Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: Teef on September 13, 2009, 01:18:54 PM
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Hello , I am new to hunting , me and my dad are looking to find a nice spot where we can hunt black bear. We already went to te area around olympic national park , and we went to the cowlitz wild life area.
and so far we have not seen anything but two herds of elk near olympic national park.
Can you guys please let me know where i can hunt black bear ?
thanks for the help much appreciated.
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The coast, around St. Helens, Ranier, Adams, are all full of blackbear, plus some lower elevation state lands have lots of bear too.
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Anywhere you can combine food, water, and shelter in one area. Seriously though, bears are numerous in our state. Find a good food source that is relatively undisturbed, and you'll likely find bears. The closer it is to water and dense cover the better.
The more area you explore, the more you'll learn about what bears like and don't like. After you figure that out, it becomes a much more fruitful adventure.
Good luck!
RW
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Look for the food sources. Huckleberries, high mountain blue berries and get up into the hills. They are around. Check the game regs and see which units have high harvest %. Do you homework and start scouting, you will probably find them.
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If you have itunes go to there store and download the predator talk podcasts. They are free and will give you a lot of good info.
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the town of cougar should be called black bear ;)
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You are right on top of them. Follow the berries and where they are ripe. Look for poop. Anywhere in the cascades, coastal ranges are good. The berry crop is very good this year...which means the bears are probably spread out and not patterned as normal.
Good luck!
Kurt
