WA spring bear

[shanevg]

Getting pumped for my hunt. Some videos of some of the biggest spring bears I've photographed in the past. Not the unit I'm hunting, but still fun!

[video=youtube;K0OucM3BoH8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0OucM3BoH8[/video]

 

[shanevg]

[video=youtube;lE833ivKwZ0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE833ivKwZ0[/video]

 

[shanevg]

[video=youtube;zU68O0CIx0M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU68O0CIx0M[/video]

 

[shanevg]

[video=youtube;ENDME77F7NY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENDME77F7NY[/video]

 

[WonkyWapiti]

I'm in as well, I drew the Monroe unit!

 

[Cascade_Sherpa]

Cool video's Shane, thanks for sharing! That bear in the second from the bottom video sure has a unique walk, it almost looks like he's favoring one of his back legs.

 

[littlebuf]

looks like the cowboy walk. classic rut activity there. late may?

 

[shanevg]

looks like the cowboy walk. classic rut activity there. late may?

That was actually early July but I've seen plenty of rutting activity in July. Especially with that late snow melts around here.

 

[shanevg]

That bear in the last video was less than 30 yards. What do you guys think? With a bow would you take he hard quartering to shot or the head on shot or neither?

 

[littlebuf]

That bear in the last video was less than 30 yards. What do you guys think? With a bow would you take he hard quartering to shot or the head on shot or neither?

havalon,frontal attack. but thats me

 

[fillthefreezer]

havalon,frontal attack. but thats me

lmao

 

[Justin Crossley]

This weather is going to help us out guys! I loaded up some ammo today. Can't wait for the hunt to start!

 

[fillthefreezer]

its starting to green up a bit and i saw some small skunk cabbage blooms at my house today

 

[littlebuf]

I was up this weekend. were going to start seeing bears real soon. my chores are almost done. roofs framed on the tree house. just gotta sheet the thing now.

 

[Moe.JKU]

Ive already seen a bunch up in BC in the fraser valley. One of the most mild winters here in a while that I have noticed. Lots of bear sightings so should start to pick up in the NW

 

[littlebuf]

yeah its going to be a real good spring for it. last spring like this I had the same tag (2010) and I tagged out the first week of may. im getting pretty antsy

 

[actionshooter]

Good luck to the guys who drew tags. I was out hiking Friday and the skunk cabbage was coming on strong.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Two days to go! The bears have been showing themselves. A friend of mine has seen five already. Hopefully I can find a nice boar to hang my tag on.

 

[actionshooter]

Justin,
Which unit did you pull?

 

[littlebuf]

same as me, kapowsin. I just got back from up there this morning. id say better than 2/3 of the unit is covered in snow from the last couple days. kind of funny to see skunk cabbage poking up through the snow. it was greening up nicely the last couple weeks. hopefully a week of good weather is coming soon, I think that's all it will take