WA spring bear

[fillthefreezer]

i have been hearing the same thing, didnt make it up last night but i was finding lots of "green tips" on saturday and figured its almost here
time to put the smack down. any of you guys put one down better call me!

 

[fillthefreezer]

bear down!

 

[Jon Boy]

Way to go FTF!!!!! Awesome looking bear.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Nice work Scott!

Nothing for me yesterday. Starting to see a bunch of sign though. The does and cows are just about ready to start dropping fawns and calves so I'll probably stick close to them for the next couple weeks.

 

[Justin Crossley]

I've been working my butt off lately and decided to take the day off tomorrow and get after the bears. The weather is supposed to be good so hopefully I can get lucky!

 

[littlebuf]

ill be doing the same thing next week. ive only gotten out once in the last 2 weeks. unacceptable, but at least the weathers sucked so I guess if I had to have a busy two weeks during a hunting season it was a good time to do it

 

[Justin Crossley]

I called you today but you were probably already out of cell range.

 

[littlebuf]

yeah my house is a dead zone. after this weekend I will have some time to get out. if we get a few days warm weather theres a hike we should go check out

 

[fillthefreezer]

somebody hit me with a bear down message and im there!!

 

[Justin Crossley]

Well I hit one end of the tree farm to the other yesterday. I saw 48 elk, 19 deer and one small bear. (probably 125-150lbs)
Still no shooters.




One of the nicer bulls I saw yesterday. He was about 600 yds away.


I saw three new calves but this is the only one that stood still. Pic didn't come out very good. (free hand through the spotter)


This tree was peeled during the middle of the day yesterday. I was in this spot in the morning and came back in the evening.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Just got word that a guy got a bear on the backside of the 602 this morning. That's where the pic of scat in the last post is from.

 

[WonkyWapiti]

I've been hunting the Monroe unit and came across a fresh scrape yesterday. I tried a bit of calling at last light but no luck. Final two weeks to go.

 

[littlebuf]

Just got word that a guy got a bear on the backside of the 602 this morning. That's where the pic of scat in the last post is from.

how big?

 

[Justin Crossley]

My buddy told me it was about 250 lbs.

 

[fillthefreezer]

was in sign thick sat, (recreating on bridge side) and hunting with the wife today. i think she rolled out a little late is all..

 

[fillthefreezer]

My buddy told me it was about 250 lbs.

thats a big F'n spring bear for in there!

 

[littlebuf]

saw one color phase tonight, nice chocolate brown bear. just too small to shoot. that's two bears too small for this season. I was hoping for better. took tomorrow off work, snows all but melted off now and tomorrow im hitting a high area that should be holding some bears. I think the next one I see is going down

 

[littlebuf]

thats a big F'n spring bear for in there!

last spring bear I took was about that size, probably more like 235 240 but close. there in there for sure

 

[fillthefreezer]

last spring bear I took was about that size, probably more like 235 240 but close. there in there for sure

really? maybe im poor with weight judging. i figured that 2010 bear of yours about 200 even.
ha i never claimed to be an expert
rule of thumb says 30-35% by fall correct?

 

[Justin Crossley]

Trevor's bear looks small because he's a beast. He looks like a silver back gorilla!