Grizzlies Near Princeton

[Deer_Slayer]

Anyone else encounter any Grizzly near Coalmont..near Princeton? I was hunting other day and near dark was walking back to camp when I looked back and I saw a big bear following my trail about 60 yards back. I had a black bear tag and stopped and began raising my rifle when I realized this was no black bear but a very robust Grizzly. This bear saw me and tensed up and I thought holy crap it's gonna charge, but after a 30 second stand off it turned and bolted back down the logging road (Cook Creek Forestry Road) Needless to say I was shocked, and just wonder if anyone else has seen any Grizz in this area. I know an effort has been in the works to re-establish the North Cascades Grizzly population, so maybe it's working, or have Grizzly always been in this area?

[Kirby]

I saw a Grizzly just north west of there a couple of years ago.

[30-06]

there around , not very abundant tho , mainly in the highcountry by kelly peaks but theres some scattered all around

[lovemywinchester]

I heard there was a Grizz hanging around Leighton Lk/Tunkwa area this summer. I saw one three summers ago in Plateau lake as well. It came out of the bush and walked into the lake in the middle of the afternoon. They are around.

[Iron Glove]

We have a place in Tulameen right on the river.
Two years ago late summer we took 4 dogs across the river for a hike and maybe 3/4 km from our place we saw a bear, maybe 100 m. up the trail we were on.
Quick look at it, told the wife we were heading home in a hurry 'cause it was a small grizzly. Just lucky none of the dogs saw it.
Wife now insists I carry a gun when we hike.
They are rare in the area but yep, they are there.

[bc_buckshot]

I saw what I still think was a grizz in princeton while taking lil bro for youth season bucks.At frist I thought it was just a huge brown bear and was going to take it but I thought bears weren't open yet and didn't have the regs on me so we left it. Good thing I went with my gut feeling

[Brambles]

When you travel on Clear grizzly bear migratory trails you gotta expect these encounters...

[markt308]

Never seen a grizz around there, good to know . thanks for posting

[SHACK]

I saw one up on the slashes at the corner of Tulameen river road and the turn off to the Coq/Murphy Lks. about 15 years ago. Also saw one near Loadstone Lk. about a year later by the corals just down from the lake. They are definetly around, and have been for a long time. Just few and far between.

[johnk]

Regular sightings on Thynne Mountain. Andys Lake "used" to be a favourite fishing hole!

[Caveman]

When you travel on Clear grizzly bear migratory trails you gotta expect these encounters...

Listen to "Treadwell Brambles" he speaks from experience. :wink:

[30-06]

i seen one last season up whipsaw/Lamonte early september running through a cutblock

[Big Lew]

During the middle sixties and into the seventies I backpacked up onto Mt Fahr, Glossy, and Forge Mts. several times, well before all the logging and mining activity, There were a few grizzlies up there at that time, as well as a large population of the original wild horses.(I have some movie film of me pulling a big stallion out of a mud-hole in 1972, took me 1/2 a day to powersaw and winch my 4x4 into that swamp) There was a healthy population of deer, black bear, grouse, wolves, beaver, ducks, and geese all throughout that area at that time, as well as a very large number of coyotes. There are several areas reverting back to wilderness again, so it makes sense that if there are any grizzlies still around, they should do well.

[srupp]

In the early fall of 1975 while I was living in Princeton, i and a friend went hiking near Tuelameen...across the flumes up a old access rd here comes a mother grizzly and 2 cubs...last thing I expected that day...I remember clearly as this mom was in a real cranky mood and did several huffing and puffing and bluff charges,,unwarranted in my estimation..however all worked out well....

cheers
Steven

[Brizz]

I've heard reports a few times of Grizz up the Whipsaw from the 4x4 crowd.

[DBM]

Saw a cub off to the side of the road on Lawless Creek FSR, and my friend's hounds chased one around on Copper Creek FSR outside of Manning Park

[Deer_Slayer]

good to know now. I lived in the Kootenays a long time and now live in Vancouver and really thought no grizzly bears were in this neck of the woods. I guess I was being naive and now I know better. Thanks for the responses.

[NitwiT]

Kastles and I were hunting for spring black bear on whipsaw, about 20? km in, place called Garrison Creek FSR. Drove all the way in, and found a sign warning of Grizzly Bear rehabilitation. Stalked a small blackie for a bit, then headed back out, suprised to run into two grizz on the road, about 1km south of the sign.

Mark

[ruger#1]

Was talking to one of the forestry guys last year when I was fishing goose lake. I thought I had saw a grizzly, He said there is a big one up around Hornet lake. There are also Grizzlies at the other end of Harrison Lake. My buddy used to live at Port Douglas and had confirmed that I did see one in that area.

[kastles]

Stupid bears can't read

[sparkes3]

great now they are coming outside of their posted areas no one is safe in the woods anymore.