Post by: boneaddict on October 24, 2019, 09:23:31 AM
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What to take from it......not that there are grizz here in Washington, we already knew that.....but for all of you to know what a 400 pound bear looks like. :chuckle:
Those of you claiming your 200 pound blackie is a 500 pounder, well you are just plain silly.
Post by: Machias on October 24, 2019, 09:24:38 AM
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Post by: timberfaller on October 24, 2019, 09:53:04 AM
IS he/she a transplant trouble bear from Yellowstone??? :bdid:
Post by: Jonathan_S on October 24, 2019, 09:54:29 AM
Can't imagine seeing the 600# black bear I heard about last week :rolleyes:
Post by: boneaddict on October 24, 2019, 09:56:54 AM
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Post by: ctwiggs1 on October 24, 2019, 09:58:51 AM
Yikes. Hope he’s knocked out good :o
I've been on a few cougar trips with WDFW.
Always funny to see someone get a bit freaked as the tranquilized cougar starts to wiggle a bit.
Post by: LDennis24 on October 24, 2019, 11:27:37 AM
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Post by: boneaddict on October 24, 2019, 11:37:44 AM
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Hate to run into something like that in thick stuff hunting
Its very humbling
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 24, 2019, 11:39:44 AM
Post by: fishngamereaper on October 24, 2019, 11:40:27 AM
Post by: boneaddict on October 24, 2019, 11:42:53 AM
So I wonder if it is then their policy to capture and collar them.
I've ran into several. I don't recall any collars
Post by: Gobble on October 24, 2019, 11:45:40 AM
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Post by: Dan-o on October 24, 2019, 10:10:12 PM
I'm imagining they roll it onto a tarp,and winch it up under a tripod???
Post by: MtnMuley on October 24, 2019, 10:24:16 PM
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Post by: jeffro on October 25, 2019, 12:01:15 AM
Gamey and subsequent bios said I was nuts.
This thing took down a decent cow, one blow, drug it out of a hell hole, Whole! and ate half of it while I watched.
Got pictures of the carnage and paw prints somewhere about 5-6 hard drives ago.
Yeah and wolves.... haha haha. Been watching those in the Taneum for 15+ yrs
And in the Teanaway for just as long.
Just showed up????
Laughable
Post by: Okanagan on October 25, 2019, 04:15:21 AM
You know what gets me is how damn dark the fur is on that grizz. Now i can kinda see how a guy that is elk hunting or something and isnt really a bear hunter, not too familiar with bears, and is being hasty with an opportunistic shot opportunity, especially in low light, brushy conditions etc might screw up. Know your target!
As you know, grizzlies come in a lot of colors. I recently moved back to WA after most of the past 40 years roaming British Columbia, where I saw grizzlies in colors from jet black to one white one. Most were a dark brown, some mixed with various blond shades, and a few had a blonde or platinum blonde cape on their shoulders and heads. An old trapper with me told me that the black one we watched was a silver tip, whose side would shimmer a flash of silver when he turned in the sunlight, apparently black fur with a tiny white tip on enough of his hairs to cause the effect.
There are plenty of moose and some grizzlies just north of the line along the Paysayten etc. so some must have roamed both sides for many years.
Post by: PolarBear on October 25, 2019, 05:52:15 AM
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Post by: woodswalker on October 25, 2019, 08:17:06 AM
In 1994 the folks at the Skykomish Ranger station FREAKED OUT when i brought in photos of him from my fishing trip...I was told that he was ANYTHING but a griz, after all they didn't want to scare the greenies who were hiking up in there. Eventually WDFW told me to be quiet...that yes there was but he was "out of the prescribed range for recovery" and was "Likely JUST TRAVELING THROUGH". BS.
Post by: Rob on October 25, 2019, 09:05:00 AM
Watched a Big, I mean BIG Grizz in the Greenwater area, not far off the 70 rd, back in the early ‘90s.
Gamey and subsequent bios said I was nuts.
This thing took down a decent cow, one blow, drug it out of a hell hole, Whole! and ate half of it while I watched.
Got pictures of the carnage and paw prints somewhere about 5-6 hard drives ago.
Yeah and wolves.... haha haha. Been watching those in the Taneum for 15+ yrs
And in the Teanaway for just as long.
Just showed up????
Laughable
So a buddy of mine took this photo in Rainer National Park a couple years back.
What does everyone think this is? The ears look like black bear to me and the head is a bit on the narrow side. The body looks like Grizzly. Has a hump, but that hump could be caused by standing position. The photographer indicated that the bear was not as big as the photo makes it look.
Regardless - if I saw this it would make me look twice!
Post by: Yelper Guy on October 25, 2019, 09:31:22 AM
I can't find the map I saw showing their movements, but they were circling this area between Idaho & the PO river.
One even crossed the river near Ruby, headed north towards Ione, then back across the river to the east.
These are in my camping/ recreation neck of the woods.
With 2 collared males making this area home, how many females and uncollared Grizzlies might be in the area also?
Post by: Gobble on October 25, 2019, 09:37:25 AM
Watched a Big, I mean BIG Grizz in the Greenwater area, not far off the 70 rd, back in the early ‘90s.
Gamey and subsequent bios said I was nuts.
This thing took down a decent cow, one blow, drug it out of a hell hole, Whole! and ate half of it while I watched.
Got pictures of the carnage and paw prints somewhere about 5-6 hard drives ago.
Yeah and wolves.... haha haha. Been watching those in the Taneum for 15+ yrs
And in the Teanaway for just as long.
Just showed up????
Laughable
So a buddy of mine took this photo in Rainer National Park a couple years back.
What does everyone think this is? The ears look like black bear to me and the head is a bit on the narrow side. The body looks like Grizzly. Has a hump, but that hump could be caused by standing position. The photographer indicated that the bear was not as big as the photo makes it look.
Regardless - if I saw this it would make me look twice!
There was one in the Evans creek and Mt Rainier park 20 years ago, again it was confirmed by the game dept and they said it was traveling down the cascade range
Post by: 10thmountainarcher on October 25, 2019, 10:03:18 AM
WDFW has 2 male Grizzlies collared in the Pend Oreille area near Usk/ Ione.
I can't find the map I saw showing their movements, but they were circling this area between Idaho & the PO river.
One even crossed the river near Ruby, headed north towards Ione, then back across the river to the east.
These are in my camping/ recreation neck of the woods.
With 2 collared males making this area home, how many females and uncollared Grizzlies might be in the area also?
Here is a link to the discussion where the websites were provided.
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,233478.msg3115395.html#msg3115395
Post by: Alchase on October 25, 2019, 11:08:20 AM
I ran into grizzly Tracks and scat in the Teanaway back in the early 90s. Its was confirmed by the Game Dept, there was fresh snow on the ground, and Poop the size of a coke can. All I had was my .50 Cal ML, made me real uneasy since I had been cow calling and following fresh elk tracks right up to that point :yike:
The only live Grizzly sighting I have witnessed was a sow and two cubs, up in French Cabin Basin near Salmon la Sac in the late 90s. We were on a ridge glassing and she was on the opposite side of a deep ravine about 500 yards a crossed. We watched her and her cubs for about an hour before they went over the opposite ridge. On the way out we stopped at the Ranger Station in Cle Elum to report the sighting. The Officer acted skeptical of our report, then his partner let slip a sow with cubs had been seen near Goat Mountain a couple weeks before.
I came a crossed some very fresh Grizzly tracks up Falls Creek (up east Chewuch) when hunting by myself a few years back. The tracks were along the creek banks. I was amazed by the size. It had shredded a log.
Then I realized I was by myself, in some deep second growth with about 5 feet of viability, the sound of the creek was drowning out all other sound, and there are fresh Grizzly tracks at my feet. :yike:
It took me about 1 millionth of a second to realize this was not a good situation to be in.
I will say this, during the 1 1/2 mile hike back out, my senses were hyper aware of my surroundings and every little sound until I was back at my truck.
Post by: pashok23 on October 27, 2019, 04:46:29 PM
Taggin along here. Have there ever been any reports as far south as the Colockum? I ran into a bear there 3 years ago that was an absolute monster. I am not an avid bear hunter but this guy was bigger than any black bear I have seen and he had the hump. He was feeding along at about 40byards from me and never knew I was there. Big head, big feet but he had the short ears.Should of shot him to look up close :chuckle:
Post by: boneaddict on October 28, 2019, 10:13:38 AM
WDFW has 2 male Grizzlies collared in the Pend Oreille area near Usk/ Ione.
I can't find the map I saw showing their movements, but they were circling this area between Idaho & the PO river.
One even crossed the river near Ruby, headed north towards Ione, then back across the river to the east.
These are in my camping/ recreation neck of the woods.
With 2 collared males making this area home, how many females and uncollared Grizzlies might be in the area also?
Quite a few actually
Post by: kellama2001 on October 28, 2019, 07:10:54 PM
Post by: 10thmountainarcher on October 28, 2019, 07:19:15 PM
Yikes! We've been working in the Cusick area lately, and the Selkirk is my go-to the late hunt area. I spend quite a bit of hunting time solo around there. Hard to believe that pic is of a "small" griz! I usually just carry a 40 for my sidearm, am I naive to think that's enough?
It’s better than nothing, but a 10MM would be better for an semi-auto style pistol. From what I gather, bear spray is more effective then a pistol on charging bears. There are quite a few grizz in the area, just two males have the collars.
Post by: lewy on October 28, 2019, 07:47:27 PM
Post by: fish vacuum on November 21, 2019, 05:16:08 PM
Those of you claiming your 200 pound blackie is a 500 pounder, well you are just plain silly.
Post by: Odell on November 21, 2019, 07:03:42 PM