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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: h20hunter on May 12, 2015, 09:11:40 AM

Title: Redmond Bear Hunters Mount up!
Post by: h20hunter on May 12, 2015, 09:11:40 AM: How did I miss this? Good looking bear.
Title: Re: Redmond Bear Hunters Mount up!
Post by: saylean on May 12, 2015, 10:33:39 AM: Fat for this time of year. :tup:
Title: Re: Redmond Bear Hunters Mount up!
Post by: 6.8mmARHunter on May 12, 2015, 10:48:48 AM: The video was taken out near Cottage Lake (pin on map):

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi632.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu48%2Fsamckernan%2FMobile%2520Uploads%2FRedmond_zpsl518ocon.jpg%7Eoriginal&hash=76ac10ece0305bf4176ccc47cfd87c600422d177) (http://s632.photobucket.com/user/samckernan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/Redmond_zpsl518ocon.jpg.html)

One of my neighbors took this pic last week, near Redmond High School:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi632.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu48%2Fsamckernan%2FMobile%2520Uploads%2Fbear_zpsxofde6di.jpg%7Eoriginal&hash=d0177fae2b1f04c4284331ba06e4d7ddd7cf433f) (http://s632.photobucket.com/user/samckernan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/bear_zpsxofde6di.jpg.html)

They're both pretty fat bears...
Title: Re: Redmond Bear Hunters Mount up!
Post by: saylean on May 12, 2015, 10:51:39 AM: I lived 50ft from the shores of sammamish for 9 years. I liked Redmond ...some good hunting short drives from there. Just have to worry about the tweakers.
Title: Re: Redmond Bear Hunters Mount up!
Post by: 6.8mmARHunter on May 12, 2015, 01:13:24 PM: Quote from: saylean on May 12, 2015, 10:51:39 AM
I lived 50ft from the shores of sammamish for 9 years. I liked Redmond ...some good hunting short drives from there. Just have to worry about the tweakers.

Feel free to PM me where these "good hunting spots a short drive away" are. Lol.
Title: Re: Redmond Bear Hunters Mount up!
Post by: WildlifeAssassin on May 13, 2015, 11:20:05 AM: Another Cottage Lake bear from this year, this time about 1/2 a mile North of the lake.
Title: Re: Redmond Bear Hunters Mount up!
Post by: 6.8mmARHunter on May 13, 2015, 12:46:23 PM: Cool video. He didn't seem to be in any kind of hurry...
Title: Re: Redmond Bear Hunters Mount up!
Post by: Special T on May 13, 2015, 12:51:53 PM: Since I grew up in that general area I think its wise to let that bear interact with the bunny huggers in the area... That and keep the WDFW bear dogs away so that they can enjoy the fact that we no longer have hound hunting to "Educate" bears to stay away...

Im sure there are lots of good hunting areas close by... With a bow.
Title: Re: Redmond Bear Hunters Mount up!
Post by: LeviD1 on May 13, 2015, 07:02:24 PM: Quote from: Special T on May 13, 2015, 12:51:53 PM
Since I grew up in that general area I think its wise to let that bear interact with the bunny huggers in the area... That and keep the WDFW bear dogs away so that they can enjoy the fact that we no longer have hound hunting to "Educate" bears to stay away...

Im sure there are lots of good hunting areas close by... With a bow.

The porch looked like a good spot to me. Nice cushioned chair to sit on too.. :dunno: