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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: strutnrut on July 18, 2008, 12:07:55 PM

Title: Bear Hunting Capitol Forest
Post by: strutnrut on July 18, 2008, 12:07:55 PM: Anyone have any good spots that they wouldnt mind telling me about or point me in right direction with some road names?
Title: Re: Bear Hunting Capitol Forest
Post by: Houndhunter on July 18, 2008, 01:55:25 PM: head out towards waddle creek
Title: Re: Bear Hunting Capitol Forest
Post by: Ghost Hunter on July 18, 2008, 06:19:19 PM: BTKR has all my info ;)
Title: Re: Bear Hunting Capitol Forest
Post by: billythekidrock on July 18, 2008, 07:54:58 PM: Quote from: Ghost Hunter on July 18, 2008, 06:19:19 PM
BTKR has all my info ;)

LOL..or you have most of mine! :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Bear Hunting Capitol Forest
Post by: ICEMAN on July 18, 2008, 09:06:49 PM: strutnrut, you gotta share some info with all of us before you can cash in big time! Have any good stories, pics or tips? :chuckle:

I'll share a bit here about the CF. South side of the entire area has fewer granola heads mnt biking all over the place, and less quads. ;)
Title: Re: Bear Hunting Capitol Forest
Post by: Curly on July 18, 2008, 09:57:15 PM: Why hunt the CF for bear during regular season? They get hunted all spring now........might as well hunt some other areas come August.
Title: Re: Bear Hunting Capitol Forest
Post by: strutnrut on July 18, 2008, 10:12:27 PM: Hey thanks for the help, I'm not from WA tried to locate gobblers at CF back in the spring and other than that I've been to klicitat wildlife area got on a bird down there but the drive is horrible. Don't know where I can hunt not used to the whole GMU thing where can and can't you hunt in WA for bears and elk?
Title: Re: Bear Hunting Capitol Forest
Post by: Curly on July 19, 2008, 04:52:38 AM: I hear you about the long drive..........it sucks to drive too far now with the gas prices what they are. I live close to CF so its easy for me to run up there anytime, and it is a good place to go for bears; I'm just saying that it gets hunted hard now during the spring because of the special permits for damage control.

There are still a bunch of bear up in CF and a good place to try, but if you also are going to be scouting for elk hunting areas while bear hunting then you may want to look in other areas. There are a few elk in CF but they are hard to find. If I were you, I'd look for bear and elk south of Alder Lake in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. It is within an hour drive from Ft Lewis. Just take Mountain Hwy (SR7) south out of Spanaway toward Morton. You'll go through La Grande, Alder, and Elbe. SW of Elbe there are a bunch of Forest Service roads that you could drive to scout for elk and look for bear.

Hope that helps a little.

Welcome to the site and welcome to Washington State.
Title: Re: Bear Hunting Capitol Forest
Post by: billythekidrock on July 19, 2008, 07:22:44 AM: Quote from: Curly on July 18, 2008, 09:57:15 PM
Why hunt the CF for bear during regular season? They get hunted all spring now........might as well hunt some other areas come August.

I agree.
There are better places that is for sure.
Title: Re: Bear Hunting Capitol Forest
Post by: Houndhunter on July 19, 2008, 07:51:48 AM: i personally am not big on hunting bear in CF, nor deer for that matter. but it is close, and is fairly easy to get a few chances at a bear in there
Title: Re: Bear Hunting Capitol Forest
Post by: bucklucky on July 19, 2008, 08:04:10 AM: I recomend Prince of Whales for bears ;)
Title: Re: Bear Hunting Capitol Forest
Post by: strutnrut on July 19, 2008, 08:57:33 AM: Hey thanks for the help going to do some scouting tonight and tommorow let ya know what I find. I did see a bull on route 7 about 2 months ago looked like a 4x4 then he was standing right off the sideof the road about 30 miles north of 12.