#78984 - 04/23/06 07:44 PM
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Juvenile at Sea
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Last time I checked there wasn't any legal bear hunting going on rite now in that part of the state (Kapowsin, Capitol forest, and SE WA are the only areas open, and only to permit) so have you heard if these guys were poaching or what?
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#78987 - 04/24/06 09:33 AM
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Returning Adult
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Loc: Puyallup, WA
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It's amazing how quick people are on here to condemn people.
Injured Hunter Had Been Chasing Bear On Private Timberland
April 23, 2006 By KOMO Staff & News Services
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FORKS, WASH. - A man injured by a black bear had been chasing the animal on private timberland when the bear turned the tables on its pursuers, the investigating officer said Sunday.
Bear season doesn't open until later in the year, but the man was hunting the animal under a special permit issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Rainier Timber, which owns the land where the hunt was proceeding Saturday, about 6 miles east of the Olympic National Park boundary.
It appeared the hunters had been pursuing the bear for some time, said Fish and Wildlife Officer Brian Fairbanks.
"It's like, you have the fight-or-flight response. It ran for so long, and then decided, 'We're not going to run any more,"' Fairbanks said.
At that point, the hunter and the bear were in heavy brush, the officer said. "He didn't realize the bear was there, and when he got close enough the bear jumped out and grabbed him."
It was not a surprise attack, he said. "They knew it was there - they'd been chasing it. ... The guy got bit but he was the one who put himself in position to get bit."
A second hunter shot and killed the bear before summoning help.
The injured man underwent surgery Sunday on a broken arm, Fairbanks said.
"The bear had grabbed his arm and dragged him down an embankment," he said. "It required some surgery to put him together."
The man, whose name was not released, also suffered a broken wrist and two bite wounds on the upper thigh.
It was a legal hunt, Fairbanks said, with no violation of conditions of the permit.
Fairbanks is based in Forks, an Olympic Peninsula community on the southwest edge of Olympic National Park.
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#78988 - 04/24/06 05:03 PM
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just so you all know, there is a privat land managment hunts in washington for the tree farms. they get to use dogs and can Bait. the hunter or hunters DO NOT get to keep the bears they kill. They come to a ficility or taxidermist who wins a bid for the disposal, taning and cleaning of hides and skulls. to be auctioned off at state sales, thies animals can never be resold for proffit and the hunting is buy special dog owners and controled by F&G. not just any one can do it.its sad really they kill an averag of 100 - 200 bears a year. Jim W
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#78990 - 04/25/06 12:02 AM
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 03/25/03
Posts: 119
Loc: Rochester, Washington
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Timber companies have always paid guys with hounds to kill bears. It happens all over western Washington. The state (DNR) isn't allowed to hire hunters to kill bears, so that's why they have the special spring season in Capitol Forest.
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#78991 - 04/26/06 03:19 AM
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Spawner
Registered: 03/17/06
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Loc: Olympia
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F' him.
Anyone dumb enough to chase a bear gets what he deserves.
Its just too bad the bear got the worst of it.
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#78992 - 04/26/06 10:05 AM
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 03/25/03
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Loc: Rochester, Washington
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Originally posted by Ichtyoid: F' him.
Anyone dumb enough to chase a bear gets what he deserves.
Its just too bad the bear got the worst of it. Huh? Please tell me it's not true...an anti-hunter on this board???
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#78993 - 04/26/06 01:49 PM
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Spawner
Registered: 03/17/06
Posts: 946
Loc: Olympia
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Im not an anti hunter. I hunt grouse, pheasant & quail.
But the fact remains: Anyone dumb enough to try and chase a bear into a thicket gets what he earns.
Its as dumb as poking a yellowjacket nest with a stick.
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#78994 - 04/26/06 02:07 PM
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Juvenile at Sea
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#78995 - 04/26/06 07:05 PM
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Three Time Spawner
Registered: 03/17/05
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Ichtyoid;
C'mon man, you can do better than that....
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#78996 - 04/26/06 07:06 PM
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Three Time Spawner
Registered: 03/17/05
Posts: 1799
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I don't think any of us would want a journalist to publish their version of anything we do, let alone one of our accidents !
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#78997 - 04/27/06 02:20 AM
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 06/18/03
Posts: 1060
Loc: north sound
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Originally posted by Aix sponsa: They come to a ficility or taxidermist who wins a bid for the disposal, taning and cleaning of hides and skulls. to be auctioned off at state sales, I'm not totally clear on that. Are you saying these bears are SOLD? If so, then whoever is getting the money for these, whether it's the state, timber company, or hired hunter, seems to be above the law.
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#78998 - 04/27/06 02:42 AM
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Originally posted by cupo: Originally posted by Aix sponsa: [b] They come to a ficility or taxidermist who wins a bid for the disposal, taning and cleaning of hides and skulls. to be auctioned off at state sales, I'm not totally clear on that. Are you saying these bears are SOLD? If so, then whoever is getting the money for these, whether it's the state, timber company, or hired hunter, seems to be above the law. [/b]YEP your the only one that has seen it. so were dose one startto stop it?
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#78999 - 04/27/06 09:50 AM
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 03/25/03
Posts: 119
Loc: Rochester, Washington
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Originally posted by cupo: Originally posted by Aix sponsa: [b] They come to a ficility or taxidermist who wins a bid for the disposal, taning and cleaning of hides and skulls. to be auctioned off at state sales, I'm not totally clear on that. Are you saying these bears are SOLD? If so, then whoever is getting the money for these, whether it's the state, timber company, or hired hunter, seems to be above the law. [/b]I'm not so sure about that. I talked to a guy hunting bears with hounds in Capitol Forest last year, and he told me when they kill a bear, they are not allowed to remove it from the woods. I suppose for anybody who is really worried about what actually happens to the bear, you could call the WDFW and ask. Personally, I really don't care what they do with it. I would prefer that they at least be required to make use of the meat.
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#79000 - 04/27/06 12:04 PM
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Registered: 01/13/03
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Loc: Port Orchard
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I have the paper work to prove it. Your buddy should tell you the truth next time
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#79001 - 04/27/06 12:35 PM
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 03/25/03
Posts: 119
Loc: Rochester, Washington
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He wasn't my "buddy." Like I said, just a guy I ran into in the Capitol Forest, last year when I was hunting bears with the special permit I drew. I wasn't very happy to see hound hunters up there chasing the same bears I was hunting. But that's what he told me, that they kill the bear and have to leave it, not sure why he would lie. It seemed odd to me at the time that the law required them to leave the bear in the woods. BTW, the only reason they were up in Capitol Forest is they (supposedly) had started chasing the bear on private land, where the landowner had a serious problem with tree damage.
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#79002 - 04/29/06 06:02 PM
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Eyed Egg
Registered: 02/08/03
Posts: 9
Loc: Rochester, Washington
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Huh? Please tell me it's not true...an anti-hunter on this board??? Ichy is also a sealion hugger.
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