Any luck in vail for bear?

[buckmaster303]

I have been in vail for the past few days looking high and low swamps and creeks and still no sign of any bear not sure if there are really to many bear in there or if anyone has had any luck that would be great to hear I know it has been really hot but ive never not seen a bear at some point even with it being 1000 yards away......

[bankwalker]

Hunted Vail for a handful of years for deer. Never seen a bear in there or much sign. Did have a group of guys going crazy after spotting 1 smaller bear a few times in two consecutive days. And that's only the 2nd time I've heard of any guys seeing a bear in there. The other time a young kid killed a very nice bear.

[buckmaster303]

ya I usually hunt off the alder side back in there was told a sighting of a nice bear from the lookout buy the dam looking at the clear cut across from 702 but was in there today and nothing to hot im assuming. thinking of trying some other areas I guess.

[buckmaster303]

thinking trying up towards greenwood lake this week as well herd a lot of bear up in that area!

[PolarBear]

Saturday we found some fresh scat and really nice tracks in a place where my daughter and I tracked a huge one in the snow last December. We plan putting some time in on him next weekend. All the sign that we found was in the timber and not near any of the higher open hillsides. We ran into a guy watching a paticular hillside with his black lab. I think that I have seen him on this site.

[buckmaster303]

thank you for the input I shall wait to hear a few others as well thanks again!

[yorketransport]

They run hounds out there in the spring to manage the bear population. Not sure how many they took this year, but last year the hound hunters took 43 bear out of Vail according to the security guy. I see a few out there every year including one small one yesterday morning. It was on a hillside about 1200 yards away, so I was happy to just watch it for a couple minutes before it wandered off.

[Skyvalhunter]

Nope

[Thefisherman83]

My camera spotted this one in there.  Wandering around in the heat of the day to boot!

[buckmaster303]

They run hounds out there in the spring to manage the bear population. Not sure how many they took this year, but last year the hound hunters took 43 bear out of Vail according to the security guy. I see a few out there every year including one small one yesterday morning. It was on a hillside about 1200 yards away, so I was happy to just watch it for a couple minutes before it wandered off.

were you up high or lower I usually hunt the left side when I go in but think I might try the other this evening I know they are in there just a matter of where.

[actionshooter]

They run hounds out there in the spring to manage the bear population. Not sure how many they took this year, but last year the hound hunters took 43 bear out of Vail according to the security guy. I see a few out there every year including one small one yesterday morning. It was on a hillside about 1200 yards away, so I was happy to just watch it for a couple minutes before it wandered off.

This is basically what I have been told also.

[JeffRaines]

While I haven't laid eyes on a bear yet I've been seeing sign. Its all really small though, so I wouldn't go in expecting to take a monster.

[buckmaster303]

no to worried about a monster I just would like some bear sausage is all I know theres a lake up there somewhere I gotta try to find on the map uncle has taken a few nice ones from around the area.

[baldhills]

Nothing yet, been out every M-F since the opener.  Seeing sign but just no bear.  I have also heard that they take out bears in the spring because of the damage to the trees.  Just keep looking they will show themselves.   

[brew]

My camera spotted this one in there.  Wandering around in the heat of the day to boot!

can i ask why you positioned your cam there ?...the surrounding brush looks very tight/thick so just wondering what made you put the cam there?
good looking bear though