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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: rasbo on April 07, 2012, 05:13:24 AM

Title: Honey hole gone
Post by: rasbo on April 07, 2012, 05:13:24 AM: went up into hancock yesterday with fillthefreezer looking for bear activity..My honey hole was logged off..It was depressing.Yeah,yeah,I know its a tree farm.Still puts a lil knot in my gut though..Lotta snow in the elevation I like for spring bear yet..went to honey hole 2,seen it was marked to log also,when who knows....
Title: Re: Honey hole gone
Post by: ICEMAN on April 07, 2012, 05:42:56 AM: Yeah, sometimes I hate seeing the woods I got to know change.... Forces me to go find new spots and new memories.

You can't go back...
Title: Re: Honey hole gone
Post by: netcoyote on April 07, 2012, 06:28:35 AM: Don't know which is worse...loosing a "honey hole" to logging or having it discovered. A few years back I just happened to stumble on an abandoned section of FS road that lead to a small section that looked like it might hold some blacktails. Got a nice one that first day and saw a monster buck on the way out. Went back the next year to scout and discovered that the place was a literal "deer factory". My new "Honey hole".
Well, I noticed every year I went back there was more signs that other people had discovered this place. Long story short, last year I drove to my favorite place to park to access this hole and it was a parking lot. Probably more hunters than deer. My "honey hole" had been discovered. :bash: :bash: :bash:
Title: Re: Honey hole gone
Post by: woodman on April 07, 2012, 07:04:38 AM: Well Rasbo there is hope.

There were places that I hunted when I was young. Some were honey holes for sure. Well over time they got so brushy and thick that they became un-huntable unless something just walked out right in front of you. Now many years later the trees have come back and look great for hunting. My honey holes have come back and I am not seeing evidence of other people in there. You give me heck about being older than you (not by much) but there are benefits! :chuckle: You now only have to wait for about 30+ years and your honey holes will be back like they were!
Title: Re: Honey hole gone
Post by: rasbo on April 07, 2012, 07:08:53 AM: Quote from: woodman on April 07, 2012, 07:04:38 AM
Well Rasbo there is hope.

There were places that I hunted when I was young. Some were honey holes for sure. Well over time they got so brushy and thick that they became un-huntable unless something just walked out right in front of you. Now many years later the trees have come back and look great for hunting. My honey holes have come back and I am not seeing evidence of other people in there. You give me heck about being older than you (not by much) but there are benefits! :chuckle: You now only have to wait for about 30+ years and your honey holes will be back like they were!
first of all you are mass older than I :chuckle: yeah I know,still have some good spots though, and your places marked on my GPS, :chuckle: Oyeah there is a branch that keeps poking me on the way into one of your honey holes,do something about that would ya :chuckle:
Title: Re: Honey hole gone
Post by: woodman on April 07, 2012, 07:17:43 AM: Quote from: rasbo on April 07, 2012, 07:08:53 AM
Quote from: woodman on April 07, 2012, 07:04:38 AM
Well Rasbo there is hope.

There were places that I hunted when I was young. Some were honey holes for sure. Well over time they got so brushy and thick that they became un-huntable unless something just walked out right in front of you. Now many years later the trees have come back and look great for hunting. My honey holes have come back and I am not seeing evidence of other people in there. You give me heck about being older than you (not by much) but there are benefits! :chuckle: You now only have to wait for about 30+ years and your honey holes will be back like they were!
first of all you are mass older than I :chuckle: yeah I know,still have some good spots though, and your places marked on my GPS, :chuckle: Oyeah there is a branch that keeps poking me on the way into one of your honey holes,do something about that would ya :chuckle:

Sounds like I have to get some safety glasses for you now when you are in the woods. :chuckle: Remember that GPS thingy works both ways ;)
Title: Re: Honey hole gone
Post by: gotshot on April 07, 2012, 07:50:42 AM: Yea I know what you mean. The catfish firewood area used to be one of mine and a spot overlooking the river was a favorite for hunting and shrooms, both gone now. I fixed my sons old mountain bike so I am going to try to find some more.
Title: Re: Honey hole gone
Post by: epq21 on April 07, 2012, 10:20:12 AM: Quote from: rasbo on April 07, 2012, 05:13:24 AM
went up into hancock yesterday with fillthefreezer looking for bear activity..My honey hole was logged off..It was depressing.Yeah,yeah,I know its a tree farm.Still puts a lil knot in my gut though..Lotta snow in the elevation I like for spring bear yet..went to honey hole 2,seen it was marked to log also,when who knows....
Sorry to hear that Rasbo, it always stings when areas you have really scoped out are farmed or changed. Good luck this spring, hope you find another area full of honey trees...I did'nt draw a spring bear tag... :'(
Title: Re: Honey hole gone
Post by: boneaddict on April 07, 2012, 01:19:59 PM: I know what you are feeling Rasbo. I know its good for the future, but it sure makes me ill during the present. It'll never be "the same"
Title: Re: Honey hole gone
Post by: saylean on April 07, 2012, 06:07:15 PM: Sucks Rasbo. They are all around my honey hole....not sure if it going to really distrupt the bears there or not...will find out in about 2-3 weeks I guess, when we start seeing more of them. I swung by today, no bear sign anywhere on the several miles I hiked.

I hear ya thought, they cleared brush another place I like to hunt about 2 or 3 years back....thankfully, blackberries have a mind of there own...should be better this summer. I keep seeing the hills getting logged around in spots and I am thinking, "ok...that should be good in a few years, oh, theres a spot.."

In fact, I just stumbled on a spot I found in 09 that I forgot about till today....it was too fresh back then, but this summer I think it should be a great spot to call!
Title: Re: Honey hole gone
Post by: BullMagnet76 on April 07, 2012, 06:33:21 PM: Sorry to hear that!!!!! :sry:
Title: Re: Honey hole gone
Post by: fillthefreezer on April 09, 2012, 07:15:57 AM: weather over the weekend shoulda pushed that snow up some, if you go up there anytime soon let me know if you think we can get over the top
Title: Re: Honey hole gone
Post by: fish vacuum on April 10, 2012, 02:03:25 AM: The animals that used that spot will still be in the surrounding areas. Find the next closest good habitat.
Then don't tell anyone about it. ;)
Title: Re: Honey hole gone
Post by: Skyvalhunter on April 10, 2012, 05:48:07 AM: Well thats one thing the tree farm is noted for is repeated logging but they thats why its a tree farm. Soon the fishing will go to pot in the lakes up there too as the WDFW will not be stocking all those many ponds.
Title: Re: Honey hole gone
Post by: rasbo on April 10, 2012, 05:54:37 AM: the problem with losing this area is it will put the bears on another piece of property,not open to spring bear...But I know many other places in there.thatas what is nice about that much property :tup: