Hey! I just came back from my first hunting trip! I went to 3-16 looking for some dear. Unfortunately, I saw nothing, but I had a blast nonetheless and I actually saw lots of signs of deer activity (they were just smarter than me). I am hooked now.
I wanna try luck again next week before firearm season starts. I don't have time for another 3+ hours drive, so I thought of trying look for Black Bear close by. During summer, I scouted a couple FSRs close to Squamish, but I saw nothing: No sightings, no poop, no anything. So instead, I was thinking of going to either Harrison or Chilliwack. But I haven't scouted those places yet. So maybe some kind internet stranger can give me some feedback on that plan
No shortage of bears around Harrison. We were up there last week and saw 3 bears the first day and 2 on the second including a fairly decent sized color phased boar. I guessed it to be 6 feet, 300 pounds. We also saw a couple decent bucks which surprised us a little. One 2 point and a 4x3. Nice drive, nice views. Good luck
So I went to Bear Creek FSR past Friday to try some luck. No success! Granted, it was a short hunt: I arrived there at about 5pm and I couldn't stay overnight. I drove in till I found a south facing hill, found a place to hide in front of good vegetation, and spent the rest of my time doing fawn-in-distress calls. The first time I call anything, it was very fun. Beautiful place.
I think that my mistake was not going higher and more off road. I know for next time!
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