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Re: washington spring bear cancelled ElAhrairah #17212426 05/01/22
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,274 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna
Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,274 Oregon	Go hunt anyway. Fucque them clowns. _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

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Re: washington spring bear cancelled ElAhrairah #17215267 05/03/22
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by ElAhrairah Originally Posted by ironbender Too bad WA regs prohibit taking of cubs and sows with cubs. /sarc Funny thing is they actually dont. Pretty much every other state does. It is in fact perfectly legal to kill a cub or a sow accompanied by cubs in washington. No shi+? Inconceivable. That's the fix that's needed. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: washington spring bear cancelled colorado bob #17220991 05/04/22
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 10,953 Washington D dye7barrel Campfire Outfitter
dye7barrel Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 10,953 Washington	WA is a bunch of idiots

Re: washington spring bear cancelled dye7barrel #17230105 05/08/22
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 23,024 SW Montana V VarmintGuy Campfire Ranger
VarmintGuy Campfire Ranger V Joined: May 2003 Posts: 23,024 SW Montana	Dye7barrel: Sadly your contention is 100% correct. "taxington" - a great place to be FROM! Hold into the wind VarmintGuy

Re: washington spring bear cancelled colorado bob #17240658 05/11/22
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Fished last weekend with a pard that does hound work for the state, one of the reasons was, “killing a bear in the spring is as easy as killing a buck in velvet “.. what a joke Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

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Re: washington spring bear cancelled colorado bob #17241496 05/11/22
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 10,953 Washington D dye7barrel Campfire Outfitter
dye7barrel Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 10,953 Washington	Too many unfilled spring bear tags for that to be remotely true.

Re: washington spring bear cancelled colorado bob #17242498 05/12/22
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Yep agreed👍 Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: washington spring bear cancelled colorado bob #17242575 05/12/22
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 10,716 Southern Idaho centershot Campfire Outfitter
centershot Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 10,716 Southern Idaho	First step, Spring Bear. Second Step, Fall Bear. Third Step Elk, Forth Step Deer, Bam no hunting in WA. Give them an inch and they will take a foot. A true sportsman counts his achievements in proportion to the effort involved and fairness of the sport. - S. Pope

Re: washington spring bear cancelled colorado bob #17242695 05/12/22
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington	He collars lions for the skok Indians and wdfw, said you’d be amazed at just how many elk and deer they’re actually eating. Gonna get real interesting in the next 10 years or so. Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: washington spring bear cancelled Judman #17242979 05/12/22
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by Judman Fished last weekend with a pard that does hound work for the state, one of the reasons was, “killing a bear in the spring is as easy as killing a buck in velvet “.. what a joke Said no one that’s hunted spring bear. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

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Re: washington spring bear cancelled Judman #17243260 05/12/22
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,896 Missouri 1 10gaugemag Campfire Ranger
10gaugemag Campfire Ranger 1 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,896 Missouri	Originally Posted by Judman He collars lions for the skok Indians and wdfw, said you’d be amazed at just how many elk and deer they’re actually eating. Gonna get real interesting in the next 10 years or so. Not bears or lions but a bud had a camera set up on a coyote den a few years back. He got something over 20 whitetail fawns that the bitch had brought back to the den site. I would say these predators kill far more critters than we really know. The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!

Re: washington spring bear cancelled colorado bob #17243388 05/12/22
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Yep add wolves, bobcats, no trapping or hound huntin, your gonna have problems.. Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: washington spring bear cancelled colorado bob #17243735 05/12/22
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,896 Missouri 1 10gaugemag Campfire Ranger
10gaugemag Campfire Ranger 1 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,896 Missouri	We do have Bobcats. Far more than anybody sees. I have killed 1, missed one w my bow 30 years ago and seen a couple others in the wild. I see probably 20 a year hit on the roads. You can have those wolves. We had our first bear season last year. https://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-reports-missouri-hunters-took-12-black-bears-during-first-season Last edited by 10gaugemag; 05/12/22. The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!

Re: washington spring bear cancelled 10gaugemag #17249350 05/14/22
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,638 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger
SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,638 Midwest	Originally Posted by 10gaugemag Originally Posted by Judman He collars lions for the skok Indians and wdfw, said you’d be amazed at just how many elk and deer they’re actually eating. Gonna get real interesting in the next 10 years or so. Not bears or lions but a bud had a camera set up on a coyote den a few years back. He got something over 20 whitetail fawns that the bitch had brought back to the den site. If he's truly a bud, you'll be doing him a great service in encouraging him to do some research on how coyotes feed their pups – he'll no longer be so quick to reveal to the world that he's a major-league-bullszchitter. WWP53D

Re: washington spring bear cancelled ironbender #17260325 05/18/22
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,172 Arkansas R rufous Campfire Regular
rufous Campfire Regular R Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,172 Arkansas	Iron Ironbender, I have hunted spring bear a fair bit and would have to say that overall in the areas I have hunted it has been fairly easy to notch a tag. I have not notched every spring bear tag that I have had though. Partly because I was picky and looking for mature boars but a couple times I just didn't have a good opportunity. It certainly depends on where one is hunting as well as the weather and snow pack when one is hunting. Anyway most of my hunts I saw plenty of bears but I also actually hunted and hunted hard. Many I think don't really put in much effort.

Re: washington spring bear cancelled colorado bob #17407053 07/09/22
Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 391 Stevens Co, WA E ElAhrairah Campfire Member
ElAhrairah Campfire Member E Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 391 Stevens Co, WA	I got an email survey from wdfw yesterday covering a range of topics from deer to bears, lions and bobs. Of the several bear questions, one was asking do you support an otc spring bear season. Never thought theyd even pretend to entertain the idea of that being an option.

Re: washington spring bear cancelled rufous #17426249 07/15/22
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Congrats on all your success. I imagine there are areas that are harder to hunt or have lower success rates, and lower bear densities? If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: washington spring bear cancelled colorado bob #17482823 08/03/22
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,172 Arkansas R rufous Campfire Regular
rufous Campfire Regular R Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,172 Arkansas	No doubt Ironbender. I was fortunate to live in an area that had bears and I hunted hard and figured out how to succeed. I didn't fill every spring bear tag because I was picky and looking primarily for mature boars but sure had fun either way. I hope that Washington will reinstate the spring bear hunt. An OTC tag would be awesome.

Re: washington spring bear cancelled rufous #17483550 08/04/22
Joined: May 2017 Posts: 4,906 Sweet Home W WAM Campfire Tracker
WAM Campfire Tracker W Joined: May 2017 Posts: 4,906 Sweet Home	I doubt WA will do an OTC spring bear. Under current rules, Bear licenses bought with a deer/elk combo don’t generate much revenue. Special permit application fees do generate extra revenue over and above regular Bear tags. I saw several bears around during fawning season but they likely have moved up high Life Member NRA, RMEF, American Legion, MAGA. Not necessarily in that order.

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