Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: rasbo on June 16, 2010, 07:44:27 AM
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well there was a lot of bear tags not filled..Soooo what..Get back out there and continue the hunt..once ya get use to what your looking for, like anything else it gets better...for me to find a hair in a spider web,a set of tracks that are walked in so many times they get deep..Our to have one just pop its head up woof and be gone,boy I tell ya its just awesome..salmon berries are coming on,boars are hunting sows..they are moving now...get to know them and have a blast,,
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If it was easy I wouldn't enjoy it as much.Finding sign or getting a 2 second look at a bear before it takes off makes my hunt a success for that day even without filling a tag.Good luck to everyone this fall.
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I could not agree more! Going to scratch that itch by practicing what I have learned and by refining my amature skills. My weapon of choice will be a camera and a back up just in case things go badly. To much fun just getting out and looking to stop now...:) :drool: :drool:
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Its funny I have 2 or 3 bear hunts going on this year...I am going on one in unfamiliar territory...the other two places are simply areas where I have seen bears and their sign and cannot seem to stop trying to find these critters. Went out yesterday got poured rain and thundered on making my enjoyable walk damp and less enjoyable.... :rolleyes:.... I saw a bunch of sign of new fawns in an area where I found bear sign but they have now logged the crap out of nearby areas will be interesting to see what this does......for now the game trails all still look like they are being used a lot....
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This will be my first year hunting bear, i've gotten lucky and seen 4 already and i'm hooked. The adrenaline rush when you get close or even when you find sign is incredible. I'm determined to get on em. Had my cam out since sunday in the area with all the peel looking forward to checking it thursday evening. you gotta get out there to make it happen.
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Rasbo, You have a great attitude!
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Rasbo, You have a great attitude!
thanks,how was your day up there??we had a good day sign wise,,but no deals sealed..CV joint went out and I need a new hub Assembly get that done Thursday,got a good deal in parts..senior discount :chuckle:I will be back in with Bruce while the parts are being installed..there is a boar marking trees maybe get lucky and get a pic
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I could not agree more! Going to scratch that itch by practicing what I have learned and by refining my amature skills. My weapon of choice will be a camera and a back up just in case things go badly. To much fun just getting out and looking to stop now...:) :drool: :drool:
cant wait for august!
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Rasbo, You have a great attitude!
thanks,how was your day up there??we had a good day sign wise,,but no deals sealed..CV joint went out and I need a new hub Assembly get that done Thursday,got a good deal in parts..senior discount :chuckle:I will be back in with Bruce while the parts are being installed..there is a boar marking trees maybe get lucky and get a pic
My day went well, I watched 4 very shootable bucks feed right where that sow bear charged at me with her two cubs. I also saw several other bucks with only one being a spike. A few bull elk close to me so how could it not be a great day. I did hear someone shoot 8 times about a half mile from me between 4:00 and 4:10 in the afternoon. These shots were spaced out in intervals and I was wondering if they actually hit something.
Good luck with your vehicle repair and photography.
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went out Tuesday..BONUS... found an area Ive been threatening to find and found it,well I found it before but going in from another side,I have saved 15 miles of dirtroad to reach the access point..beside being a good bear area its got several beaver dams down the drainage{trapping}..tomarrow I will put my treestand in.. :drool: :drool:
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found a ton of bear sign in an area where I saw a bobcat and its also an area where there is rumored to be a big big buck....there was a ton of tree peeling and bear crap..which btw looks a lot like horse crap when the diet is mostly grass and cadmium :dunno: I am always bear hunting...lol...even if its just trying to figure out where they are and what they are up to.....
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found a ton of bear sign in an area where I saw a bobcat and its also an area where there is rumored to be a big big buck....there was a ton of tree peeling and bear crap..which btw looks a lot like horse crap when the diet is mostly grass and cadmium :dunno: I am always bear hunting...lol...even if its just trying to figure out where they are and what they are up to.....
sounds like a cool spot...hope you get one in there
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found a ton of bear sign in an area where I saw a bobcat and its also an area where there is rumored to be a big big buck....there was a ton of tree peeling and bear crap..which btw looks a lot like horse crap when the diet is mostly grass and cadmium :dunno: I am always bear hunting...lol...even if its just trying to figure out where they are and what they are up to.....
sounds like a cool spot...hope you get one in there
My only issue is this is possibly a mama and her kids its the same spot I ran into the baby bear last year and never did see the mama........again have heard there is a mama with 2 cubs in the area.....this is also why I keep hunting so I dont end up on the menu :chuckle: :chuckle:
but it is a really cool spot lots of grouse, and lots of deer.....saw a bunch of itty bitty tiny fawn tracks they were so cute should start seeing the mama's and babies soon....
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found a ton of bear sign in an area where I saw a bobcat and its also an area where there is rumored to be a big big buck....there was a ton of tree peeling and bear crap..which btw looks a lot like horse crap when the diet is mostly grass and cadmium :dunno: I am always bear hunting...lol...even if its just trying to figure out where they are and what they are up to.....
sounds like a cool spot...hope you get one in there
My only issue is this is possibly a mama and her kids its the same spot I ran into the baby bear last year and never did see the mama........again have heard there is a mama with 2 cubs in the area.....this is also why I keep hunting so I dont end up on the menu :chuckle: :chuckle:
but it is a really cool spot lots of grouse, and lots of deer.....saw a bunch of itty bitty tiny fawn tracks they were so cute should start seeing the mama's and babies soon....
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Saw a baby white tail get semi caught in a fence (I guess it does happen) and the momma took a spill on the road trying to get away...both ended up no worse for wear.
You can bet I wont be giving up...
August is only a few weeks away!
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I was up in Hancocks ground (kapowsin) yesterday and have a reliable source on a nice blackie. PM me if you are interested. Also, I saw a nice cougar up there.
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Thanks for the fawn pic Rasbo love the little guys and usually see quite a few when I am out and about.
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Glad to see your out and about Run everytime out adds a little knowledge to your hunting skills just look how long it took Rasbo to figure out those moles. Taking hunterman out fishing this week-end and it will be the first trip for the fish bonker bearmanrick made for me. Have you shot off the sticks yet.
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Glad to see your out and about Run everytime out adds a little knowledge to your hunting skills just look how long it took Rasbo to figure out those moles. Taking hunterman out fishing this week-end and it will be the first trip for the fish bonker bearmanrick made for me. Have you shot off the sticks yet.
I haven't yet...... I meant to take them to the range and of course forgot them...so next weekend its on my list to do ;) in fact sticks are gonna live in the jeep so I dont forget them.
Moles are tough talk about a wily adversary....you must be 1/2 mad to tangle with moles.... ;)