Post by: mudlugger on February 19, 2009, 10:33:20 PM
Post by: wazzuhunter on February 19, 2009, 11:45:14 PM
Post by: rasbo on February 20, 2009, 05:18:26 AM
hey guy's new to this site and hoping i could get some info on bear hunting on the westside. like what kind of areas to look for bears in. thanks guy'shancock
Post by: Skyvalhunter on February 20, 2009, 05:23:33 AM
Post by: rasbo on February 20, 2009, 09:41:40 AM
Don't waste your time in the Hancock no bears there.:chuckle:
Post by: pjb3 on February 20, 2009, 04:01:51 PM
Post by: littlebuf on February 20, 2009, 04:58:41 PM
Post by: PWN Kurt on February 20, 2009, 05:06:47 PM
You can also find them around dumps, spawned out fish, and orchards.
Good luck!
Kurt
Post by: tony04 on February 21, 2009, 08:10:00 PM
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Follow the food. They'll be in the huckleberry fields when the berries are ripe. You can also see them going after cascara berries. Some are found in young timber growth (clear cuts less than 10 years old), and others on hillsides with plenty of ripe berry bushes.
You can also find them around dumps, spawned out fish, and orchards.
Good luck!
Kurt
+1
all the bears i seen this last year were in the huckleberrys. it took a long time and alot of miles to find my sweetspot. find huckleberrys where there isnt alot of traffic. or hike over a ridge where roads are out of sight thats how i got my 2nd bear.
Post by: WonkyWapiti on February 22, 2009, 12:44:07 PM
Post by: billythekidrock on February 22, 2009, 01:40:26 PM
I was talking to a game officer the other day and he was telling me he has already been trying to trap a problem bear. With the nice weather some of them are coming out of hibernation early.
I found fresh crap 3 weeks ago and I know of at least 3 dens that have been empty for about a month.
They don't really hibernate on the westside anyway.
Post by: littlebuf on February 22, 2009, 02:00:07 PM
Post by: brewzer13 on February 22, 2009, 02:05:33 PM