Post by: bearpaw on August 24, 2011, 06:53:40 PM
MY ADVICE
Take all three tests and do the Idaho Identification program, hopefully you can avoid accidentally shooting a grizzly bear when out bear hunting. The hassles and possible fines for anyone accidentally shooting a grizzly are tremendous!
Washington Test
https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/#/login
(you will find the bear test in your profile area, click on "Mandatory Species Identification Tests")
Idaho Bear Identification Program
https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/bear-info/overview
Montana Test
http://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter/bearID/
Wyoming
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/bearexam/default.aspx
Good luck hunting!
Post by: bear on August 24, 2011, 07:09:10 PM
Post by: greenhead_killer on August 24, 2011, 07:24:48 PM
Post by: True Sportsman on August 24, 2011, 07:58:55 PM
Post by: bearpaw on August 24, 2011, 08:11:54 PM
I take it every year as a reminder and have all my guides do the same... :tup:
Post by: True Sportsman on August 24, 2011, 08:14:32 PM
Take it again until you get 100%, the best insurance there is to not make a mistake. :twocents:
I take it every year as a reminder and have all my guides do the same... :tup:
I will. I hunt in the NE and I feel its only a matter of time before I run into a Grizzly. Thanks for posting this.
Post by: huntergreg on August 24, 2011, 08:16:02 PM
Post by: Shank on August 24, 2011, 08:21:33 PM
Post by: Kain on August 24, 2011, 08:30:08 PM
Post by: HardCorpsHuntr on August 24, 2011, 08:35:43 PM
Post by: raghorn69 on August 24, 2011, 09:03:30 PM
Post by: actionshooter on August 24, 2011, 09:17:58 PM
Nice. I like seeing helpful posts. I got two wrong. I called 2 blonde phased black bear grizzlies. I am pretty boozed up, though. :)
I think thats`why I just got 100% :o
Post by: Ranger91298 on August 26, 2011, 12:09:27 PM
Post by: Kain on August 27, 2011, 06:03:49 PM
http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/bear_cougar/bear/ (http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/bear_cougar/bear/)
Post by: firefighter4607 on August 27, 2011, 06:29:27 PM
87% on first attempt
:yeah: I missed two but I thought they were Grizzlies and not black bears. So pretty good for me since I just went straight to the test and I don't hunt bears.
Post by: runningboard on August 27, 2011, 07:28:02 PM
Post by: grundy53 on August 28, 2011, 07:43:46 AM
First time I took it I missed one.
:yeah:
Post by: GoldTip on August 30, 2011, 06:23:54 AM
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Post by: Kain on August 30, 2011, 04:55:23 PM
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150281779086761&set=a.390652606760.166104.385127436760&type=1&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150281779086761&set=a.390652606760.166104.385127436760&type=1&theater)
Post by: Jerbear on September 02, 2011, 01:09:24 AM
Post by: bearpaw on September 06, 2011, 07:21:00 AM
WDFW just posted this on their Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150281779086761&set=a.390652606760.166104.385127436760&type=1&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150281779086761&set=a.390652606760.166104.385127436760&type=1&theater)
Thanks for the post Kain....
I'm glad to see that WDFW is stepping up and helping hunters with grizzly bear identification.
I just saw two bear this week that on a quick glance (having taken the MT test every year for many years) appeared to be grizzlies. They disappeared before I had a chance to evaluate them for sure, but I am 75% sure they were grizzlies. They appeared to have concave or dished face, with lower hind end and taller front end on both. What is important, is that having taken the test I immediately noticed these characteristics and was trying to make a definite identification. I can see that these tests are definitely a good thing for hunters and for grizzlies.
Post by: ydeardorff on September 15, 2011, 01:10:20 AM
This will be the first year Ive ever hunted bear, so it should be interesting. Any pointers?
I do like that the dept of fish and game has taken the time to establish these online tests. Very helpfull.
Prior to this all Ive ever seen is a black bear butt looking like a bowl of jello running away from me.
Post by: Mike O on September 28, 2011, 07:32:14 PM
Post by: sako85 on October 04, 2011, 05:01:55 PM
with me. She was just asking me about this sort of test because we have a lot of bears and
a lot of color phase in the 204. She still thinks one of the bears on our cam might be griz, i
i think blond/black.
Post by: Helix on October 11, 2011, 02:05:16 PM
Also you can tell from the droppings. The Grizzly's crap smells like peperspray and is full of those bells they sell at REI.
Seriously though, In North America virtually every case of black bears attaching humans has been determined to be predatory. Meaning the bear was going to eat the person it attached. The way to keep a black bear from attacking you is to either shoot it in the vitals or don't look like food (I like to yell "Hey Bear!" if it's not hunting season)
I'm not 100% sure on the statistic for Grizzly bear attacks but my understanding is that the vast majority of he attacks were territorial but not quite all. This seems to suggest that to avoid Grizzly attacks one might leave the area and not confront the bear. If the bear seems intent on attacking being aggressive and fighting back may be the wrong move.
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Post by: TwoSixFourWins on April 07, 2012, 07:57:36 AM
Got a 93%, darn that blonde phased bear
:yeah:
Post by: lagnar on July 09, 2012, 08:08:48 PM
Post by: furiouzgeorge on July 18, 2012, 05:42:15 PM
Post by: Black Ram on July 18, 2012, 06:01:55 PM
Post by: IBspoiled on July 18, 2012, 06:49:22 PM
100% first try. :tup:
Post by: bearpaw on September 03, 2012, 03:01:47 PM
Do yourself a favor:
At least one grizzly bear has been confirmed by WDFW in the North Cascades and we have a couple dozen in Northeast Washington. Here is the Montana bear identification test, take it until you pass with 100% and you will be much safer of not accidentally shooting a grizzly bear in Washington.
http://fwpiis.mt.gov/bearid/test.htm (http://fwpiis.mt.gov/bearid/test.htm)
Thanks to WDFW, Washington now has online bear identification training and a test. I strongly urge all Washington bear hunters to take this training and test, it may save you from accidentally shooting the wrong bear. Just the other day I was shown a trail cam photo of a mother grizzly with cubs that was taken in NE Washington this year and there are numerous other grizzlies in Washington.
http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/bear_cougar/bear/index.html (http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/bear_cougar/bear/index.html)
Post by: csaaphill on October 30, 2012, 12:50:12 AM
100% first attempt
has anyone that passed went on to the certifcate thing?
Thinking on completing the certificate, but can't hunt in Montana anyhows so wouldn't do much good except to have.
Post by: kentrek on October 30, 2012, 01:10:09 AM
they need this same thing cept for wolves an yotes..
i remember a story my uncle told me of an old timer he met way back in the mtns who was huntn for "grizz" ...outside of packwood....in the early 90's
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Post by: Simcoe hunter on May 17, 2013, 08:57:00 PM
Got a 100% easily but I'm still trying to figure out why the heck we need grizzlies (and - thank you for posting this. it was fun and it will help many hunters). Makes about as much sense as adding wolves. We have too many predators already!
We used to have the plague and smallpox too. I don't see the knuckleheads lining up to bring those back. I agree that we are getting too many predators. There was enough population control due to hunting to keep deer, elk and others at reasonable levels. Got 100% on Montana's test a few years back. Those are fun things to do. WDFW should have more interactive activities on their website.
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Post by: gonehuntin68 on August 01, 2013, 09:22:18 PM
87% on first attempt
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Post by: Simcoe hunter on February 16, 2014, 01:32:32 PM
You need predators in the wild to pick off the week and sick that's mother natures way of keeping bad genes,traits, and diseases from being passed on.
You are right. I spoke out of frustration about hunting managing the herds. As hunters we rarely take the sick and injured. So I feel some predation is necessary. More than we used to have, but not as much as there is now. And certainly not as much as the antis want.
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Post by: csaaphill on September 23, 2014, 08:51:17 PM
But Washingtons I got 100%
Post by: csaaphill on September 30, 2014, 11:14:52 PM
and 100% montanas test :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Birdguy on October 09, 2018, 08:08:23 PM
If you deer hunters have a bear tag and will be hunting in north central or north eastern WA you may want to test and print the certification. Make it part of your license package!!
Good luck and BE SAFE out there!!
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Post by: bearpaw on January 12, 2019, 10:47:46 AM
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Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming all have grizzlies in varying numbers. If you plan to hunt black bear in northern Washington or in Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming, be safe and take the grizzly bear tests and review the Bear Identification programs. In NE Washington and in Montana you must pass their test before you can bear hunt.Good luck hunting!
MY ADVICE
Take all three tests and do the Idaho Identification program, hopefully you can avoid accidentally shooting a grizzly bear when out bear hunting. The hassles and possible fines for anyone accidentally shooting a grizzly are tremendous!
Washington Test
https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/#/login
(you will find the bear test in your profile area, click on "Mandatory Species Identification Tests")
Idaho Bear Identification Program
https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/bear-info/overview
Montana Test
http://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter/bearID/
Wyoming
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/bearexam/default.aspx