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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: shawnb on May 13, 2010, 06:40:01 PM

Title: where are the bear?
Post by: shawnb on May 13, 2010, 06:40:01 PM: got drawn for the kapowsin hunt and have been up there every day. I've been everywhere up there from the high country to as low as you can go and have not seen chit I used to hunt up by seiku and had great success but this year sucks. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, any suggestions
Title: Re: where are the bear?
Post by: washelkhntr on May 13, 2010, 06:43:00 PM: Don't give up!
Title: Re: where are the bear?
Post by: rasbo on May 13, 2010, 06:43:08 PM: Quote from: shawnb on May 13, 2010, 06:40:01 PM
got drawn for the kapowsin hunt and have been up there every day. I've been everywhere up there from the high country to as low as you can go and have not seen chit I used to hunt up by seiku and had great success but this year sucks. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, any suggestions
seen 3 in there,and lilbuff got one..find the food and cover
Title: Re: where are the bear?
Post by: bonecrusher on May 13, 2010, 07:05:07 PM: food. if your not seeing things for them to eat you wont find um. keep at it. i hunted about 17-18 days and was up souting every other day about since i drew the permit. not to mention the fact that I'm just plain up there all year anyway. persistence will pay off. when you've got that feeling like you just don't want to go hike up that hill one more time or wade through all that devils club and brush anymore, that's when you go harder. the more it hurts the better it feels when you connect. thought maybe you could use a little pep talk. i know i needed one. thanks again Jim
Title: Re: where are the bear?
Post by: Jeremy S on May 13, 2010, 07:05:59 PM: Aren't most bears eating the cambium and grasses right now? Everyone I've talked to says stick to the drainages. I've been out looking a lot too. I don't have a spring tag, but I'd like to take some photos.
Title: Re: where are the bear?
Post by: rasbo on May 13, 2010, 07:33:34 PM: Quote from: shawnb on May 13, 2010, 06:40:01 PM
got drawn for the kapowsin hunt and have been up there every day. I've been everywhere up there from the high country to as low as you can go and have not seen chit I used to hunt up by seiku and had great success but this year sucks. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, any suggestions
what are you driving.Im in there a lot
Title: Re: where are the bear?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 13, 2010, 08:11:46 PM: in the woods :chuckle: sorry :chuckle:
Title: Re: where are the bear?
Post by: toe-jam on May 13, 2010, 10:01:06 PM: I know what you mean. I to have been hitting it as hard as i can . And i see a lot of elk and deer , but no bears yet .
but i cant walk to fare seeing that I'm still in a walking cast . but ill be damed if thats going to stop me. I have
been hunting for the most in the morning. going to try some evening hunting this week.
Title: Re: where are the bear?
Post by: shawnb on May 14, 2010, 08:42:00 PM: beat up black toyota pickup. :o