Post by: Jack Diamond on June 06, 2011, 09:07:28 PM
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Post by: MtnMuley on June 06, 2011, 09:49:00 PM
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on June 06, 2011, 10:28:18 PM
-Steve
Post by: huntnnw on June 06, 2011, 10:50:02 PM
Post by: wsucowboy on June 06, 2011, 10:53:35 PM
Post by: NWBREW on June 07, 2011, 12:31:09 AM
northport area..few times
Ok.....Now I gotta share what was told to me. (I have not seen any in Wa.) but I have owned land up around there for 20+ years now. Last sept. I saw a couple (as in people) looking to buy the land next to me....figured they would buy the land after they looked at it (beautiful piece but a little over priced) so I called John...the local realtor. I asked him if there were people interested and he told me they were ready to sign papers, they just wanted to go look one more time for survey markers (Thats when I saw them walking back in on the property) but they came back shaking and scared because they said they saw a grizzly back in there that wouldn't run away from them.....said it just stared at them while they were backing out. They saw a black bear their first trip out there but the grizzly got to them mentally and they didn't want the land.....said they were going looking farther south and west a little bit.
Now...I take everything with a grain of salt but what makes this interesting is what happened the day before.
The day before, me and a buddy were down at KUK's tavern (oldest est. tavern in the state of Wa., 1888) belly up to the bar, enjoying a cold beverage. We were talking to a local and he asked where my place was. I told him "just past the Waneta boarder crossing" and the first words out of his mouth was ....BE CAREFUL OUT THERE, he had see a grizzly cross the road in front of his truck just past the big aspens the day before. Said he was 100% positive it was a grizz....middle of the day. Do I believe it.....with those two stories....yes, I do.
Like I've said.....I have never seen them but I do know they are there. Talked to a game officer before about the collared one, my buddies have seen a momma and a cub out towards Sullivan lake.
Post by: bearpaw on June 07, 2011, 12:46:41 AM
almost to forgot to mention, i have never seen one either...
Post by: PolarBear on June 07, 2011, 01:36:14 AM
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Post by: oldleclercrd on June 07, 2011, 06:08:40 AM
Post by: GoldTip on June 07, 2011, 06:38:36 AM
Post by: Elkrunner on June 07, 2011, 07:02:02 AM
Yes. Northport about ten years ago. Canadian collared bear I figured. Snuck within 50 yards and got pics with a disposable camera.
Scan those babies in. I would love to see them .
Post by: Whitenuckles on June 07, 2011, 05:30:04 PM
Post by: rb2506 on June 07, 2011, 05:42:31 PM
Post by: ICEMAN on June 07, 2011, 05:59:32 PM
25 years or so ago above Lake Chelan and one near Vulcan Mt. in Ferry County.
Me too (I think...)
Probably 18 years ago in the Sawtooth Wilderness North side of Lake Chelan. Steep steep steep area with goats nearby occasionally even under us... I was spotting the far rock face where we used to see Muleys come down so they could migrate thru...and I saw the bear, took two crappy pics with my 35mm at probably 400 yards... Bear moved straight down this boulder impass in literally under a minute, a feat it would take muleys five minutes to navigate. Bear went right over and down. I called my dad on a handheld cb to warn him since the bear would pop up on the game trail my dad was sitting on...reading a book. No answer on the cb...figured he fell asleep again... So I frantically packed my bag and started bolting down the mountain looking for my dad. I finally got close enough to yell bear to him and he scoped the bear at probably 300 yards directly across the canyon. He also saw grizzly. Scary big, scary fat and too GD close. Bear heard us, and scanned the canyon looking and smelling for us, then boogied back straight up the canyon and was gone. Whole incident maybe four minutes.
Wildlife wanted the pics.....and I did not cooperate, or share the exact locale...
What I remember the most is watching his rippling body as he climbed over nearly vertical car size boulders like they werent even there... Scared the bajeezus out of me... Made my trusty ol' .270 feel sort of insignificant...
Post by: huntnnw on June 07, 2011, 06:38:44 PM
When I was 13 hunting with my dad we watched one from a distance while bear hunting up on muraski mt on the Canadian line.
Post by: elkinrutdrivemenuts on June 07, 2011, 06:52:26 PM
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Post by: h2ofowlr on June 07, 2011, 08:17:28 PM
Post by: rosscrazyelk on June 07, 2011, 09:04:53 PM
Post by: rb2506 on June 07, 2011, 09:07:32 PM
I saw one in a trap that was being moved from washington to Montana. Only one I have seen
what trap?
Post by: rosscrazyelk on June 07, 2011, 09:27:49 PM
I saw one in a trap that was being moved from washington to Montana. Only one I have seen
what trap?
It was one of those trailer traps. I pulled into a rest area next to this truck with a oversized trailer. said stay away but I had to look.. it was sleeping. They guys were nice enough to let me look closer . they say they do it a couple times a year. one time they transported the same bear twice within three years.
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on June 07, 2011, 09:55:41 PM
Post by: elkaholic on June 07, 2011, 10:00:04 PM
Post by: NWBREW on June 07, 2011, 11:20:27 PM
there was one hanging around sheep creek campground 7 years ago..fish and game told us we should leave...hour before it had come into a guy cooking at his cabin ..the guy fired a gun into the ground and it wandered off. About 2 weeks later we saw this bear up above in a clearcut, loggers we talked to said they saw it several times throughout the summer.
When I was 13 hunting with my dad we watched one from a distance while bear hunting up on muraski mt on the Canadian line.
huntnnw, I don't know how old you are (I'm geussing between 35 and 45....more or less :chuckle:) but there is no doubt we have crossed paths up there......no wonder theres no deer up there. :chuckle: The grizz up by sheep creek was the one I thought had a collar on it. :dunno: I could be wrong. That must be why they hung all those little "KNOW YOUR BEARS, THERE ARE GRIZZLY HERE" signs. I used to hunt up muraski for bear....but not for a good number of years now. Used to be a lot of bears up there......no bears left there now either. :chuckle:
Post by: huntnnw on June 08, 2011, 12:38:05 AM
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Post by: PA BEN on June 09, 2011, 06:16:18 AM
Post by: farmin4u_98948 on June 09, 2011, 06:49:36 AM
25 years or so ago above Lake Chelan and one near Vulcan Mt. in Ferry County.
That time line is the same as what a forest service back country employee told me.. He collected and had confirmed hair samples.
Post by: jharstad on June 09, 2011, 07:41:54 PM
Post by: cem3434 on June 09, 2011, 10:10:14 PM
We seen a sow with cubs up the North Creek trail in '97 out on the a grassy hillside. We watched them for an hour at about 500 yards through the spotting scope before they finally moved out of sight. I have seen a lot of black bears and these were definitely grizzly bears.
In '98 we bumped into another grizzly about 150 yards away from us when we were hiking up into the state land back off of Frost Creek Road. We made it back by Aspen lake, which is about 1/2 mile if memory serves me right. We were headed back by Moccasin Lake when we seen him and he was heading the same direction, so we decided to double back hunt a different area.
Those were my two encounters, but that's enough for me. I haven't hunted up in that area for years, but I would guess that there are still a few grizzlies kicking around those parts.
Post by: Idabooner on June 10, 2011, 08:57:23 AM
We seen a sow with cubs up the North Creek trail in '97 out on the a grassy hillside. We watched them for an hour at about 500 yards through the spotting scope before they finally moved out of sight. I have seen a lot of black bears and these were definitely grizzly bears.
These bear were seen by several people over a 2-3 year period. I made a few trips to see them but never did, I did see a lot of sign, got into their beds on the timbered side. I think Boneaddict has a story to tell about an encounter early one morning.
Post by: boneaddict on June 10, 2011, 10:07:22 AM
I’ve got a couple other adventures as well with them here in Washington.
Post by: boneaddict on June 10, 2011, 10:13:55 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on June 10, 2011, 10:15:40 AM
I was calling moose on the Wa/ID border. Idabooner was down the road. He was waiting until dark to come to me. I was sitting there with my bow cow calling and grunting. All of a sudden I hear a twig snap behind me. I gently turned. Moose can sneak in just as easy as they can come full bore. About 30 feet behind me was a nice Grizz. Face to face with the longbow in my hands. THANKFULLY he spooked and relocated. Funny thing is he relocated in the direction of Idabooner who was slipping down the logging road in the dark.
Remember: it's OK to run from a bear if you can outrun your hunting partner!
Post by: boneaddict on June 10, 2011, 10:17:40 AM
And then there was the one that kept stalking us while packing out my moose. He was VERY CLOSE (within feet) and the mules knew it……. That’s a story I will always shake my head at. The mules were insane.
Post by: pianoman9701 on June 10, 2011, 11:08:53 AM
I'm sure he would appreciate that. :chuckle:
And then there was the one that kept stalking us while packing out my moose. He was VERY CLOSE (within feet) and the mules knew it……. That’s a story I will always shake my head at. The mules were insane.
Wow, that must've been intense. :yike:
Post by: coachcw on June 10, 2011, 12:45:28 PM
Post by: piledup on June 10, 2011, 01:08:14 PM
I know I've seen one before up in 113 but no picture to prove it...but I think my cousin got a picture of it. But its been a couple years now so who knows where the picture is now.
Post by: boneaddict on June 10, 2011, 05:51:33 PM
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A lot of talk about seeing one but no pictures to provefeel free to buy an expensive camera, spend your life out int he woods carrying it, instead of hunting since its hard to do both and get us some pics. :)
Post by: Bob33 on June 10, 2011, 06:15:34 PM
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Post by: piledup on June 10, 2011, 07:06:55 PM
I was just kidding with the picture thingy...just saw an open to use the attached picture lol.QuoteA lot of talk about seeing one but no pictures to provefeel free to buy an expensive camera, spend your life out int he woods carrying it, instead of hunting since its hard to do both and get us some pics. :)
But a picture would be great though since I'm sure everyone loves to read with pictures and it doesn't have to be quality top of the line cameras but rather kodak disposables are fine :hello:
My best friend took this picture just last week up in NE Washington!Believable since Grizzlies and Bigfoot are rare and hard to find in WA lol
Love the close encounter stories too keep em coming
Post by: boneaddict on June 11, 2011, 06:27:49 AM
Post by: timberghost72 on June 11, 2011, 12:50:27 PM
There's a valley, northwest of Cady Pass. 'I' am confident at what I saw. Three years ago. Rumor had it, (spoke to a camp host that saw him once), that there was a young male hanging around west of Black Pine Lake. A few sightings from those that should know the difference, but nothing confirmed by a bio that he knew of. There was one on the north slope between Rainy and Washington passes last year. Pretty sure that was confirmed. I've seen some tracks in Indian Heaven that fit the bill, but nothing actually making them at the time.
-Steve
If you are talking about Cady Pass on the PCT north of Skykomish you are probalby correct in what you saw. I know a local LEO who works with the Forest Service and SAR and he was telling me there was one up near there. Some reports have been around the Troublesome Mt off of Index Galena Rd. just west of the Cady Ridge. Nobody want to confirm it officially it seems. Some say its a big Blackie too :dunno: It would be neat to see it.
Post by: huntnnw on June 11, 2011, 12:59:20 PM
Post by: Buckhunter24 on June 12, 2011, 09:53:39 PM
northport area..few times
Ok.....Now I gotta share what was told to me. (I have not seen any in Wa.) but I have owned land up around there for 20+ years now. Last sept. I saw a couple (as in people) looking to buy the land next to me....figured they would buy the land after they looked at it (beautiful piece but a little over priced) so I called John...the local realtor. I asked him if there were people interested and he told me they were ready to sign papers, they just wanted to go look one more time for survey markers (Thats when I saw them walking back in on the property) but they came back shaking and scared because they said they saw a grizzly back in there that wouldn't run away from them.....said it just stared at them while they were backing out. They saw a black bear their first trip out there but the grizzly got to them mentally and they didn't want the land.....said they were going looking farther south and west a little bit.
Now...I take everything with a grain of salt but what makes this interesting is what happened the day before.
The day before, me and a buddy were down at KUK's tavern (oldest est. tavern in the state of Wa., 1888) belly up to the bar, enjoying a cold beverage. We were talking to a local and he asked where my place was. I told him "just past the Waneta boarder crossing" and the first words out of his mouth was ....BE CAREFUL OUT THERE, he had see a grizzly cross the road in front of his truck just past the big aspens the day before. Said he was 100% positive it was a grizz....middle of the day. Do I believe it.....with those two stories....yes, I do.
Like I've said.....I have never seen them but I do know they are there. Talked to a game officer before about the collared one, my buddies have seen a momma and a cub out towards Sullivan lake.
Up out of Ione I saw a large bear moving quickly away that i thought could have been a grizz,especially after the sign I found later in the day. main reason i am posting is i was stayiny in newport and was eating and drinking at kellys. 2nd oldest bar in washington haha
Post by: bowpredator on June 13, 2011, 10:48:28 PM
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on June 14, 2011, 01:09:14 PM
There's a valley, northwest of Cady Pass. 'I' am confident at what I saw. Three years ago. Rumor had it, (spoke to a camp host that saw him once), that there was a young male hanging around west of Black Pine Lake. A few sightings from those that should know the difference, but nothing confirmed by a bio that he knew of. There was one on the north slope between Rainy and Washington passes last year. Pretty sure that was confirmed. I've seen some tracks in Indian Heaven that fit the bill, but nothing actually making them at the time.
-Steve
If you are talking about Cady Pass on the PCT north of Skykomish you are probalby correct in what you saw. I know a local LEO who works with the Forest Service and SAR and he was telling me there was one up near there. Some reports have been around the Troublesome Mt off of Index Galena Rd. just west of the Cady Ridge. Nobody want to confirm it officially it seems. Some say its a big Blackie too :dunno: It would be neat to see it.
Nope.. Cady Pass, north of the North Cascades highway. http://www.lat-long.com/Latitude-Longitude-1517207-Washington-Cady_Pass.html (http://www.lat-long.com/Latitude-Longitude-1517207-Washington-Cady_Pass.html)
-Steve
Post by: PlateauNDN on June 14, 2011, 02:23:33 PM
There are a few down the street from me. They were in some wildlife movie back in their younger years. Now when I drive past their fence, I can see them trying to get people's attention to give them bread. I'm always hoping that during a big storm a tree will fall and knock down the fences, then all the animals will come over to my yard. Grizzlies, bison, lions....let the safari begin!
:tup: :yeah: :bfg:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 20, 2011, 08:46:32 PM
I just saw one about 20 minutes ago. I expect to see it again tomarrow in the same place.
I would be suprised if he even moves a inch! :chuckle: If I am following along right :chuckle:
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on June 20, 2011, 10:47:44 PM