Post by: huntingaddiction on August 11, 2020, 06:22:45 AM
Post by: Magnum_Willys on August 11, 2020, 06:35:34 AM
Post by: huntnnw on August 11, 2020, 06:41:16 AM
Post by: Mtnwalker on August 11, 2020, 06:49:51 AM
Post by: baker5150 on August 11, 2020, 07:18:10 AM
I may not be able to get to a bear in time, due to distance or fading light, but I see way more bears sitting and glassing.
Finding a spot you can see large areas, and access them quickly, can be a challenge (west side).
That said, last season i took my fall bear wile walking down an old skid road looking for another vantage point to glass across a canyon, he was sitting in a grass patch at 20 yards.
Post by: jrebel on August 11, 2020, 07:24:26 AM
Post by: huntingaddiction on August 11, 2020, 07:50:38 AM
The best way I’ve found to hunt bear is locate a spot you can see a large area - preferably as far as you can shoot, and just sit. Sit all day if cloudy. The best bear guide I know only logs miles to and from his hunt areas. Last time I went with him we saw 9 from one spot sitting all day.
My guess is he is hunting the East side of the state. Doesn't really work like that on the West side.
Post by: huntingaddiction on August 11, 2020, 08:00:55 AM
You could just have bad bear luck.....like me.... :chuckle: :chuckle: I know where they are (trail cams prove it) and still cannot find them. I have choose to sit and glass a lot as I have been told the worst thing a guy can do is cent up the area with human cent. With that said, I did pass up 5 smaller bears this spring and ended up not killing one. I don't think I am going to pass up the next (non cub) bear I see. I will look for the big one with my second tag. Good luck and hopefully you find one before the 100 mile mark. :tup:
We are doing a lot of sitting, We just also do a lot of exploring. I'm not sure scent matters as much with bears. We find most of our bears on the way back from the spot we went into. We tend to hunt areas with a lot of vegetation and multiple areas to check. Buddy got one opening weekend, just seems like this year there are more people than usual and somehow I keep seeing people drive in to areas 5 to 6 miles back after I just hiked all the way in there.
Post by: Magnum_Willys on August 11, 2020, 08:41:37 AM
The best way I’ve found to hunt bear is locate a spot you can see a large area - preferably as far as you can shoot, and just sit. Sit all day if cloudy. The best bear guide I know only logs miles to and from his hunt areas. Last time I went with him we saw 9 from one spot sitting all day.
My guess is he is hunting the East side of the state. Doesn't really work like that on the West side.
True !
Post by: Bareback on August 11, 2020, 09:35:18 AM
Why? Back in March when this covid crap started. My 16 year old daughter said she wanted to bear hunt (I’ve never bear hunted nor had any interest either). I’m thinking to myself, she’s watching to much YouTube and social media, everything is easy on the internet. I told her, ‘if she’s serious, we will do but I’m going to need 110% effort from her.’ She accepted. My thoughts, at least she’ll have to put the Iphone down. Since that day, every place we go, it’s packs on, weighted down (training/endurance), but she still has the Iphone (camera).
Since March we’ve spent many miles out on the OP. As this late snow has melted we’ve transitioned over to Mt Baker area and south. We’ve ventured up many trails, reaching an elevation and then begin side hilling/route finding. It’s been an adventure. Sure she complains a lot, but that’s what kids do..... my goodness that kid can eat.
Every place we’ve been we find bear sign but we just haven’t found the honey hole. We will, it’ll just take time. The hardest part of this area is finding vantage points that will provide a large enough area to glass, be accessible, and animal retrievable. At this point if she’s fortunate enough to have reasonable encounter it most likely will be in transition.
Hopefully at the conclusion of this season she’ll have an appreciation of what hunting truely is, successful or not.
Post by: huntingaddiction on August 11, 2020, 09:50:14 AM
I was speaking with the wife last night wondering if we had reached the 100 mike mark in preparation for this season. Sunday we hit 126. 200 miles is not unreasonable.
Why? Back in March when this covid crap started. My 16 year old daughter said she wanted to bear hunt (I’ve never bear hunted nor had any interest either). I’m thinking to myself, she’s watching to much YouTube and social media, everything is easy on the internet. I told her, ‘if she’s serious, we will do but I’m going to need 110% effort from her.’ She accepted. My thoughts, at least she’ll have to put the Iphone down. Since that day, every place we go, it’s packs on, weighted down (training/endurance), but she still has the Iphone (camera).
Since March we’ve spent many miles out on the OP. As this late snow has melted we’ve transitioned over to Baker Lake area and south. We’ve ventured up many trails, reaching an elevation and then begin side hilling/route finding. It’s been an adventure. Sure she complains a lot, but that’s what kids do..... my goodness that kid can eat.
Every place we’ve been we find bear sign but we just haven’t found the honey hole. We will, it’ll just take time. The hardest part of this area is finding vantage points that will provide a large enough area to glass, be accessible, and animal retrievable. At this point if she’s fortunate enough to have reasonable encounter it most likely will be in transition.
Hopefully at the conclusion of this season she’ll have an appreciation of what hunting truely is, successful or not.
That's awesome, tell her to keep working at it and hopefully she gets one!
Post by: bankwalker on August 11, 2020, 11:17:20 AM
It's just a matter of time seeing a shooter.
Post by: Magnum_Willys on August 11, 2020, 11:20:51 AM
Every spot I hunt I can glass berry filled clear cuts 1 mile in any direction. With multiple shooting locations to get anywhere from 300-700 yards when the time comes.
It's just a matter of time seeing a shooter.
Thats the kinda spot you are looking for - save the shoe leather!
Post by: huntingaddiction on August 11, 2020, 12:20:37 PM
Every spot I hunt I can glass berry filled clear cuts 1 mile in any direction. With multiple shooting locations to get anywhere from 300-700 yards when the time comes.
It's just a matter of time seeing a shooter.
I wish we had that kid of spot, where I'm at. We don't. Pretty much hike from cut to cut.
Post by: Machias on August 11, 2020, 02:05:38 PM
Post by: huntingaddiction on August 12, 2020, 06:10:24 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on August 12, 2020, 06:29:01 AM
Post by: huntingaddiction on August 12, 2020, 06:41:41 AM
I think you need a new spot!
Last night was one of our old spots. I don't mind the hiking, come September I'll be thankful I did it.
Post by: Karl Blanchard on August 12, 2020, 07:01:30 AM
Post by: huntingaddiction on August 12, 2020, 07:35:55 AM
Dude you need to check yourself! You're 13ft tall. You only get half credit for miles walk. So you did 6 last night! 6! My 3 year old nephew will do 6 :hello:
Does Drock get 24 then? Sorry guys, by Karl's math I guess I have only gone around 50 :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Karl Blanchard on August 12, 2020, 07:45:41 AM
:chuckle: poor DDude you need to check yourself! You're 13ft tall. You only get half credit for miles walk. So you did 6 last night! 6! My 3 year old nephew will do 6 :hello:
Does Drock get 24 then? Sorry guys, by Karl's math I guess I have only gone around 50 :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: D-Rock425 on August 12, 2020, 08:00:34 AM
worse part that spot was my idea.:chuckle: poor DDude you need to check yourself! You're 13ft tall. You only get half credit for miles walk. So you did 6 last night! 6! My 3 year old nephew will do 6 :hello:
Does Drock get 24 then? Sorry guys, by Karl's math I guess I have only gone around 50 :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: huntingaddiction on August 12, 2020, 08:20:34 AM
worse part that spot was my idea.:chuckle: poor DDude you need to check yourself! You're 13ft tall. You only get half credit for miles walk. So you did 6 last night! 6! My 3 year old nephew will do 6 :hello:
Does Drock get 24 then? Sorry guys, by Karl's math I guess I have only gone around 50 :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
It's always your idea lol
Post by: Seabass on August 12, 2020, 09:47:00 AM
Post by: Onewhohikes on August 12, 2020, 12:11:17 PM
Post by: Magnum_Willys on August 12, 2020, 12:25:50 PM
I was in a new area Sunday afternoon. I wanted to see as much of it as I could before it got dark so I walked as far as I could...BUT the spot I liked immediately was only a mile in. I walked another hour or so past that. As soon as I got back to the first spot on my way back...bear standing right in the open. I did get a shot at him....but I missed.
Hiker or Hunter?? If hunter go one mile in and sit all day. Hike out at dusk.
Post by: huntingaddiction on August 12, 2020, 12:51:28 PM
I was in a new area Sunday afternoon. I wanted to see as much of it as I could before it got dark so I walked as far as I could...BUT the spot I liked immediately was only a mile in. I walked another hour or so past that. As soon as I got back to the first spot on my way back...bear standing right in the open. I did get a shot at him....but I missed.
Hiker or Hunter?? If hunter go one mile in and sit all day. Hike out at dusk.
LOL you know there is more than one way to hunt right? If you go into all the cuts that are only a mile in where we are at you will see a lot of pressure and you won't have very much to hunt. Last night we hiked 6 miles in and hiked out in the dark. If you only go a mile are you a hunter or just lazy? :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Jonathan_S on August 13, 2020, 10:45:38 AM
Post by: Magnum_Willys on August 13, 2020, 10:54:21 AM
Post by: Seabass on August 13, 2020, 11:31:25 AM
I was in a new area Sunday afternoon. I wanted to see as much of it as I could before it got dark so I walked as far as I could...BUT the spot I liked immediately was only a mile in. I walked another hour or so past that. As soon as I got back to the first spot on my way back...bear standing right in the open. I did get a shot at him....but I missed.
Hiker or Hunter?? If hunter go one mile in and sit all day. Hike out at dusk.
LMAO...both right now. I coach HS football...when they changed the bear season to September that took bear hunting off the table for a long time. During that time a lot changed in the area I hunt so now I'm re-familiarizing myself with it. I also got a brand new titanium hip last year and it's still fun to drive.
Went back in that area again yesterday. Explored some more but left myself plenty of time to get back to the first cut. Had a big one walk out with 20 minutes of light left. He never got closer than 438 yards and we had a stiff wind. I watched him til the lights went out.
Post by: Bareback on August 14, 2020, 07:56:27 PM