing now days. There was no fee to hunt the timber company up there when I had the tags in 11 and 12.
Post by: ghosthunter on January 17, 2015, 07:24:33 PM
Pick up key at DNR
Key opens most gates not all.
Post by: Wea300mag on January 19, 2015, 07:45:32 PM
Post by: Ripper on January 26, 2015, 01:00:11 PM
Post by: Southpole on January 26, 2015, 01:05:12 PM
Post by: D-Rock425 on January 26, 2015, 01:24:41 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on January 26, 2015, 01:45:46 PM
Good luck to everyone. Do date is march 15 right :chuckle:
I thought it was 30 March...oh well, nothing wrong with getting them in early. :chuckle:
Post by: pd on January 26, 2015, 02:12:34 PM
Took me 10 years to find it and figure out how to hunt it. It's been good to me. :hello:
OK. I will bite.
I will not ask you where you hunt, but given your proven ability to connect, would you share your knowledge as to "I figured out HOW to hunt it?" What type of land, your tactics, etc.
Post by: luvmystang67 on January 26, 2015, 02:43:51 PM
Took me 10 years to find it and figure out how to hunt it. It's been good to me. :hello:
OK. I will bite.
I will not ask you where you hunt, but given your proven ability to connect, would you share your knowledge as to "I figured out HOW to hunt it?" What type of land, your tactics, etc.
Drive around July 31st and look for trucks at gates, you likely won't see any. Drive around August 1st and by the same gates, you'll probably see a lot of trucks, they are hunting bears. This is very unlikely to mean that they are successful, mostly just that they at least think bears are there.
Secondly, find berries, bears eat them, they're really good at it, and its often in crap that no other creature would venture into. Find a spot where you can look down into berries and sit.
Third, set up trail cameras and check them.
Fourth, I'm convinced there are more bears in the westside foothills than there are deer. Pretend like you're going deer hunting and shoot a bear instead. I would advise looking in 5+ year old clearcuts, including ones that are too busy to see well in. You might catch a glimpse of a bruin.
Fifth, offer to help people haul out bears. Its a job that sucks, you'll make some friends, and you'll probably have a pretty good idea where they shot it.
:twocents:
Sixth (if you're dumb enough to try this you deserve what's coming). Roll around in doughnuts and bacon grease and sleep in the middle of a berry patch for a few nights, let them come to you, see what happens. :chuckle:
Post by: gun-dog on January 26, 2015, 05:18:31 PM
Post by: Gutpile on January 26, 2015, 08:07:04 PM
Took me 10 years to find it and figure out how to hunt it. It's been good to me. :hello:
OK. I will bite.
I will not ask you where you hunt, but given your proven ability to connect, would you share your knowledge as to "I figured out HOW to hunt it?" What type of land, your tactics, etc.
I basically just hunted one area hard that I regularly saw bear sign in. Over the years I started to pin point the favored feeding areas. Like the grassy logging roads in the spring and the Choke cherry patches in the fall. I hate to over simplify but I basically just kept at it. I hunted grouse there, rode quads and basically just played around. then during bear season I really started to hit it. Truth be told I knew there were bears there but not how many. One year I was riding in a new area in June and the bear sign was absolutely everywhere. I went back on opening day (August back then) and saw no new sign whatsover. Then I realized they spend spring and early summer in that spot. The following year they started offering spring tags and it's been "game on" ever since. I tapped my first in spring and then sort of found a fall honey hole. I don't know, all I can say is find sign and keep exploring and hitting that area. Perhaps there are grouse to shoot or berries to pick that give you reason to keep exploring but thats what i did. I think too many people move on because their spot isn't good enough and they keep searcjing out a new spot but never take time to learn any one spot very well
Post by: pd on January 26, 2015, 08:25:53 PM
Post by: geauxtigers on February 03, 2015, 03:46:48 PM
Post by: luvmystang67 on February 03, 2015, 04:21:33 PM
Thanks for the info Gutpile and Luvmystang. I had been debating putting in for spring bear but reading through this thread im getting excited.
You shouldn't put in, its a terrible hunt :chuckle:
There's lots of bears and its more fun than hunting turkeys (for me) so that's why I put in.