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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: mulehunter on July 21, 2008, 10:31:36 PM

Title: Any thought?
Post by: mulehunter on July 21, 2008, 10:31:36 PM: Spring bear season,

I wonder about this. My Guess if there was 2,000 applied for spring bear 2008. if those half applied was a bunnyhugger? :o Any thought? Why the bear aren't down?
Bear is out of control around WA. I believe there is 500 permits to be hunting during spring season. half east and half west, Each hunter can be bag two. Well let me guess I wonder if the half of permits are bunnyhugger to protect bears from hunters. :bash:

Any thought?
Gas expensive?
Too Hot to Hiking? :fishin:
Market down??
Too hard to catch bear? :cmp1:
Less access?
Too much Beer? :chuckle:
No Money??
bunnyhugger? >:(

How many hunter on this site have KILLED bear on spring bear 2008??

If someone knew that they wont make it and not like the Choice unit area, then can they give it back to WDF and they will redraw for other hunter??? It would be thoughtful? :EAT:

I am counting down... till August 1. My rifle is coming with me everyday!... :drool:

mulehunter
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Post by: bearmanric on July 21, 2008, 10:54:50 PM: i only seen three hunter's all the time's i went. Rick
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on July 21, 2008, 10:57:25 PM: I can't imagine why bear isn't over the counter like it use to be...
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Post by: MountainWalk on July 21, 2008, 10:59:05 PM: :yeah:

there ought to be a general otc spring season as well.
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Post by: billythekidrock on July 22, 2008, 06:11:36 AM: Quote
I believe there is 500 permits to be hunting during spring season. half east and half west, Each hunter can be bag two.

You can only kill one during the spring season. Two per year, but only one can be from the Eastside.
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Post by: billythekidrock on July 22, 2008, 06:12:55 AM: BTW.

I would rather they cut us back to one a year.
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Post by: GoldTip on July 22, 2008, 07:01:20 AM: I too would rather see them cut it back to one bear yearly, but have a general OTC spring season as well.
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Post by: Huckleberry on July 22, 2008, 05:05:59 PM: Why only one bear? There seems to be plenty of them around and it's nice to be able to hunt something big for more than a weekend or two. Even when I was hunting areas that you can drive almost right up to I've never ran into a hunter in the woods. I say let the guys who can find them have 2 and none for the rest. As for a spring season I think if there was a general hunt the success rate would be too high especially on the wetside. The bears are in open cuts and on roadsides eating grass. Road hunting actually works and bears don't seem to smarten up fast enough that time of year. I'd rather it be a draw only and 2 in the fall....
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Post by: MountainWalk on July 22, 2008, 05:32:23 PM: i see no problem with two bears a year. i dont think there are as many casual bear hunters as there are deer and elk hunters. in lieu of baiting or hounding, two sounds like sounds managment.
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Post by: billythekidrock on July 22, 2008, 05:41:56 PM: I have killed two a year on more then a couple occasions but I think it would be nice to see more bears on a regular basis.
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Post by: MountainWalk on July 22, 2008, 05:44:28 PM: c'mon over to kitsap then! they are almost behind every berry bush. past three years i have not killed a bear out of pickiness, but this year is a diff story.
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Post by: saylean on July 22, 2008, 05:53:12 PM: I agree with you Huckleberry. :tup:
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Post by: billythekidrock on July 22, 2008, 06:53:05 PM: Quote from: MountainWalk338 on July 22, 2008, 05:44:28 PM
c'mon over to kitsap then! they are almost behind every berry bush. past three years i have not killed a bear out of pickiness, but this year is a diff story.

If I knew where, I probably would. I am not picky about hides.
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Post by: ICEMAN on July 23, 2008, 02:18:33 AM: Yeah! PM us their address!

I am running low on bear meat for these:
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Post by: MountainWalk on July 23, 2008, 02:28:26 AM: great garden peas that looks good... you sure you dont wanna cook for our outfit?
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Post by: ICEMAN on July 23, 2008, 01:31:14 PM: You wouldn't want to leave camp! :chuckle:

Now you know why I joined the 300lb club. :EAT:

I will have to post what I have started doing with those crummy lake trout my kids are catching! It actually turns them into edible eats!