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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: snake on March 19, 2017, 07:09:46 PM

Title: Tips for 105
Post by: snake on March 19, 2017, 07:09:46 PM: I drew Kelley Hill. I have already been given some good info from a few members. Any additional info would be appreciated. Thanks.
Title: Re: Tips for 105
Post by: bear hunter on March 20, 2017, 08:39:13 PM: Don't hunt the early. Go I May my :twocents:
Title: Re: Tips for 105
Post by: BGhunter on March 20, 2017, 09:37:16 PM: Wait until it greens up. You will see a lot more bears in the open and go through less gas if you wait till around mid May. My group has four tags in that unit this year so we may bump into each other. Good luck👍
Title: Re: Tips for 105
Post by: snake on March 21, 2017, 07:40:59 PM: Thanks, do you guys see any difference in quality of the hide from April 1-June 15?
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Post by: buglebuster on March 21, 2017, 08:02:17 PM: May see you there. Partner and I got it as well.
Title: Re: Tips for 105
Post by: Ridgeratt on March 21, 2017, 08:05:18 PM: Realize there are grizzlies in the unit as well.
Title: Re: Tips for 105
Post by: snake on March 21, 2017, 08:08:45 PM: Quote from: Ridgeratt on March 21, 2017, 08:05:18 PM
Realize there are grizzlies in the unit as well.
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Have you ever bumped into one up there? I have spent a fair amount of time in NE, Sherman, Salmo Priest, Priest Lake, etc, and never had an encounter. It would be cool to see one though.
Title: Re: Tips for 105
Post by: BGhunter on March 21, 2017, 09:46:49 PM: I've seen one griz print that was last year and fish and game gave me a call the first year I drew saying they new of five different griz in the unit and make sure I new the difference between a black and grizzly bear.
Title: Re: Tips for 105
Post by: Ridgeratt on March 22, 2017, 05:03:15 PM: Quote from: snake on March 21, 2017, 08:08:45 PM
Quote from: Ridgeratt on March 21, 2017, 08:05:18 PM
Realize there are grizzlies in the unit as well.
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Have you ever bumped into one up there? I have spent a fair amount of time in NE, Sherman, Salmo Priest, Priest Lake, etc, and never had an encounter. It would be cool to see one though.

Yes
Title: Re: Tips for 105
Post by: snake on March 22, 2017, 05:54:09 PM: There is nothing worse than having to deal with marauding godless killing machine grizzlies. I will have to go with my fat friend as I am faster than him.
Title: Re: Tips for 105
Post by: Ridgeratt on March 22, 2017, 06:30:50 PM: Quote from: snake on March 22, 2017, 05:54:09 PM
There is nothing worse than having to deal with marauding godless killing machine grizzlies. I will have to go with my fat friend as I am faster than him.

You stand a chance of seeing the Godless killing machines as well. There are also wolves in the unit.
Title: Re: Tips for 105
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 09, 2017, 05:09:50 PM: Went and took a photo of this for you guys.

This was yesterday afternoon.
Title: Re: Tips for 105
Post by: snake on April 09, 2017, 07:16:59 PM: Did you see any bear or sign while you were out?
Title: Re: Tips for 105
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 09, 2017, 07:24:25 PM: Nope. Grandma, the Dawg, and I just went for a drive that evening. Saw a road kill deer with a turkey buzzard working it over, a couple of mangy deer and 2 hens wandering around.
There is still snow on places in the roads

Did hear a couple of toms talking this morning while I was putzing in the yard.
Title: Re: Tips for 105
Post by: snake on April 09, 2017, 08:04:22 PM: Nice, the turkeys are becoming more suicidal every day. Let me know if you see a 500 pound color phase.