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Title: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: Rob on May 19, 2021, 08:59:41 AM
found this up in the Kelly Unit last week. 

Massive tracks.

The shells in the photo are 7mm Rem Mag and when I measured at home, shells in this position were a bit more than 6 inches across

I did some editing and the tracks were older so claw marks are hard to make out, but I think the blue circles are where the claws were.
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: KFhunter on May 19, 2021, 09:02:48 AM
Ayup, they're in there
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: Rob on May 19, 2021, 09:05:10 AM
some more tracks and a ground squirrel hill that was destroyed (with tracks all around)
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: Rob on May 19, 2021, 09:05:35 AM
and a poor photo of a rear track
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: KFhunter on May 19, 2021, 09:07:21 AM
Musta been on the east side of the unit
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: Rob on May 19, 2021, 09:11:10 AM
Kinda in the middle
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: h20hunter on May 19, 2021, 09:14:31 AM
Sure looks like a huge paw. I'd lean towards grizzly.
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: pashok23 on May 19, 2021, 09:15:30 AM
No doubt its Grizzly
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: KFhunter on May 19, 2021, 09:32:46 AM
No doubt its Grizzly
Oh ya, no doubts whatsoever.

It's grizz 100%


Wait till you come across track still seeping in water Rob.   

Pucker a bit lol
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: trophyhunt on May 19, 2021, 09:33:37 AM
Sure looks like grizz, that straight line under the toes proves it.
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: Eartotheground on May 19, 2021, 11:37:25 AM
give it a decade or less, they'll be moving south and all over 49 degrees north/mt spokane area. theyre working their way into washington from idaho/montana and canada
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: Rob on May 19, 2021, 11:53:54 AM
No doubt its Grizzly
Oh ya, no doubts whatsoever.

It's grizz 100%


Wait till you come across track still seeping in water Rob.   

Pucker a bit lol

Is it weird that I kinda want to experience that?
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: KFhunter on May 19, 2021, 12:17:07 PM
Good on ya!


I know there's guys with *a lot* more encounters that I on here, my closest encounter is meeting one on a corner in a road with blowdown so thick it'd be nearly impossible to get off the road and go around.

He roared super loud (I mean LOUD AF) and buggered out, but I didn't know if he was still there or not, I had no choice but go and see.

I didn't see him, think he got my wind.

I hunted his bedroom area for a few days, took hair off his scratching/territorial posts, he didn't seem to roam all that far really, figured he'd be 30 miles away, but I kept running into fresh sign. 

Elk hunting sucked there, so we moved on lol


I've seen plenty off in the distance, but that was my closest encounter while not in a vehicle.
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: huntnphool on May 19, 2021, 12:27:14 PM
give it a decade or less, they'll be moving south and all over 49 degrees north/mt spokane area. theyre working their way into washington from idaho/montana and canada

 There are several in 49 already, I’ve seen trail cam pics from from friends.
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: Buckhunter24 on May 19, 2021, 12:51:16 PM
give it a decade or less, they'll be moving south and all over 49 degrees north/mt spokane area. theyre working their way into washington from idaho/montana and canada

 There are several in 49 already, I’ve seen trail cam pics from from friends.

In 2009 I was told about several confirmed sightings off of flowery trail by reputable source.. have not seen any in Washington myself but definitely are around
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: bearpaw on May 19, 2021, 01:10:12 PM
There have been grizz in that unit for years. My dad saw one, I've seen two, and a warden told me that he saw five at one time in a field in the spring one year when he was checking out a report.
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: Rob on May 19, 2021, 06:12:25 PM
Good on ya!


I know there's guys with *a lot* more encounters that I on here, my closest encounter is meeting one on a corner in a road with blowdown so thick it'd be nearly impossible to get off the road and go around.

He roared super loud (I mean LOUD AF) and buggered out, but I didn't know if he was still there or not, I had no choice but go and see.

I didn't see him, think he got my wind.

I hunted his bedroom area for a few days, took hair off his scratching/territorial posts, he didn't seem to roam all that far really, figured he'd be 30 miles away, but I kept running into fresh sign. 

Elk hunting sucked there, so we moved on lol


I've seen plenty off in the distance, but that was my closest encounter while not in a vehicle.

Now that is a close encounter!
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: bearmanric on May 20, 2021, 07:32:48 AM
First bear I seen there last year was a grizzly.  It was by my camp. Seen wired trucks several times like they were watching it.
Title: Re: Pretty sure this is a Grizzly track
Post by: Utah on May 20, 2021, 09:30:59 PM
give it a decade or less, they'll be moving south and all over 49 degrees north/mt spokane area. theyre working their way into washington from idaho/montana and canada

They’ve been here a very very long time.  Nothing new to NE wa.   Maybe new to Kelly area?
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