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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: h20hunter on May 29, 2016, 12:20:02 PM

Title: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: h20hunter on May 29, 2016, 12:20:02 PM: Not much action, saw grouse with a death wish that almost got run over by a certain FJ. Pulled one of my cams and had this fella, I'd say a shooter in my book. Brother in law also mentioned an email that went out to the tag holders specifically in the Monroe unit about bait barrels being vandalized? What the heck.....seems to always be someone trying to jack things up for those in the future. Keep it kosher out there folks.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: JakeLand on May 29, 2016, 05:53:14 PM: Probably not hunters vandalizing the barrels :twocents:
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: saylean on May 31, 2016, 08:19:38 PM: Quote from: JakeLand on May 29, 2016, 05:53:14 PM
Probably not hunters vandalizing the barrels :twocents:

true...probably some of those turds on motorbikes going behind locked gates.

Shooter in my book too. Good enough!
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: JakeLand on May 31, 2016, 08:22:33 PM: I've had to explain to hikers what those barrels are for and no they aren't for hunting
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: bknilvr00 on May 31, 2016, 08:22:50 PM: Yeah right. You call that a shooter? Way to small. I thought all your spots had the BIG bears
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: h20hunter on May 31, 2016, 08:33:34 PM: And you think I post ALL my good bear pics? You must have hit your head falling off your moto'cicle.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: bknilvr00 on June 01, 2016, 03:24:49 PM: Quote from: h20hunter on May 31, 2016, 08:33:34 PM
And you think I post ALL my good bear pics? You must have hit your head falling off your moto'cicle.

You and I both know, I never leave home without my helmet on....
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: Rainier10 on June 01, 2016, 04:12:02 PM: Quote from: JakeLand on May 31, 2016, 08:22:33 PM
I've had to explain to hikers what those barrels are for and no they aren't for hunting
Newbie bear guy here, what are the barrels for?
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: jackelope on June 01, 2016, 04:14:57 PM: Quote from: Rainier10 on June 01, 2016, 04:12:02 PM
Quote from: JakeLand on May 31, 2016, 08:22:33 PM
I've had to explain to hikers what those barrels are for and no they aren't for hunting
Newbie bear guy here, what are the barrels for?

The timber companies feed the bears out of the barrels to draw them away from other specific areas of their tree farms.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: Whitpirate on June 01, 2016, 04:16:48 PM: Awfully nice accomodation that the state allows our timber companies in direct opposition the rest of us peons get.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: h20hunter on June 01, 2016, 04:18:18 PM: I've talked with the fella that manages where I hunt. Another thing it does is at times concentrate the areas that get peels. I've explored and just outside the area of the barrels you see lots of peels.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: RadSav on June 01, 2016, 04:31:45 PM: Quote from: Whitpirate on June 01, 2016, 04:16:48 PM
Awfully nice accomodation that the state allows our timber companies in direct opposition the rest of us peons get.

King Co. voters took that right away from us hunters.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: JakeLand on June 01, 2016, 05:20:25 PM: Last year the barrels were barely touched by bears for some reason up here they had 5 drums out and I was up there at least once a week and the chow was just getting moldy and full of slugs no sign at all by 2 of them now this year they've been getting hammered on both bears and coyotes
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: Rainier10 on June 01, 2016, 07:35:18 PM: If you have a tag or permit can you hunt over the barrels or do you have to stay.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: JakeLand on June 01, 2016, 08:08:14 PM: Nope that's hunting over bait ! I won't hunt within a couple hundred yards of a barrel
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: h20hunter on June 01, 2016, 08:37:18 PM: 100 % can not hunt over barrells. :bdid:
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: trophyhunt on June 01, 2016, 08:44:18 PM: Quote from: h20hunter on June 01, 2016, 08:37:18 PM
100 % can not hunt over barrells. :bdid:
:yeah: I was going to say the same thing.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: Rainier10 on June 01, 2016, 11:08:49 PM: How far do you have to stay away?
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: jason stevens on June 05, 2016, 07:02:15 PM: Hey h20 let derick know we saw one early this morning up by the first scavenger hunt. He was it the top of the cut as you come up the hill from the gate.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: h20hunter on June 05, 2016, 07:19:56 PM: Nice. Thanks for the tip.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: jason stevens on June 05, 2016, 08:15:49 PM: Anytime buddy .if you guys put one down give me a holler ill run up and help.i think we spooked him cause he went up and over quick. Good sized bear.i think he came from the creek alot of salnon berries in there. We also saw some fresh scat down off the lake.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: Bocephus78 on August 08, 2016, 11:35:18 AM: Where is the Monroe Unit?
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: Turner89 on August 08, 2016, 06:54:49 PM: Basically the sultan Basin area.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: rickomatic on August 12, 2016, 04:14:19 PM: Quote from: Turner89 on August 08, 2016, 06:54:49 PM
Basically the sultan Basin area.

What GMU#? 448 is Stillaguamish (north of sr2), and 460 is Snoqualmie (south of sr2). Am I missing something? Looking at the regs and I don't see a "Monroe" unit.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: h20hunter on August 12, 2016, 04:16:49 PM: Monroe unit applies to spring bear in reference to an area.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: rickomatic on August 13, 2016, 11:53:50 AM: Quote from: h20hunter on August 12, 2016, 04:16:49 PM
Monroe unit applies to spring bear in reference to an area.
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Got ya. Thnx. I've hunted bear there with my son, just never in spring season.
He's the one you caught on your cam a couple years ago.
Title: Re: AM Drive, Monroe Unit
Post by: jason stevens on August 13, 2016, 08:31:48 PM: He got me on caera to lol