Post by: zzander on September 01, 2011, 01:05:02 PM
Post by: h20hunter on September 01, 2011, 01:07:15 PM
Post by: oldleclercrd on September 01, 2011, 03:37:15 PM
how specific do you need? c-post is a good area...heard a lot of good things so far. Some pretty big bears coming out of there....at least one brute of a color phase...
Hey this might be your chance to have someone thin some bears out of your area :chuckle:
Post by: h20hunter on September 01, 2011, 03:40:08 PM
Post by: Stilly bay on September 01, 2011, 06:12:55 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 01, 2011, 06:17:07 PM
whats nice about C-post is that once you tag your bear, you can let it cool in the river which is absolutely packed with steelhead right now. one stop shopping at its best.HUH ...LETS GO :yeah:
Post by: padarinsmith on September 01, 2011, 06:40:06 PM
Post by: Skillet on September 01, 2011, 06:43:41 PM
Yep, I was just up at C-Post....lots of sign, peeled trees. Don't want to give anything away to specific, C-Post isn't THAT well known.....plenty of bears up there and some real big ones. I saw some scat up there...all along the road...should be easy hunting for a slam dunk bruin!
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:chuckle:
Post by: h20hunter on September 01, 2011, 08:12:22 PM
Also..anyone notice the lack of sows with cubs? Is it just me or does it all seem to be boars. I've seen some small ones and a couple big ones each time but still waiting on that big color phase. Anyone else seeing the same thing?
Post by: Stilly bay on September 01, 2011, 09:29:50 PM
Also..anyone notice the lack of sows with cubs? Is it just me or does it all seem to be boars.
and they all come running out of the woodwork if you toot on a wounded rabbit call for about five minutes. usually the later I wake up the more I notice this phenomenon. in fact I would be willing to bet if you show up at a different spot and don't see a bear after five minutes of calling there probably just aren't any in the area and its best to pack it up and head to C-post.
I find it interesting that C-post bears come so readily to call, since they would pretty much have to be deaf to exist in an area with so many DIY rifle ranges, but then C-post really draws the bruins in for some reason. I guess nature abhors a vacuum, every time a bear gets killed at C-post another gets sucked in... Its hard to believe a bear factory like C-post exists outside of a mall.
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Post by: h20hunter on September 02, 2011, 07:17:10 AM
You are right about the calls. I swear I've gone in and barely got to fishing, a few tweets on the rabbit call and one comes in. Usually, for me at least, they come from the east side over the top of that hill I mentioned with the berrys. I've seen them hold up at the top searching for the sound and really using their nose. What I think is great about that spot is the riffle up stream a bit (bear cooling spot) really muffles your movement sounds and makes calling that much easier.
I'm going to disagree with you on the timing of calling, I would go a bit longer, maybe double up your 5 min time limit...gotta put your time in...it's not going to come easy you know.
Now the bear vaccume is a good point. I think with all the berrys, fish, and other stuff it just makes sense. There have already been what...6...7...good bears come out of there already and are still some good ones if you just put in your 10 minutes. Simple fact that when the big one comes out another will move in and fill its place.
You know, every now and then you will have company up there. However, now that bow seasons are up and running a guy could have most of that area to himself.
Let us know how it works out Zzander.
Post by: h20hunter on September 02, 2011, 10:37:06 AM
Everyone must be out deer hunting....thats gotta be it.
Post by: kckrawler on September 02, 2011, 10:51:41 AM
:chuckle:
Post by: Stilly bay on September 02, 2011, 09:20:29 PM
Post by: h20hunter on September 03, 2011, 02:12:33 PM
Post by: zzander on September 03, 2011, 07:14:06 PM
Post by: h20hunter on September 03, 2011, 08:13:31 PM