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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: TheSkyBuster on April 16, 2019, 07:17:27 PM

Title: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on April 16, 2019, 07:17:27 PM: Who else is holding a tag? Have you been out yet?

I managed a couple hours after work today.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on April 16, 2019, 07:18:58 PM: (https://photos.smugmug.com/Hunting-/Spring-Bear-2019/i-2b4ms2z/0/6fa102d3/L/EC928B93-952C-4785-AA4E-381081E6A9E3-L.jpg)
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on April 16, 2019, 07:20:10 PM: (https://photos.smugmug.com/Hunting-/Spring-Bear-2019/i-4d86mB6/0/3f1d143f/L/012A8BF7-672E-4D16-B86C-6C8D70D3655A-L.jpg)
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on April 16, 2019, 07:21:05 PM: (https://photos.smugmug.com/Hunting-/Spring-Bear-2019/i-JLSwmzw/0/83c050d1/L/EC120D14-D56A-4A62-802F-88CF5492AAFC-L.jpg)
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on April 16, 2019, 08:04:13 PM: 🤔
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: jamesfromseattle on April 16, 2019, 08:10:30 PM: I'm going to show by bear hunting ignorance with this question, but what are we looking at with the grass pics? Has that grass already made a trip through a bear?
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: elkrack on April 17, 2019, 01:03:18 PM: I believe that is their butt plug! Correct me if I’m wrong not an expert on bear feces :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: brew on April 19, 2019, 03:30:46 PM: i'd leave that area immediately....any bear that poops bullets is not one I want to mess with...let alone eat :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: Elk hunter4ever on April 22, 2019, 09:01:40 AM: I have a Skagit tag. Havent been out yet.I plan on going this weekend.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on April 23, 2019, 09:52:38 AM: Quote from: jamesfromseattle on April 16, 2019, 08:10:30 PM
I'm going to show by bear hunting ignorance with this question, but what are we looking at with the grass pics? Has that grass already made a trip through a bear?
Yes, one of the first GI passes post hibernation. Subsequent will be more digested but will still be recognizable as grasses.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: Stein on April 26, 2019, 10:41:40 AM: Good luck, I hunted it last year and struck out.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: Pegasus on April 26, 2019, 10:51:24 AM: Quote from: brew on April 19, 2019, 03:30:46 PM
i'd leave that area immediately....any bear that poops bullets is not one I want to mess with...let alone eat :chuckle:

:yeah: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: Pegasus on April 26, 2019, 10:57:30 AM: I don't think that is poop with the grass. I think it is vomit. My dog does that when she is sick and her vomit looks just like that after eating grass. I think it would be more processed if it went completely through the bear. Probably just spring cleaning.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: X-Force on April 28, 2019, 09:32:47 PM: Any good this weekend? Weather was perfect.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: Elk hunter4ever on April 29, 2019, 09:17:53 AM: My first day and first 30 minutes of my hunt almost filled my skagit spring bear tag. I missed a bear at 40 yards. Forgot to aim low. :bash: It was my *censored* fault. Didn't expect to see anything this early. Was happy my two boys got to see him too. Better luck next weekend I hope.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on April 29, 2019, 09:20:38 PM: Quote from: Pegasus on April 26, 2019, 10:51:24 AM
Quote from: brew on April 19, 2019, 03:30:46 PM
i'd leave that area immediately....any bear that poops bullets is not one I want to mess with...let alone eat :chuckle:

:yeah: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

Bears that poop bullets should probably be left alone, but any bear that is dumping loaded cartridges might be worth following around.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on April 29, 2019, 09:30:05 PM: We should have a debate on which end of the bear this came out of:

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Hunting-/Spring-Bear-2019/i-Kbmkd25/0/cb1700e1/L/9282D284-74C9-4ED4-BC9E-35BE4D0406F4-L.jpg)
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on April 29, 2019, 09:31:47 PM: (https://photos.smugmug.com/Hunting-/Spring-Bear-2019/i-JJkLczW/0/009c0414/L/EE159870-A153-40B8-986D-BF5C6B59F29B-L.jpg)
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on April 29, 2019, 09:33:30 PM: Too much poop?

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Hunting-/Spring-Bear-2019/i-DRs5H7H/0/f51b102f/L/198D20C3-6A4D-42B5-8017-5B81827776E6-L.jpg)
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on April 29, 2019, 09:36:44 PM: Quote from: Pegasus on April 26, 2019, 10:57:30 AM
I don't think that is poop with the grass. I think it is vomit. My dog does that when she is sick and her vomit looks just like that after eating grass. I think it would be more processed if it went completely through the bear. Probably just spring cleaning.

Your dog doesn't Hibernate, this is bear poopy.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on April 29, 2019, 09:39:49 PM: More peels:

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Hunting-/Spring-Bear-2019/i-2DRb7wJ/0/cdf8fbae/M/D3D7D48A-48DD-4CB8-95BB-F55E642CEBB9-M.jpg)
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on April 29, 2019, 09:42:24 PM: What's up with the duct tape on the Mainline lock????

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Hunting-/Spring-Bear-2019/i-SJqkvVp/0/a6545aa6/L/63C2DAF7-EC80-47CB-A283-3CE1AA6DCA10-L.jpg)
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: Skyvalhunter on April 30, 2019, 05:18:31 AM: Its so they can leave the note about not giving the combo away
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: Skyhigh on April 30, 2019, 07:03:42 AM: I would think it’s reminding people to “spin” the combo and not leave it for the world to see what the numbers are.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: h2ofowlr on April 30, 2019, 07:10:41 AM: Looks like your getting closer to finding a nice bear!
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on April 30, 2019, 08:07:02 AM: Quote from: h2ofowlr on April 30, 2019, 07:10:41 AM
Looks like your getting closer to finding a nice bear!

1 sighting so far, we saw the South end of a Northbound color phase for about 1.5 seconds. :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on May 03, 2019, 06:20:18 PM: No bear yet, but it looks like I am finally going to be on the People on Cams (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,82443.0.html) thread. :tup:

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Hunting-/Spring-Bear-2019/i-hwtPcRD/0/517f1819/L/C09F4558-136B-4D25-B62C-1444C11F7F30-L.jpg)
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on May 03, 2019, 06:25:42 PM: But seriously if that's your camera shoot me a P.M. I saw a critter (that I think as a bobcat) walk right past it at 7:30 pm(ish) last Saturday. I didn't notice the camera until today, and I'm curious if it was actually a bobcat I saw.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: X-Force on May 14, 2019, 08:58:39 AM: Any updates?
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: TheSkyBuster on May 14, 2019, 10:53:14 AM: Update: I quit taking pictures of every pile of bear poopy I came across. (I have about 25 photos if anyone wants to see them.). I have seen 2 bears now, no shot opportunities yet.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: roadhuntking on May 14, 2019, 12:37:39 PM: Drew the tag also. Got out about 7 times early but havent been able to get out in a couple weeks. Seen one peel, tracks in snow and one pile. No bear
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: kodiak 907 on May 15, 2019, 08:07:09 PM: No bear yet? They’ve been all over the roads.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: Salmonstalker on May 21, 2019, 12:28:27 PM: I heard of two being killed over the weekend... One being a big chocolate boar.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: Shannon on May 21, 2019, 12:36:21 PM: The big chocolate boar is one of the prettiest bears I have seen. Will make a beautiful mount.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: X-Force on May 21, 2019, 01:00:04 PM: Is the person who got the boat on here or instagram?
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: Elk hunter4ever on May 21, 2019, 08:47:40 PM: Glad to hear some skagit bears going down. I was able to get out a few hrs Saturday morning with my boys. No bears, plenty of fresh peels. Seen a few grouse and a couple deer. Amazing views from up on top.Won't be able to get after it again hard until the first weekend in June. 7 years ago today I filled my skagit tag with a nice boar in my cover photo.
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: Salmonstalker on May 22, 2019, 07:35:56 AM: Quote from: Shannon on May 21, 2019, 12:36:21 PM
The big chocolate boar is one of the prettiest bears I have seen. Will make a beautiful mount.
Yes it is. I got the low down from the dad yesterday, he was so proud- with good reason. It was so cool that he got to tag along and be apart of that hunt. I hope I get to do that with my boys once their old enough (they're 4 and 6 right now, so I have a minute).
Title: Re: 2019 Skagit Spring Bear
Post by: X-Force on May 29, 2019, 08:28:23 AM: Any bears down over the long weekend?