Post by: DOUBLELUNG on March 28, 2016, 12:38:47 PM
I will only get about 6 days to hunt, spread across three weekends. I've picked out some good looking south-facing slopes on public ground to glass and search for bears feeding on grass and bulbs. I'll eat my tag happily before shooting a sow with cubs, other than that any adult bear is going down if I get the opportunity.
Good luck to all hunting this spring.
Post by: Machias on March 28, 2016, 06:18:17 PM
Post by: Ridgeratt on March 28, 2016, 07:35:49 PM
Post by: BGhunter on March 28, 2016, 08:33:34 PM
Post by: High Climber on March 28, 2016, 09:18:38 PM
Post by: johnnyaustin44 on March 29, 2016, 07:56:33 AM
A buddy and I also drew that tag and wont be in there till later in the season. A lot of that area is private timber company that you can buy a access pass and the local gas station. Good luckHear tell you guys are going long bow this year. Good luck, I'm sure you guys will get it done.
Post by: CAMPMEAT on March 29, 2016, 08:06:20 AM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on March 29, 2016, 11:07:49 AM
I'll be in a white 2009 crew cab Ram 1500, unremarkable except for the rock rash on the rocker panels and behind the rear tires. Flag me down if you see me.
Also, remember COUGAR is OPEN in 105 through April 30 (or until quota is filled http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/cougar/), so be sure to have a 2016 cougar tag in your pocket!
Post by: CAMPMEAT on March 29, 2016, 11:23:27 AM
So far you and KF Hunter have fessed up you drew the unit.
That's not fair....
Post by: BGhunter on March 29, 2016, 11:43:06 AM
yeah we're going to brake out the stick and sting this time. They seem to be a little easier to get close to in the spring.A buddy and I also drew that tag and wont be in there till later in the season. A lot of that area is private timber company that you can buy a access pass and the local gas station. Good luckHear tell you guys are going long bow this year. Good luck, I'm sure you guys will get it done.
Post by: Ridgeratt on March 29, 2016, 04:27:24 PM
I've been involved on spring bear hunts in 105 3 of the last 4 years And finally drew it this year. I don't remember running into another bear hunter while in there but all were short trips and the # tags are double now what they were. there is some Grizz that ventures into the unit supposedly so make sure to identify that big cinnamon bear before you drop the hammer! Happy hunting :tup:
There are Grizzly bears in the unit, The paper company had gated off the area last year and not sure what the access is now Some of it can be a long walk.
Post by: tgomez on March 29, 2016, 05:19:11 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on March 29, 2016, 06:20:06 PM
Post by: Ridgeratt on March 29, 2016, 06:20:57 PM
There's a healthy WOLF population in there too.
No there isn't the WDFW told me so.
Post by: Machias on March 29, 2016, 07:01:25 PM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on March 30, 2016, 09:09:25 AM
Post by: Ridgeratt on March 30, 2016, 09:14:50 PM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on March 31, 2016, 08:55:10 AM
Looks like the population of Kelly Hill could increase by 50 starting Friday.Only 49 ;) - I won't be there until Saturday
Post by: MooseZ25 on March 31, 2016, 09:33:48 AM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on April 03, 2016, 09:00:50 AM
Lots of bears in the Wedge. Lots of great areas to hunt also. If you need any help let me know. Sounds like you have it dialed in. :tup:Thanks Moose - ended up staying home nursing the Mrs. this weekend, family stuff next - I'll be over there 4/15-17.
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 03, 2016, 08:05:56 PM
I did hear some turkeys Bugling this morning when the dawg took me out around 5.
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on April 04, 2016, 06:41:07 PM
Didn't hear any rifle fire in Kelly hill this weekend other then the guys up the road who must get ammo for free, but today about 9. There were 2 shots from the Ferry county side.Sweet!
I did hear some turkeys Bugling this morning when the dawg took me out around 5.
Post by: KFhunter on April 04, 2016, 06:46:18 PM
pack coolers full of ice
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on April 04, 2016, 06:50:14 PM
rained like crazy this last 24 hours but by this weekend suppose to be like 80 degrees :yike:Thanks I'm booked this weekend - gotta take my son to UW for orientation, and then birthday takes the weekend. Planning to head up 4/15.
pack coolers full of ice
Post by: KFhunter on April 16, 2016, 07:45:55 PM
rained like crazy this last 24 hours but by this weekend suppose to be like 80 degrees :yike:Thanks I'm booked this weekend - gotta take my son to UW for orientation, and then birthday takes the weekend. Planning to head up 4/15.
pack coolers full of ice
see anything?
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 17, 2016, 05:18:49 PM
I had good intentions to turn about 2 acres of Dandelions to a gentle shade of dead. Unfortunately I should have not been so informative and told my Organic neighbor. I did agree to a week moratorium to see if he can find a Eco-Friendly spray we can both agree with, other wise it's DR. Death at your service.
Thru the drums I did hear about a couple of bears roaming around in the Ferry county side.
Post by: CAMPMEAT on April 17, 2016, 09:43:33 PM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on April 18, 2016, 09:34:45 AM
This is like a soap opera! Stayed with my wife this weekend as she's healing slower than expected and our son was out of town. Was shooting for this weekend and that got shot down unexpectedly too. Next shot is 4/29-5/1, shaking the chicken bones and avoiding walking under ladders and black cats!rained like crazy this last 24 hours but by this weekend suppose to be like 80 degrees :yike:Thanks I'm booked this weekend - gotta take my son to UW for orientation, and then birthday takes the weekend. Planning to head up 4/15.
pack coolers full of ice
see anything?
Post by: BULLBLASTER on April 18, 2016, 11:33:13 AM
Don't worry too much. The hunting will just keep getting better! Good luck!This is like a soap opera! Stayed with my wife this weekend as she's healing slower than expected and our son was out of town. Was shooting for this weekend and that got shot down unexpectedly too. Next shot is 4/29-5/1, shaking the chicken bones and avoiding walking under ladders and black cats!rained like crazy this last 24 hours but by this weekend suppose to be like 80 degrees :yike:Thanks I'm booked this weekend - gotta take my son to UW for orientation, and then birthday takes the weekend. Planning to head up 4/15.
pack coolers full of ice
see anything?
Post by: Bwana Bob on April 18, 2016, 11:54:42 AM
Post by: bracer40 on April 18, 2016, 12:29:20 PM
I heard no gun fire this weekend while I was visiting. Did run into a of turkie sneeker who sounded like he was a bit disappointed not hearing anything. Asked if I had seen any birds, Told him there was one bugling this morning across the road from me.No gunfire this time of year doesn't suprise me. I've hunted the modern opener up there a number of years and was always suprised at how little gunfire I heard then!
I had good intentions to turn about 2 acres of Dandelions to a gentle shade of dead. Unfortunately I should have not been so informative and told my Organic neighbor. I did agree to a week moratorium to see if he can find a Eco-Friendly spray we can both agree with, other wise it's DR. Death at your service.
Thru the drums I did hear about a couple of bears roaming around in the Ferry county side.
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on April 18, 2016, 06:28:57 PM
planing to hunt for bear up there for a week starting April 30 hope its not too early.Good luck Bob!
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 18, 2016, 06:35:46 PM
I heard no gun fire this weekend while I was visiting. Did run into a of turkie sneeker who sounded like he was a bit disappointed not hearing anything. Asked if I had seen any birds, Told him there was one bugling this morning across the road from me.No gunfire this time of year doesn't suprise me. I've hunted the modern opener up there a number of years and was always suprised at how little gunfire I heard then!
I had good intentions to turn about 2 acres of Dandelions to a gentle shade of dead. Unfortunately I should have not been so informative and told my Organic neighbor. I did agree to a week moratorium to see if he can find a Eco-Friendly spray we can both agree with, other wise it's DR. Death at your service.
Thru the drums I did hear about a couple of bears roaming around in the Ferry county side.
You can thank the wolves for the lack of gun fire.
All kidding aside there are bears there you just have to get good intel.
Post by: KFhunter on April 19, 2016, 04:17:43 PM
better get after em folks!
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 19, 2016, 04:41:52 PM
Watched a nice boar for about 15 minutes today in GMU 105
better get after em folks!
You got a tag why aren't you tipping it over?
Post by: KFhunter on April 19, 2016, 04:48:47 PM
Watched a nice boar for about 15 minutes today in GMU 105
better get after em folks!
You got a tag why aren't you tipping it over?
private property and weren't hunting and wasn't the bear I picked out.
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 19, 2016, 07:15:41 PM
Post by: Ridgeratt on May 01, 2016, 04:38:53 PM
Quite a few turkies.
Oh ya and one Mongster Black Bear waddling down the center of the road. Only saw a few folks camping so hard to tell if any had Bear tags.
Post by: High Climber on May 01, 2016, 05:31:08 PM
Was up working on my Social Skills spraying the bumper crop of Dandelion's in my yard this weekend. Saturday evening the wife and Dawg figured we needed a road trip and perhaps put a fresh fish on the plate. We made a loop around a couple of the local lakes. Fishing was a bust, but she did manage to do a head count on several deer, a non confirmed it's brown and has a big head. Moose/Elk? Quite a few turkies.Good to hear on the the Turks and Bear... I will be in your neck of the woods in a couple weeks trying to find both
Oh ya and one Mongster Black Bear waddling down the center of the road. Only saw a few folks camping so hard to tell if any had Bear tags.
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on May 01, 2016, 06:59:06 PM
Bear spun a half circle and bailed off the downhill side of the road. I found hair and bits of flank muscle, marked the spot and went and got my truck. From there it went south; 5.5 hours, two rainshowers and a hailstorm later, I was totally spent, and no sign of the bear. I'm 98% sure I killed the bear, so I'm done with the permit.
I'd like to thank everyone who shared information and advice. Wish I had kill photos to share and a happy ending.
Post by: Ridgeratt on May 01, 2016, 07:19:34 PM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on May 01, 2016, 07:21:21 PM
Post by: Machias on May 01, 2016, 07:32:01 PM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on May 01, 2016, 08:11:35 PM
It is a amazing how small of a depression they can literally disappear in. Sorry you were not able to find it.About 10 feet past the road edge brush, there is a bunch of slash from the uphill clearcut, all bulldozed over the edge and grown up through with hazelnut, alder and vines. I spent 2.5 hours just covering the slash, fortunately that was before the cloudbursts and hail. I still think it augered in somewhere in the slash. I crisscrossed the slope below the slash looking for a trail of broken greenery, never found anything like that. Ended up covering 100 yards north and south of where it entered the brush on the roadside, and 100 yards downslope, using GPS to avoid unsearched gaps. It was about 40% slope at the road edge, sloping off to about 30% below. Lots of places where it took multiple attempts to take a step forward, most of the time the veg was so thick i couldn't see my boots.
Post by: tgomez on May 01, 2016, 08:15:57 PM
After lots of delays I finally made it to 105 this weekend. Saw lots of bear sign, found a great looking area and set up and called. Had a bear circle downwind in heavy cover, the let loose with warning woofs - guessing a sow with cubs. About an hour later, called in a whitetail doe. Third setup, nada. I was walking back on a logging road, rounded a corner and there was a bear, broadside, looking at me. I assessed him very quickly as I dropped to a knee, centered the crosshairs behind its shoulders and shot.
Bear spun a half circle and bailed off the downhill side of the road. I found hair and bits of flank muscle, marked the spot and went and got my truck. From there it went south; 5.5 hours, two rainshowers and a hailstorm later, I was totally spent, and no sign of the bear. I'm 98% sure I killed the bear, so I'm done with the permit.
I'd like to thank everyone who shared information and advice. Wish I had kill photos to share and a happy ending.
The bear I shot last fall in 105 didn't leave a drop of blood trail until where she died at. I have seen a bear up their shot with a 300 magnum and leave a blood trail that looked like someone dumped out red paint for 250 plus yards. That bear was still never found. Sometimes you just don't find them. It is thick up their, and the rain didn't help you. Sorry you didn't recover your bear.
Post by: bendotti on May 05, 2016, 03:05:26 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on May 06, 2016, 08:55:35 AM
:peep:
Too many bears up there.
Post by: bobcat on May 06, 2016, 08:59:26 AM
Save some deer and elk babies.
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on May 06, 2016, 05:27:28 PM
Just found a bear shot today in 105. PM me.I owe very sincere thanks to bendotti for reaching out to me, we've compared notes and location, size and color all match, he found the bear I killed Saturday.
Post by: bendotti on May 06, 2016, 05:39:20 PM
Post by: Emptyhanded on May 06, 2016, 05:50:19 PM
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Post by: Bwana Bob on May 09, 2016, 02:42:42 PM
Sorry to hear about your bear. I missed a huge cinnamon on the second day of my hunt. I forgot my shooting sticks in the truck and just could not get that steady. I saw a sow and 2 cubs on my last day on my hunt. I hunted a total of 7 days straight but only saw those 4 bears. I found some big piles of dropings on another loging road but never found the bear in that area. I may go back again. The hot weather made it hard to hunt mid day.