Idaho Spring Bear

[Dsterk]

Call the regional office before you go and ask who can check bears on weekends. Sometimes they allow sporting goods stores to collect the tooth sample and harvest report for them.

That’s a great idea, I think I will do that and extend my hunt another day. Thanks

 

[.204smokechaser]

Got one bait out yesterday and checked on a bear den that was occupied this winter. Mr bear wasn’t in there.

Good luck to all going out this weekend.

 

[Jason Snyder]

I will reiterate, bring lots of chainsaw gas, a file and some wedges.

 

[IDVortex]

A little surprised we havent had a kill post yet.

 

[.204smokechaser]

I will reiterate, bring lots of chainsaw gas, a file and some wedges.

My co worker hiked a trail yesterday. He lost count after counting 800 logs down over the trail with a clicker.

 

[Jason Snyder]

My co worker hiked a trail yesterday. He lost count after counting 800 logs down over the trail with a clicker.

A friend of mine is headed in on a mainline tomorrow with pack goats. Interested to hear his report.

 

[.204smokechaser]

A friend of mine is headed in on a mainline tomorrow with pack goats. Interested to hear his report.

A lot of these trees up here down are off spring of the 1910’s and 1920’s fires. It isn’t pretty. I’ve only been on one trail this year that wasn’t hammered somehow.

 

[IDVortex]

This reminds me i need to get my chair saw ordered before I head south by the end of this month...

 

[HilltopHitman]

For those of you headed in, post a quick snow report too. We got a good shot the other day in SE ID.

Excited to get out there and put some tanks through ol 261 Stihl.

 

[.204smokechaser]

The bear I deemed last fall my target bear was out when I went up the hill to glass after work yesterday. grass is greening up pretty good and the forbs and early flowers are starting to bloom.

Hopefully the weather stays nice and I can shoot him when I get back from work this week.

Picture of him from last September.


Snow level on the exposed stuff is 3000’ above the river here. He was 1000’ above the river on an east aspect.

 

[packgoatguy]

I went for a drive the other day, and at least in Eastern Idaho, the snow levels look to be about a month ahead of schedule... but greenup levels seem to be about normal for early April... and super dry, so it will be interesting to see how that plays out. My worry is a lot of typical south facing spots that usually hold early green grass and bears will be too dry to yield much...

 

[IDVortex]

Well, already found one tick on my dog last night. Haven't even made it into bear country and dealing with the little bastards.

 

[Customweld]

Well, already found one tick on my dog last night. Haven't even made it into bear country and dealing with the little bastards.

Yep, had one on my dog last week. For some reason ticks don't like me and that is fine by me.

 

[Schoolhousegrizz]

The bear I deemed last fall my target bear was out when I went up the hill to glassafter work yesterday. grass is greening up pretty good and the Forbes and early flowers are starting to bloom.

Hopefully the weather stays nice and I can shoot him when I get back from work this week.

Picture of him from last September. View attachment 1048829


Snow level on the exposed stuff is 3000’ above the river here. He was 1000’ above the river on an east aspect.

What was the overall elevation the bear was at, and what was the overall elevation of the snow level.

 

[.204smokechaser]

What was the overall elevation the bear was at, and what was the overall elevation of the snow level.

Well elevation doesn’t mean a whole hell of a lot as some people are hunting down south of the Salmon River and elevation is generally lower North of the Salmon.

I’m in the Clearwater Region.

Bear was at 2800’. Snow line on the exposed unsheltered aspects is somewhere in the 4600’ ball park for the most part. Where I was it would have been a 3 hour trek for any person that’s in shape to get to the snowline given steep terrain and all the trees that are down on the ridges. Still a decent amount of snow on the North Aspects above 4000’

 

[Schoolhousegrizz]

Well elevation doesn’t mean a whole hell of a lot as some people are hunting down south of the Salmon River and elevation is generally lower North of the Salmon.

I’m in the Clearwater Region.

Bear was at 2800’. Snow line on the exposed unsheltered aspects is somewhere in the 4600’ ball park for the most part. Where I was it would have been a 3 hour trek for any person that’s in shape to get to the snowline given steep terrain and all the trees that are down on the ridges. Still a decent amount of snow on the North Aspects above 4000’

Thanks