Black bear hunting in Sea To Sky country.

[4cefedomni]

Yeah I've seen a grizz in the elaho about 15 years ago. And about 2 years ago I was driving by 200 branch and saw an elk swimming across the river. I've heard there is moose in there too buy I've never seen one.

[nolimits]

Thanks to all who contributed to this thread. With all the info obtained here I will be up there tomorrow doing me best to make ya all proud.

[domyalex]

Saw a cow moose in Elaho last year, as well as a heard of elks.

Obviously, haven't seen anything I could shot at... <sigh>

[new hunter]

If you end up in whistler I saw a nice black bear up rutherford creek last week , bout three clicks in , hanging out below the second slide area.

[MB_Boy]

Or....if you end up in Whistler.....put on a pair of plaid pants and a golf shirt....grab the biggest driver you have and hit Nicklaus North; you should be able to whack one on the noggin' by the 3rd hole. While gutting though....ensure you let other golfers "play through".

[bandit]

Yeah I've seen a grizz in the elaho about 15 years ago. And about 2 years ago I was driving by 200 branch and saw an elk swimming across the river. I've heard there is moose in there too buy I've never seen one.

My non hunting buddy told me he found an elk shed up the elaho a couple of weeks back. Showed me the photo and it was the funniest elk antler I ever saw - it had palms and everything!
The loggers in the elaho legally have to protect certain areas for the moose winter range. Dont know how big the herd is though.

[nolimits]

Well, well. I wish I had something exciting to report from my first ever hunting trip, but I am afraid it is no so. Went as planed to Elaho Valley, with a friend, another rookie hunter with whom we took CORE, and was driving for a better part of the day on main and some side FSR. On the main went almost all the way to 48 mile where snow was encountered and we had no choice but to turn around and go back and start checking out the side roads. For the last 1 or 2 miles before the snow our hopes went really high because there was about 10 or so, fairly fresh bear crap piles, but unfortunately that's as close as we got. Not even a single bear sighting. Well, well again. The good news is that my first bear is going to live another day and I will very likely go there again next weekend try my luck one more time.

The weather was awesome, and since we never have been so far up the valley, we had great time to be outdoors and be checking out new area. Also against all we were expecting, being so close to Vancouver, sunny and all, we have seen almost no people there.

[nolimits]

Or....if you end up in Whistler.....put on a pair of plaid pants and a golf shirt....grab the biggest driver you have and hit Nicklaus North; you should be able to whack one on the noggin' by the 3rd hole. While gutting though....ensure you let other golfers "play through".

LOL. Good suggestion but naaaah, golfing will have to wait a little, because I intend to take my first bear the old fashioned way, with 180gr from my 30-06.

[NaStY]

Next time try staying up there till last light. Also try calling, you will be surprised what they will do....

[nolimits]

Next time try staying up there till last light. Also try calling, you will be surprised what they will do....

I would have loved to stay there till last light, but because my partner had some serious family commitment and also it was Canucks game night, it was not to be. As I said before, I'll go back and on that occasion I intend to be more persistent.