Grizzly [Archive] - HuntingBC.ca

Kody94

02-26-2008, 08:13 PM

Just wondering who all got grizz draws,, we got one for region 4-02 in the kootenays,, so lets hear it who got them?

So you're the dirty dog that got my LEH!! :mad:

Seriously though...congrats and good luck!

Trapper

02-26-2008, 08:15 PM

Chevy
Thats a good area,you shouldn't have to hard of a time to find a nice grizzly.
good luck

chevy

02-26-2008, 08:36 PM

yeah my dad had one in that area a few years ago and got one just over 8 feet beautiful bear, but im a little worried about the snow this year as it is we got way too much,, but the weather lately has been good and slowly melting,, but from what i hear the snowmobilers that go in that aea are having troubles, trying to get anywhere becasue the snow is really crappy wet and slushy and alot of it but i hope it opens up enough to get in there,

chevy

02-26-2008, 08:37 PM

oh and 2 of my good friends also got draws for the Valemont area i have never hnted there so i dont know what the grizz situation is in that area, does anybody know that area at all?

huntingfamily

02-26-2008, 08:51 PM

Brother-in-law got a draw in region 4-18.
I'll be the cameraman.

Does anybody have any info on the area?

Thunderstix

02-26-2008, 09:18 PM

7-49 for me....really good odds up this way.

TRACKnTRAIL

02-26-2008, 09:18 PM

My Brother Has One For 3-44, Anybody Have Any Info For This Area?

horshur

02-26-2008, 09:24 PM

My Brother Has One For 3-44, Anybody Have Any Info For This Area?

The grizzly all starved for lack of mnt Caribou.

Shade Tree

02-26-2008, 09:29 PM

Mine is for Dease Lake, I will be in there the last week of the season for about ten days. I hope the snow is not going to be an issue, but I'll deal with it if it is...

Beardy

02-26-2008, 09:44 PM

I got mine for 7-38. Odds were excellent so... I just have to find myself a nice one!

freeman6

02-26-2008, 10:13 PM

oh and 2 of my good friends also got draws for the Valemont area i have never hnted there so i dont know what the grizz situation is in that area, does anybody know that area at all?

Good hunting in the Valemount area. You didn't say what management unit, so being specific is hard. We often see them right along Hwy 5 in the spring south of town near the Albreda summit, and south to Blue River or along Hwy 16 north of Tete Jeune. If you can find them down near the highway, you know that they are back in the drainages as well.

PM me if you want more specific info such as ortho photo maps.

freeman6

02-26-2008, 10:23 PM

I got mine for 7-38. Odds were excellent so... I just have to find myself a nice one!

I have never hunted griz in 7-38, but from fall moose hunting, I know there is a big one that runs west of the Messilinka River between 20 & 30 km. His front paw tracks are nearly 10 inches wide in fresh snow. There are a couple of sows with cubs in that area as well most falls that I have hunted or worked in that area.

The mountains west of Chase Park are good too if you cross the river at 32 km. Terrain is flat from the river to Carina Lake, less than an hour walk along good trail and you might even catch a good bear down along the lake edge in the spring.

PM me if you want to know more.

BCrams

02-26-2008, 10:28 PM

oh and 2 of my good friends also got draws for the Valemont area i have never hnted there so i dont know what the grizz situation is in that area, does anybody know that area at all?

I know the Valemount area quite well! :tongue:

Beardy

02-26-2008, 10:49 PM

I have never hunted griz in 7-38, but from fall moose hunting, I know there is a big one that runs west of the Messilinka River between 20 & 30 km. His front paw tracks are nearly 10 inches wide in fresh snow. There are a couple of sows with cubs in that area as well most falls that I have hunted or worked in that area.

The mountains west of Chase Park are good too if you cross the river at 32 km. Terrain is flat from the river to Carina Lake, less than an hour walk along good trail and you might even catch a good bear down along the lake edge in the spring.

PM me if you want to know more.

Hey Bud!
Thanks for the info... the funny thing is that I've heard of this grizzly from a few other members. I want to go for that one! I am so pumped, I'll post pics and the story as soon as I come back! Happy hunting everyone, don't forget the pictures!

derek p

02-27-2008, 12:25 AM

first year putting in for a tag, I managed to get 6-15 west of Terrace, any tips for me thunderstix, this is your neck of thewoods:razz:

BCbillies

02-27-2008, 12:47 AM

first year putting in for a tag, I managed to get 6-15 west of Terrace, any tips for me thunderstix, this is your neck of thewoods:razz:

I just PM'd you. We need to increase our success rates on these critters!

GrizGuy92

02-27-2008, 01:00 AM

I know there is a big one that runs west of the Messilinka River between 20 & 30 km. His front paw tracks are nearly 10 inches wide in fresh snow.

10 inch pads?
noo cant be
thats like an 11 foot bear.

Shade Tree

02-27-2008, 09:54 AM

Snow won't be an issue in mid June. Finding a bear could be tricky.;-)

I will be flying in and hunting at about 5000 ft elevation on the plateau; that is why I am waiting for June.

I hope I can find a bear...

TIKA 300

02-27-2008, 07:17 PM

I will be flying in and hunting at about 5000 ft elevation on the plateau; that is why I am waiting for June.

I hope I can find a bear...

LUCKY BUGGER (rant,mumble,mumble,grrrr,im jealous) :grin: Have a great hunt...... Terry k

TherealSLYFOX

02-27-2008, 07:20 PM

Got my tag for dease lake area as well, looking forward to it got skunked the first time hoping for better luck

Will

02-27-2008, 08:13 PM

that's a great area for bears,I'm jealouse of yuo for getting such a great draw,there are big bears,really big bears up there, ive seann them with my owne eyes, don't belive me then thats fine too,but i'm telling the truth,big ones, really big ones,but be prepared for long shotss,it's the only waye to hunt them

The Hermit

02-27-2008, 08:19 PM

Got my notice today... didn't get lucky!

Will

02-27-2008, 09:21 PM

:lol:

What happened to your sig, Will?
No need to rub salt in that wound.......figured I'd be the bigger man and move along;-)

How about those Grizzlies ? :D

freeman6

02-27-2008, 11:00 PM

10 inch pads?
noo cant be
thats like an 11 foot bear.

I didn't measure its pad width, because in the soft snow they didn't show well. But its front paws leave tracks about ten inches wide in the snow. Measured with a tape measure several years in a row, just because they are SO BIG.

We have seen its tracks going down the road after the first heavy snow every year that I have hunted moose in that area. I'm not the only one either, because there are other camps in the area and we always discuss that bear seeing that bears tracks when we talk to each other. Nobody that I have talked to has ever had it bother a camp, but nobody wants to follow its tracks into the alders when it gets off the road either.

Would you believe me if I told you that there are blue (glacier) phase black bears in that part of the country as well?

You don't have to believe me, but I know what I see.

KodiakHntr

02-28-2008, 06:40 AM

Are you sure they are 10"? Alaskan Brownies leaving 10" tracks would cause quite a stir....An interior Grizz leaving a track like that would be.....well, unbelievable.

Not saying they aren't as I do not have first hand knowledge of said tracks, just seems to be a little on the large side. A 7" track is pretty impressive.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc182/KodiakHntr2/DSC01134.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc182/KodiakHntr2/DSC01133.jpg

Will

02-28-2008, 04:05 PM

...... but nobody wants to follow its tracks into the alders when it gets off the road either.
Lets go get him ! ............:???:

http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Rambo-2-lg02.jpg

hillclimber

02-28-2008, 04:16 PM

Lets go get him ! ............:???:

http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Rambo-2-lg02.jpg

Will if those are Rambo's exploding arrows... count me in!:D

showtimebc

02-28-2008, 08:59 PM

I got a draw close to Dease Lake aswell... :razz:

srupp

02-28-2008, 09:05 PM

Hmmm 10 " in the snow..not a relable indictor..certainly not a 11 foot interior bear BUT could be a dooooozy..that area does have some GREAT bears..

No COASTAL BEAR TAGS???

Steven

TSW

03-01-2008, 02:09 AM

I got my third draw in a row. (and not the second choice, get it everytime draw either) i should start buying lotto tickets with this kind of a run!! my draw is in region 6 once again. i'm hoping to find a bear that leaves tracks like this!! (shells are from a 300wm) pic is from this fall's hunt. it's an eery feeling seeing decently fresh tracks like that and being surrounded by thick bush!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/phpmsbL0SAM.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8356&size=big&cat=500)

6 K

03-01-2008, 04:39 AM

Fairy dropped off my results yesterday. Odds over 25:1. :icon_frowI'm not that lucky.
T.S.W. what do you mean "kinda eery"don't you mean "hairy":wink:

Jaxar

06-04-2013, 06:31 PM

I got a draw for 7-02, heading up there this Thursday. Can't find much info on grizzly hunting in that region but I'm thinking anywhere around Kinabasket lake might be good- here's hoping. If anyone knows about the area please send me some tips ;)