JQN A-.1C.CI A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF HISTORIC AND RECENT REPORTS OF GRIZZLY BEARS, URSUS ARCTOS, IN THE NORTH CASCADES AREA OF WASHINGTON Paul T. Sullivan Washington Department of Game November 26,1983 ABSTRACT A two month study sought to record reports of grizzly bears, Sinus arctos, in the North Cascades area of Washington State and adjacent British Columbia. Three hundred forty-six people likely to have seen grizzlies or likely to have reliable information about the bears were interviewed, producing 233 reports of grizzlies spanning the last 130 years. Sources of variation in the quality of observations and the reporting of those observations is discussed. Criteria for evaluating reports and verifying sightings are suggested. The need for further research and for better public education is emphasized. 1 During two months in the late summer of 1983 I conducted a study to gather baseline data on the occurrence of grizzly bears in the North Cascades area of Washington State and adjacent British Columbia. I attempted to gather information on both historic and recent evidence of the bears: including kills, sightings, or other signs of their presence. The area covered by this study included the forested portioins of Watcom, Skagit, and Snohomish counties, all of Chelan and Okanogan counties, and adjacent portions of British Columbia. The study built upon data gathered previously by the Natural Heritage Data System of the Washington Department of Game - Nongame Program and upon sightings listed in a report published by the North Cascades National Park (Bjorklund, 1980). This report incorporated a search of 24 published sources as well as unpublished reports in the park's files. METHODS The interview was the principal tool of this study. Persons likely to have seen grizzly bears or to have reliable information about them were contacted either in person or by telephone. Personnel of agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Washington Department of Game, and the Cooperative Extension Service were contacted. Names of potential witnesses were solicited. A more extensive network of private citizens was interviewed including hunters, packers, miners, sheepherders, cattlemen, backpackers, climbers, etc. In addition, organizations such as The Mountaineers were asked to place a notice in their newsletters soliciting reports of sightings. In conducting the interviews, leading questions were avoided. I assumed that questions such as "Did you see the dished face?" and "Did you see the long claws?" would bring positive answers and falsely inflate the number of well-described sightings. Instead, I allowed the witness to tell the story in his or her own words, and simply recorded it as told. If no confirming details were volunteered, I asked, "What made you call it a grizzly?" With each interview I also asked for names of other potential witnesses and thus built up a network of persons to interview. In addition to interviews, various documentary sources were explored. The files of various agencies were checked, including the Provincial Museum, Victoria,B.C. Information from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Winnipeg, Manitoba, was graciously provided by archivist Judith Beattie. An index to the _Spokesman_Review of Spokane, 1887-1920, was searched. I also visited the Washington State Library in Olympia and libraries at the University of Washington and Washington State University. The holdings of several museums around the state and beyond were checked. Unfortunately, time and money allowed little more than a•cursory search of these documentary sources. RESULTS At the height of the fir trade, especially during the period 1820-1860, the Hudson's Bay Company kept accurate records of all pelts taken at each of their trading posts, including three in present day Washington and one in southern British Columbia. An examination of these records shows that the mnrket for bear hides increased after 1840 and the number passing through each outpost conseciently rose. Peak years at the various posts were: Fort Colville, 382 grizzly bear hides in 1849; Fort Nez Perce (Walla Walla), 32 hides in 1846; Thompson's River (B.C.), 11 hides in 1851. Four hides were also taken at Fort Niosqually (near Tacoma) during the period. Unfortunately, the trading areas of these posts overlap the present boundaries of Washington and it is not possible to say how many of these bears were taken in the state. The period following the fir trade saw an invasion of explorers, settlers, and miners who were less interested in bears and less intent on record keeping. Information from this period is sketchy and anecdotal. Only in more recent times can we hope to obtain more complete information through interviewing living observers. Three hundred forty-six people were interviewed in the course of this study, including 76 employees of various government agencies, 262 private citizens, and eight Canadian officials. Two hundred thirty-three reports of grizzly bears were compiled. Original details were contributed to one or more of these reports by 156 people, and another 20 people were acquainted with well-known grizzly bear stories. The remaining 170 people had neither seen grizzly bears nor heard reports which they believed. Some members of this latter group expressed strong opinions about the credibility of any report of grizzlies in the North Cascades. Personnel of the Department of Game were especially skeptical. These results are shown in Table 1. The reports themselves are compiled in Table 2. As might be expected, the quality of the observations and the reporting of those observations varried from one report to the next. Several sources of variation in the observations can be postulated. The terrain of the area is rugged, and the amount of vegetative cover varies widely. Any grizzly bears present might be expected to occur non-randomly in preferred habitats. In addition, the density of potential human observers in this mountainous backcountry has changed repeatedly over the past 130 years. Mining boomtowns and CCC camps brought substantial settlements to remote areas in the past. Sheepherding was widespread on the east slope of the Cascades. Forest Service fire lookouts were posted throughout the area. Although these types of human activity have diminished, the modern outdoor recreation boom produces large numbers of visitors in the backcountry. - The Pasayten Wilderness approached an average of 82 visitor-days per square mile in the summer of 1982. It may be argued that in the past there were fewer people in the area, but they were long-term residents familiar with the wildlife around them, while today's crowds are short-term visitors. It is unlikely that present visitors are more dispersed than those in the past. The expertise and methods of these observers has varied as well. In the past as well as the present, observers' familiarity with grizzly bears has ranged from fearsome myth to well founded knowledge. The reliability of some observations in the past was enhanced by the use of gunsights. Provocation, stealth, or sheer chance have brought some observers close to the bears. Others have relied on field glasses and helicopters to approach their quarry. Unfortunately, cameras have rarely been employed successfully. The reporting of these observations varied AS well. The failing memories of some older observers blurred details and surely led to the complete omission of some reports. The use of the telephone and the short span allowed for, some interviews contributed to this loss. When interviewed in person and Allowed time to think some older observers recalled more reports of bears. Many witnesses who could have added confirming details have died. Not surprisingly, duplicate witnesses 3 to the same sighting or kill gave different accounts of the details. Without concurrent events to anchor the time of the observation, observers' awareness of the passing of time grew vague. Dates varied by as much as a decade. (For entry in Table 2, "about 15 years ago" was translated as "about 1968.1 Only rarely could the observers interviewed be expected to enumerate the textbook field marks which distinguish grizzlies from black bears: the hump on the shoulder, the dished face, the long claws, the distinctive track or scat. Such categorization was not part of the education of most observers. Nonetheless, many observers undoubtedly know the difference. Personal standards of verification also played a role in the reports I received. Some observers were extremely cautious in assigning the name "grizzly" to a sighting, even after describing all the critical field marks in detail. Other observers were willing to identify a big bear seen briefly a half mile away as "definitely a grizzly." In spite of these variations an attempt was made to classify the reports into four categories (see "Class" in Table 2). A two step process was employed. The first step evaluated the content of the report as recorded. Class 1 reports were _those confirmed by a photo or a carcass of a bear. Class 2 reports were verbal accounts which included two or more of the distinguishing characteristics: hump, claws, face, tracks, or scat. Class 3 reports included mention of only one of the distinguishing characteristics, usually the hump. Class 4 reports only included mention of the size or color of the bear, omitting all the distinguishing charactersistics, or, in the case of some published reports, gave no details at all. The second, more difficult step involved adjusting the class of a report up or down the scale based on an assessment of the knowledge of the observer. In the course of several interviews the observers displayed a clear knowledge of the distinctions between grizzly and black bears, and then went on to relate several sightings without linking specific characteristics to specific sightings. Other observers, while mentioning the distinguishing characteristics, were known by their peers to embellish their hunting tales, perhaps convincing themselves in the later retellings. This second step assessment was hampered by the brief contact I had with some of the observers, often by telephone, without the benefit of this peer review. In some cases I was required to make a judgement based on limited information. Therefore, the class assigned to a report does not represent an absolute, final judgement about the truthfulness of any observer or about the accuracy of any individual report. I am keenly aware that encounters with wildlife species as majestic or fearsome as the grizzly bear are privileged moments in the life of any observer. CONCLUSIONS The 233 reports presented in Table 2 cannot be used to count the number of grizzly bears in the North Cascades during the past 130 years. No doubt there have been more grizzly bears present than those cited in the 12 Class 1 reports. If many of the 67 Class 2 reports, some of the 102 Class 3 reports, and a few of the 52 Class 4 reports represent actual grizzly bears, the number of human-grizzly encounters in the North Cascades recorded in Table 2 approaches 100. However, the table includes duplicate observations of single bears, e.g. the "old gray bear" seen on Miners Ridge in the 1930s end 1940's. I have been :4b1e to identify 28 reports which probably involve duplicate observations of only 10 bears. No doubt there are more such duplications. Some observers believe there were more grizzlies in the past, but their numbers were severely reduced by the sheepherders. Others claim there are probably as many grizzlies now as there ever were: a scattered few. Many doubt whether they are still to be found in the North Cascades, but the reports continue to come in. The last grizzly bear killed in the area was taken by Rocky Wilson on Fisher Creek in 1967. The species has been legally protected since 1969, making the camera the best tool for verifying the presence of grizzlies in the area. Thus far, a convincing photo taken in the last 16 years has not appeared. Among some skeptics, this is taken as evidence that the grizzly no longer roams the North Cascades. However, such strict requirements for verification are unrealistic. Hunters and backpackers cannot be expected to roam the mountains with high powered telephoto lenses at the ready. Until a better educated public knows the distinguishing field marks of grizzlies and takes written notes on sightings, or until the skeptic himself sees a grizzly, the verbal descriptions of conscientious observers deserve credence. POSTSCRIPT: Two months was too short a time to do justice to a study such as this. Numerous sources remain unexplored. My list of people not reached runs to over 85 names. My coverage of the Nooksack valley north of Mt. Baker and the Skykomish valley west of Stevens Pass was nil. Coverage of reports from the Canadian side of the border was cursory. More thorough serches of library and museum sources remain to be done. The newspaper files in several major cities in the area remain untapped. Other loose ends remain to be tied up, and discrepancies remain unresolved. My appeal for reports, which was published in several organizations' newsletters, is producing some late returns. The above report should be considered a preliminary report. 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This study could not have been conducted without the generous aid of many people who provided office space, telephones, and answering services. I wish to thank John Hook and Dennis Lowry of the Okanogan National Forest and Robert Wassem of the North Cascades National Park. Special thanks go to Rob Shull and the staff at the Twisp Ranger District, which served as my central base. Thanks also to Jerry Hickman, Gail Spaeth, and Tom Juelson, Department of Game, for their behind the scenes support. This study was funded under the Endangered Species Act. Table 1: •• Responses of 346 persons interviewed about reports of grizzly bears In the North Cascades area of Washington and adjacent British Columbia. Reported details Citizens Agency personnel . Totals No Story 134 16 112 20 2 32 0 2 20 Dept. of Game personnel Canadian officails Acquainted with well-known story 2 158 0 20 6 170 Table 2. 233 reports of grizzly bears in the North Cascades, 1850-1933 Year Observer Address Location Observation .11 id I800's Edith Bedal f. Majors, 1983 Sauk II. T33N,R1OE Sighting 2 The Sauk Indians saw grizzlies come down into Sauk Prairie during especially bad winters. 1868 Thomas Stratton Edmund Coleman, C. Majors, 1978, f. fijoridund, 1980 T38N,R8E Tracks 3 T.S. and E.C. saw grizzly tracks near the summit of Mt. Baker. 1837 July 13 Albert Rogers f. Majors, 1983 T31N,R16E Sighting 3 A.R. saw a grizzly at Lyman L. 1887 Aug. 10 Albert Rogers f. Majors, 1983 T28N,R13E,S18 Sighting 3 A.R. saw a grizzly with two cubs near Saddle Gap. 1.892 Smi th Price f. Spokesman Rev., Spokane, 1 - 6- 92 Sedro Woolley NE of town Kill Size 3 S.P. Idlled a 700 lb. bear NE of Sedro. about 1895 William Blankenship, d. f. L.M. Hull, 1929 A Ilistori p 403 L. Wenatchee T27N,R16E Kill Size, color 2 The bear killed a cow and was unable to drag the carcass out of the lake. A gun trap was set, which wounded the bear. Then hunters finished it off. "He was a true grizzly in color and of immense size, but dreadfully poor, with teeth and claws worn down and broken." 1896 Hamilton Wells, d. 1. Beekey, 1969, f. Bjorklund, 1980 T4ON,R9E Sighting Silvertip 3 H.W., prospector, named the "Silver Tip" claim on Ruth Cr. for a large grizzly who lived nearby. 1899 Anon f. Majors, 1975, 1. Bjorklund, 1980 T29N,R13E,S20 Sighting 4 A grizzly was sighted at Indian Pass. about 1900 Anon f. Majors, 1975, f. Bjorklund, 1980 T29N,R12E,528 Sighting 4 A grizzly was sighted at Curry Gap. 1900-10 Frank Heath, d. C. Frank Austin T33N,R20E,S16 Kill 1 Twisp P.A. recalls that his grandfather, P.M, and a man named Majors killed an 800 lb. silvertlp approx. 1 mi. above Canyon Cr. on the Twisp R. 1965 R. 'Slug' Davis Winthrop T3IN,R18ET Sighting 3 S.D. recalls that his father met a grizzly on the trail while carrying mall from Winthrop to the Barron Mine. 1909 two prospectors C. Spokesman Rev., Spokane, 10-25-09 T31N,R17E Sighting 2 A bear treed the two men at the head of the Entlat It. As they progressively escaped to trees spaced further apart, the bear gave up. Its track won 9 it 14 in. Details Slivertip Silvertlp, track Class Description Year Observer 1910 f. Spokesman Rev., Spokane, 9-1-10 about 1919 Charlie Eder 1913 C.D. Merriam, 1916 C Majors, 1983 Address Oroville Location Observation Details T31N,R17E Sighting enst of Republic Kill T3ON,R16E Kill SUvertip Type specimen Class Description 2 The bear killed 300 sheep, and mauled a herder, Emil PellIgrIn, to death near the Entiat It. 3 C.E. recalls that his brother John shot a grizzly "right between the eyes" as it crossed a log toward hint In the forest E. of Republic. 1 The type specimen for the Chelan bear (tIrs-us rhelan), was taken near Trinity and Phelps Cr. campground. It was later reclassified as a grizzly (Llawa amiss). .913 Paul Lovejoy Omak T35,36N,R24E? Kill Hide 2 P.L. recalls a bear killed "above Conconully" by Billy Sproul. The hide was dried and laid out in a vacant lot In Conconully which P.L. crossed on his way to school. As a small child he was scared of the hide and ran past it. It was "a big thing." It was supposed to be a grizzly. 2 W.B. saw grizzly tracks along Entiat Ridge. 2 W.B. saw tracks in a dusty area trampled by sheep E. of Mad L. They were I x 16 in. with no skid, and deep. The bear "must have been as big as a big cow or horses 15-1600 lb." Sighting 3 A grizzly was sighted near Kodak Pk. T36N,R2OE Kill 3 ILL recalls that a grizzly was killed by the cattleman's association up Cub Cr. about 1916. C.I. recalls that the incident happened at the head of Cub Cr., near the cabin, about 1920. "Dad" CareII and other cowboys found a bear with a cow "In its arms" and scared It off with six guns. T31N,R14E Sighting 4 C.J. recalls his father, W.J. saw 2 big bears up on Miners Ridge. 'r32N,Ri21: Sighting 4 A grizzly was sighted on Green Mt. 912-16 W.O. Burgess Plain T27,28N,R1BE Tracks 314-15 W.O. Burgess Plain T28N,R18E,S7 Track out 15 Rufus Woods Sr. AlonC— • p.31 C Majors, 1983 T29N,R14E 16-20 Bill Imes Clair Imes 7 at 9 Will Jenkins C Charles Jenkins Anon Winthrop Size Darrington 1975 C iljorklund, 1980 F. Metiora, e •-• Address Location Observation Details L. Wenatchee T3IN,R17E K ill Clarence Heckendorn Winthrop T3814,R20E,S10 Track 323's N els Osterberg f. litachbagJia, p.87 Sulphur Cr. T3214,R 12 920's Alvie Sharp, d. f. Dick Horn 'car Observer bout 320 Edson Dow Adventures 320 Class Description 2 A grizzly was killed by E.D.'s grandfather and others on the upper Entiat R. Wounded by 30-30's, It charged the hunters and was finally dropped within a few yards of them. 3 C.H. was packing for a sheepherder over Billy Goat Pass above Drake Cr. when he saw a huge bear track, bigger than his boot. Sy Wollers, d., prospector, saw it too and told C.H. he "could lay his prospectors pick In the track." That is approx. 16 in. Kill 1 N.O., miner, killed a "mammoth" grizzly on Lime Mt. T38N,R 16E Sighting 3 A.S. told D.H. that he saw a grizzly near the Anacortes Mine. He was unarmed and backed away when the bear stood its ground. p 67 Size Winthrop 920's Will Flournoy, d. 1. Ken White Winthrop T35N,R19E,S20 Kill 4 K.W. remembers that Will Flournoy, d., killed a grizzly in Gardiner Mdws. He was unsure of any details. 320's W.O. Burgess Plain T29N,R16E T3ON,R 15E Kill 2 W.B., range inspector for the USES, recalls that sheepherders shot a couple grizzlies on the Napeequa R. Tom Bagwell Chelan T27N,R2OE Kill 3 While riding for Brannigan, T.B. shot a grizzly at the head of Muddy Cr. from a distance of approx. 75 yds with a 30-30. T32N,R12E Kill 3 H.M. recalls meeting an old USFS trail builder who told of killing a grizzly with a .45 on Green Mt. after the bear had mauled some Indian women. T39N,R 17E, S27,28 Kill 2 A grizzly was "making the rounds" of the sheep bands at the head of the Pasayten It. near Slate Pk. A government hunter shot it, and it went down into the timber in Goat L. Basin below Holman Pk. He wouldn't go after it. After a week or so, the sheepmen went and found the carcass. It measured 11 ft. long and 8 in. between the eyes. The tracks were about 17 x 7 in. (G.A. showed track size with his hands.) T3ON,R17E,S13 Kill 1 U.S. was told by A.L.K. that government hunter Peterson killed a grizzly bear on Borealis Ridge. The beer had been killing sheep. .21 t USES trail builder, 1. Harvey Manning Isaquah 122-24 Gene Alban Omak 922 A.L. Roo', 1. Gordon Stuart Dom ke L., 711:111 322 above Lucerne Size 4 Y cm- Observer Address Location Observation Details Class ?firly George Miller hInnson T4fIN,R2IE Kill 1 020's 923 eptember Description A grizzly was killing cattle N. of Winthrop. O.M. saw its track in Cub Cr. Bob Flournoy shot it in Cold Spring Basin with a .30 Luger, but the bear went on. It was finally killed by sheepherders near Spanish Camp. The government hunter, Peterson, claimed he killed it, but they say he found it already dead. A bear killed several cattle in the Winthrop 1 Hide Kill, T39N,RI7E Winthrop C. Methow Valley area. Government hunter Pete Peterson tracked photo T3GN,R2OE Journal, 9-20-23 the bear and killed it. Two photos were taken Lawrence Peters, Bob Madison showing the carcass and stretched hide. (L.P. and others have copies.) The location of the kill was placed IV. of Holman Pass by the newspaper account. B.M. says the photo of the carcass shows alpine country near the head of Goat Cr. This incident was recalled (differently) by many sources. 124 W.O. Burgess Plain T28N,R16E,S23 Sighting 3 W.B. saw a grizzly, approx. 150 yds. away on McCall Mt. 124 W.O. Burgess Plain T28N,R17E,521 Sighting 2 W.B. saw a grizzly near the Chiwawa R. road at the mouth of Chikamin Cr. He got out of his car and shot at it with a Luger pistol. It charged. He ran for the car, emptying the pistol over his shoulder. The bear came within 100 ft. as he reached the car, then turned aside. 25 Barry Sherling Or oville H.S. recalls that his neighbor just north 3 Kill above Molson across the Canadian border, Christian Piedmont, was loosing pigs. A government hunter came and killed a grizzly. Z6 Anon f. Methow Valley Journal, er-1P-28 Winthrop T35N,R20E,S1 Tracks Size 2 A bear with tracks bigger than the grizzly killed by Pete Peterson in 1923 made a nightime survey near Rendezvous Camp. Its route was reported as Windy Pass to Holman Pass to Billy Goat Mt. to Rendezvous Camp and back to Windy Pass. It did no damage, but Hugh McShane was to be assigned to hunt it If it visited again. 131ll Lester Winthrop T4014,R18E Sighting Hump 3 %L., Stanley Parkinson, d., and Henry Tonseth, d., were putting in trail and telephone line on the Chuchuwateen R. going to Monument 83 lookout. They met a sow grizzly with a cub. She put them up,a tree, and reared up on her hind feet at them. 7-29 Year Observer Address Torn Drumheller, Jr. Ephrata, Seattle T39N,R18E,S5 Sighting before 1934-35 John Blankenship, d. 1. Norm Renaud Stehekin Twisp T33N,R18E Sighting 1934 W.O. Burgess Plain T3ON,R15E Sighting 1934 W.O. Burgess Plain T26N,R16E, (522?) In d 1930's Albert Trieber Ephrata 1935-36 Mat Pederson 1935-36 Mat Peterson 1936 1536 Sept. 1933-35 Location Observation Details Class Hump, size, color Description 2 In 1933 several black youth from New York were working at the CCC camp at the Pasayten airport. Two of them were frightened by a bear in the horse pasture above the airport. A couple years later T.D. Sr. and Jr. were riding across the ridge from Soda Cr. to Rock Cr. about 2 miles W. of the hone pasture. Cutting up through a slide area they came up below • large, gray, humped bear. T.D. Sr. warned T.D. Jr. to stay still but to climb a tree if trouble came. The bear went off without seeing them. 3 In 1934-35 J.B. told the young N.R. that he had seen a grizzly bear up Purple Cr. above Steheicin. N.R. says J.B. was a reliable witness. 2 W.B. saw a grizzly 200 yds. away on Buck Cr. It wee a fine specimen, a real silvertip with the light mane fading into brown legs. Sighting 3 W.B. saw a small, 2 yr old (2), grizzly on the trail up to L. Julius from Coulter Cr. T37N,R18E,S31 Kill 2 A.T., age 6, saw a grizzly that one of his father's sheepherders had killed in Arrwle Basin. Pateros T36N,R18E,S3 Sighting 2 M.P. saw a small grizzly in the sheep trail acmes from Deadhorse Pt. He said these used to be a few in the Harts Pass area. He On sees grizzlies le Alaska. Pateros T37N,R17E Sighting 3 While working trail M.P. saw large grizzly on the ridge between Trout Cr. arot the Meter R. He has seat grizzlies in Alaska. Mat Peterson Pateros T37N,R18E,S36 Track 3 M.P. was fishing below the switchback at the bottom of Robinson Cr. when beau a nail grizzly track primps 9 Ia. Bill Weiuneyer Okanogan T38N,R17E,523 Sighting 3 S.W., pecking for MS, was cooing ad free Pasaytea airport when be set 'big. beidifeeed, sliver beer below Buffalo Pe on the seep driveway. Ile got good long look fie WS yds. The be resee ea the driveway and be teed to the trot in Mee tam. • Silvertlp Silvertip • • • 1936-37 McKinley Thompson, d. f. Norm Renaud T31N,R20E,S9 Twisp Sighting 3 • M.D., sheepherder, told H.R. that • bear bad dee bls ha pack mule into timber near Boiling Lend deed it s he had to kill it. He waited for the bear and saw it the next day. It was a grizzly. He wounded it with 311-301, but never found It. N.R. says he was reliable wiles. • • • Year Observer Address Location Observation 1937 Curt Courtney Ocean Park T3SN,R14E Sighting 3 C.C. saw a grizzly at the head of the N. Plc. of Bridge Cr. while fishing. late 1930's Vince Wehmeyer f.13uck McKinney Winthrop T37N,R17E Sighting 4 V. W. and Ken Thopmson, d., were cutting trail up Mill Cr. K.T. took a shot at the bear near the Azurite Mine. about 1938 Don Chalmers Okanogan T36N,R23E,S28 Track Size 4 D.C. saw a big bear track on Old Baldy. Local sheepherders said they had seen a grizzly. He did not see the bear. He was not sure that the tracks were grizzly tracks. 1938 Charlie Owens, d. f. George Honey T39N,R17E,524 Hill Color, grizzly 3 Twisp C.O., a sheepherder, killed an "old, roan, grizzly sow" near his camp 3-4 mi. above Rock Cr. on th W. Fk. of the Pasayten R. G.H., USFS, talked to C.O., but did not see the bear. 1939 Curt Courtney Ocean Park T35N,R14E Sighting, track Claws, hump 2 C.C. and Chan McClain were clearing trail at the head of the N. Fk. of Bridge Cr. They saw a bear at the top of a snow slide. As they climbed up for a better look they lost track of the bear. Coming down they found big tracks, then the bear in a depression in the snow only 16-20 ft. away. The head looked "as broad as [a] brush knife" was long. It had long claws and a hump. He estimated 6-800 lbs. It didn't move, and they backed away. about Elmer Campbell Alethow T33N,R19E Sighting Hump, size 3 EX., USFS packer, was camped approx. 6 mi. up War Cr. above Twisp R. When he went to get his horses in the morning he saw a bear feeding on a hillside across the creek, approx. 200 yds. away. It had hump and was as big as his pack horse. He has Seen grizzlies since. 1930's, 1946's ALL. 'Tug' Thomas Bryant T3ON,R14E Sightings 3 Ile and his hunting friends "used to see 'ern (grizzlies] all the time" up around Glacier Pk. about 1940 Rufus Woods, Sr. Minx... P.31 f. Majors, 1983 T28N,R15E Sighting 3 A grizzly was sighted on the Little Wenatchee R. about 1940 Dick Pidcock Twisp T39N,RI7E Skull 2 D.P. found a large skull about 2 ft. wide near Pisspot Camp near Soda Plc. He removed a tooth which measured 4 7/8 in. and gave it to Tom Drumheller nbcu t Leonard Buchmnster Chelan T39,40N,11 19E Sighting 1939 Details Size Class 3 Description Pocking for sheepmen, L.B. saw a errinlu hlnrkmncv hk trail nanr Iiiebl pn Latert. Year Observer Address Location Observation Details about 1940 Leonard Buchmaster Chelan T39N,R19E Sighting 3 Packing for sheepmen, L.B. saw a big grizzly on Ptarmigan Pk. about 1940 Leonard Buchmaster Chelan T39N,R18E Kill 3 Packing for sheepmen, LB. shot a grizzly on Buckskin Ridge. It had been killing sheep. about 1940 sheepherders C. Don Chalmers T4ON,R20E,S17 Sighting 4 Okanogan The sheepherders told D.C. that they had seen a grizzly near Sheep L. early Clayton Reece Darrington T3ON,R14E,S31 Sighting Silver 3 C.R., his father Albert, and Jess Leedie saw a silver sow and a dark cub while hunting deer Just S. of White Chuck cinder cone. early 1940's Foss CrevelIng Methow T37N,R18E Sighting Size 4 F.C. went up to Harts Pass to check on his horses around the time of the Chancellor fire. On his way out, about half way along Rattlesnake Cr., a large bear came out and stood on a rock. He stopped the pick-up and looked. He was sure it was a grizzly. 1940-41 Dick Padcock Twisp 139N,R17E Sighting Size, 4 Chasing sheep for T. Drumheller, D.P. came upon a large, brown, sleeping sow in a snow slide on Soda Plc. She awoke and made 3 advances at him. He stood his ground and held a six gun on her. Eventually she left, and he fired a couple shots in the air to hurry her off. He estimated her size to equal his 1100 b. pack hone. 1941 Curt Courtney Ocean Park T35N,R14E Sighting 3 C.C. saw a grizzly at the N. Fic. of Bridge 0. while fighting fire. 1941 Buck McKinney Winthrop T39N,R17,18E Sighting Track 3 While cutting timber on Rock Cr. with Ken Thopmson, d., B.McK. went after a tool around some brush and saw a bear. He spoke; the bear came toward him. He detoured. Later they measured the track at 13 in. 1942 Art RyaIs Darrington T31N,R12E, Sighting Color 2 A.R. rounded a turn near milepost 12 on the trail from Meadow Mt. to Fire Mt. and found himself facing the "big gray bear.," a sow with one gray and one brown cub. The long gray hair on the back was petted like a mane. She came for him. He dropped his fire pack and ran for a tree. The bear got a swipe at him, cutting open his boot and his foot. He sat in the tree 1 1/2 hrs before the bear left. Ile was packed out of the mountain on a horse. Class 1940's S13,14 Description 10 ear Observer Address Location Observation Details Class Description boht 943 Omar Smith Emmet Smith Riverside Omsk T4ON,R23E Kill 1 0.5.: The Smith sheep camp was plagued by a bear that visited in the night and took a total of 80 sheep. Ross Smith, d., awoke one night to find the beer a few feet from his sleeping bag. Finally, 0.S. came on a fresh kill in Long Draw and laced it with strychnine. They found the dead bear a couple days later in Horseshoe Basin. E.S.:You could tell when a grizzly took a sheep because they could carry off the kill without dragging it on the ground. 1943-44 M.L.'Tug' Thomas Bryant T31N,R13E,S30 Kill Color 1 T.T" his wife and four children, and Chuck Banat were on Fire Mt. looking down when the" old gray" bear charged them. It had belly hair a foot long that flowed out "like a flying squirrel." He shot her in the shoulder and stopped her charge. Blood spirted and she went down Into the brush. They tracked her nearly to Pie Cr., but she was never seen again. 1943 Charles Dwdley La Conner T32N,R12E,S3 Sighting, photo Color, size 3 C.D. and Hugh Ritter, USFS ranger, took supplies to Green Mt. lookout. They went fishing and photographing. They snuck tm on a grizzly with a movie camera. It ran when they stood up and C.D. got about 10 seconds of footage. It was a big bear with a white ruff. mid 1940's Frank Airey,d. f. Buck McKinney Twisp Winthrop T37N,R17,18E Kill 4 FA, shot a young grizzly near Harts Pass 1946 Art Ryals Darrington T31N,R13E Sighting 2 A.R. and Leroy Hoffman saw a bigger Pass, a sow with • gray and a gray bear below Fire brown cub. He belives she was a cub of the gray bear that treed him in 1842. She had the hump and face of : grizzly. 1946 Andy and Dolly Holland Switchbarks, p.126 Lopez I. T31N,R12E, S14,15 Sighting 2 A. A D. were hiking, unarmed, from Meadow Mt. to Fire Pass and stopped for a drink at a stream. They saw a black bear begin to run wildly downhill and laughed. Then a grizzly reared up from O. bushes 30-40 ft away. They ran ttrough the alpine fir thicket. The bear followed, but gave Les. .946 fall Art ityds DarrinEton T3ON,1114E,S6 Sighting, Kill 2 A.R. and two brothers-br-law watched • chocolate colored, 8-900 lb grizzly catching grasshoppers on Glacier Ridge. Later they killed • similar, smaller bear that had a shoulder hump. Hump, head Color, size, hump a. 9% • Year Observer Address Location Observation Details 1946-47 Charles Jenkins Darrington T3511/41,R 13E Sighting Roll of hide, size 4 C.J., his father and mother, and a friend were at Cascade Pass. They saw a big bear up on a hillside. As it ran uphill its hide rolled from side to side. He shot twice to scare it off. His father, Will Jenkins, swears it was a grizzly. 1046-47 July-Aug. Phil Taylor Sedro Woolley T35N, R 13E Sighting Silvertip 3 P.T. and Wade Leroy were on a weekend outing, riding on Sahale Arm above Doubtful L. They saw a medium sized bear with long, gray tipped hair about 100-150 yds below in a basin to the west. P.T. wanted to shoot, but W.L. talked him out of It. late 1940's Foss Creveling Methow T37N,R17E Sighting Hump 3 F.C. saw several bears in a basin below Cady cabin on the road to the Azurite Mine. One was different, apart, had hump. P.C. sure it was a grizzly. 1948 John and Mary Ware L. Wenatchee T29N,R13E Sighting Silvertip, hump 2 J. & M.W. were hunting deer on Johnson Mt. They saw a grizzly 1/2 mi. away and watched it with glasses, then rode closer. M. held the horses while J. tried to get closer by walking behind some trees and down through a small saddle. M. saw the bear stand, turn, get his scent, and run. She could see the shape, hump, and beautiful silver coat. A couple other hunters saw the bear about the same time and were afraid to shoot it with 30-30's. 1548-49 April Willard Fritz, II. Bud Morris, Ray Shove, Charlie Peterson, and others Tunk Mt. T35N,R 29E,S18 Sighting 2 This notorious bear invaded the area for two springs, killing many cattle, dogs, and even black bears. A reward was offered and many hunters tracked it. Eventually, sheepherders south of Moses Meadows claimed to have killed it. A rancher in Aeneas Valley also claimed to have shot it. A bear was killed in Canada E. of L. Osoyoos. (Stories vary.) No reward was paid, but the loss of livestock ceased. about 1950 Richard 'Slug' Davis Winthrop T37N,R17E,S7 Sighting Size 3 S.D., Roy Cuddle, and Ruck McKinney saw two bears on Cady Pass. At first they thought they were sow and cub, then they realized that the "cub" was full grown, "as big as a black bear," and the "mother" was immense. S.D. had seen Kodiak bears during MY n and recognized the big bear as a grizzly. It was worry, and they never got within 1000 yds. early 1950's Buck McKinney Winthrop T37N,R18E Sighting Size 4 Saw a big bear, clear from a long distance on the ridge between Trout Cr. and Rattlesnake Cr. Class Description 12 It 0 Observer Addren Locat ion Observation Details Roy Stidman Concrete T36N,R112 Sighting Class 4 Description R.S. and his wife were looking for huckleberries up Bacon Cr. when a bear crossed the road. They stayed at the pickup until it was well out of sight. They looked it up in a book when they got home; "it had that grizzly look, They agreed it was not a black or brown bear. out )50 John Segle Leavenworth T27N,R13E,S35 Sighting Hump 3 J.S. was hunting bear on Lichtenberg Mt. when be saw a grizzly near Valhalla I.. It had • hump. He tried to get close enough to shoot it, but a pack string coming up Neon Cr. scared it off. 950 Tom Drumheller, Jr. Seattle T37N,R18E, 531,32 Kill Hump, color 2 T.D. and a camptender were looking down from Big Gun camp at the head of the Middle Plc. of the Pasayten R. They saw a herder, Claud Dixon, coming around the sheep in an unusual hurry. They saw him shoot twice and begin retreating. Then they sew • big gray bear with a hump pursuing him. C.D. kept firing, but saved one shot in his gun for the last minute. He Cell over a log and caught his leg. The tender went to help and finished the bear with 3-4 shots of • 30-30. Only then did C.D. find that he had used one shot earlier In the day, and his gun was empty. • 1950 Jack White Twisp T32N,R19E Sighting Size 3 LW., on a pack trip at the head of Prince Cr., saw a grizzly 3-400 yds away Ins meadow. It was *big as • cow, J.W. had spent time in the Yukon and was familiar with grizzlies. 1950 Elmer McGinnis Nespelem T31N,R34E,S13 Sighting Size, color 4 E.McCi. saw a bear 3/4 mi. from Gold Mt. lookout through binoculars. It "would go a good 1600 lbc (They get bigger), 4 1/2 ft. tall at the shoulder! It wa iron gray, razor backed, raw boned, IMOCITIOUS, 1950 cook, USGS C. Harvey Manning T39N,R11,12E Sighting 4 Isaquah H.M. met a USGS party near Hannegan Pass. The cook said he had seen a grizzly on Little Beaver C 1950 Majors, 1975, p.31 1. Hjorklund, 1980 T39N,R11,12E Sighting 4 Three grizzlies were sighted along Little Beaver Cr. in 1950. 1950 Harry Rinker E. Wenatchee T31N,R15E,S12 Sighting Hump, silver fir 2 II.W. was hiking from Holden over Cloudy Pass when he met a bear with sliver fir 20-25 yds. or the trail. It turned, and he saw the hump. r ikvton Reece Darrington T30N,R12E,S6 Sighting Size, color 4 While hunting goats on Lost Cr. Ridge above Round L., C.R. saw Z bean, much bigger deer, two-tone, with dark brown head and Pi9Pe 4 Is '- Description 'ear Observer Address Location Observation Details .950 Frank Austin Tsvisp T4ON,R19E Sighting, track Hump, 2 claw marks T3ON,R14E Sighting 4 A forest ranger was seriously mauled by a grizzly near Glacier Pk. T36,37N,R25 Kill 4 J.B. recalls that E.S. shot a small grizzly between Fish L and Blue L. during hunting season. E.S. did not mention the incident. T3814,R17E Sighting 4 A.C. told B.McK. of seeing a grizzly at Windy Pass approx. 30 yrs ago. 2 About 1/3 of the way up Touts Coulee B.M., Dept. of Game, spooked a 900 lb. bear from a patch of elderberries. It ran uphill 100 yds. away. Its hair, 10 In. long, waved as it ran, a beautiful silvery animal. .950 Majors, 1975, p.34 Class 1. Bjorklund, 1980 LA., lookout at Bunker Hill, was fixing the phone. He saw a bear 1/2 mi. off at a spring. It had • hump back. He found 1 1/2 in. claw medal in the mud. 1950's Emmet Smith 1. Jack Beeman Omak Loomis 1950's .4b Coon 1. Buck McKinney Winthrop 1951 Oct. 3 Bob Marsh Yakima T39N,R25E,S33 Sighting i952 P.J. Bandy Report.-,p.17 Manning Park B.C. Canyon Cr. Kills 1 "Grizzlies occur only at two places in the vicinity of [Manning] park. A few have been reported from the Pasayten valley, but the majority of grizzlies found In the area occur on the sides of the Canyon Cr. valley. According to loggers in the Canyon Cr. valley, three grizzlies were shot and taken out of this valley last spring" 1952 P.J. Bandy 1/ 17 Manning Park B.C. Flash L. Sighting 3 "A bear, probably of this species [grizzly], was seen at the bottom of a slide on the south aids of Flash L. [in Manning Park, B.C.] on June 18. This animal was not seen again." T408,R30E,530 Kill Skull, hide, photo 1 A bear killed several calves near Moison. P.R. and B.M. set a trap near a fresh kill on 011ie Rise's ranch and caught a young 280 lb. grizzly. The skull and hide were sent to WSU and positively identified by Dr. George Hudson. They remain in the WSU collection. This well known kill was mentioned by many people. T38N,R17E Sighting Hump 3 M.G.S., her mother, M.E.G. and her father, Walter Gourlie, d., lived at the Barron mine site where he worked the Golden Arrow Mine. On the opposite hillside 2-300 yds. away they once saw several bears. One was 1/4 to 1/3 larger, reddish brown. Through binoculars they could see • hump, "like • buffalo." They watched it 1 1/22 hrs. W.G. said it was a grizzly. June 18 1952 1953-54 Frtnk Randall, d. Dal Randall Bob Marsh & 1. Dow, kdventurri p 64 Melodic Goutlie Sapp, Mabel Eva (sourlie Thnnsket Yakina Port Orchard Silvery, size itt . tea 14 Year Observer Address Location. Observation Details 1954 Burke Spoke Paton Rock Cr., B.C. Sighting, kill mid 1950's Harley 'Bud' Morris Okanogan T4ON,R21E Sighting about 1955 "Dummy" Smith, d. I. Kynion Cox Leavenworth T29N,R17E, 519,30 mid 1950's Maurice Splane Sedro Woolley 1957 Jim Belles 1957-58 Class Description 2 While placer mining on Rock Cr. E. of Oscryoos, B.C., B.S. heard a bear in his food cache. He threw • stick of dynamite at it, and the bear fled. However, the dynamite caught the bear's hind foot. Later • government hunter killed -a grizzly that was missing a hind foot. 2 While watching cattle near Spanish Camp, B.M. saw a big sorrel grizzly twice: on Bald Mt. and along the creek. Once it was feeding In a meadow 200 ycb. away. It was "well over 4 ft. at the shoulder," with a "high shoulder" and "buckskin, shaggy" hair. Kill 3 AS., Chelan Co. game agent, shot a grizzly in lower Rock Cr. during the hunting season. It had bothered fishermen for a couple years, and its presence was well known. T38N,R14E Sighting 2 M.S., Dept. of Game, saw a grizzly along Fisher Cr. Few believed him until Rocky Mem shot the bear in 1987. Sedro Woolley T36N,R14E Track 4 J.B., his father Clyde Belles, and friend Owen Caine were backpacking up Fisher Cr. They saw bear tracks following a USFS pack string up the trail. C.B. had seem grizzly tracks before and identified these as grizzly tracks. Gene Smith Omak T4ON,R24E Track Claws 2 Looking for sheep on N. Fic. of Toots Coulee, O.S. saw a bear track "2 fingers wider than (his) boot" with "claw marks 2-3 in. long, 1958 Howard Barstow Harrington T33N,R12E, 828,35 Sighting Hump, color 2 H.B. and Harold Matcomber were hiking the trail from Green Mt. to Horse Q. On the ridge looking down into Downey Q. H.M. dropped his Jacket. When they returned for it they found • bear with a hump, Ugh paws, a palomino color, and "all the marks" of a grizzly. N.B.'s dad saw a similar bear on the other side of Downey Cr. two days later. late 1950's Emmet Smith Ornalc T4ON,R23E Kill 2 E.S. found a small grizzly that had been killing sheep and shot it up in Horseshoe Basin. late 1950's Albert Trieber Ephrata T37N,RI7E, 527,34 Kill 2 A.T. saw a grizzly shot by one of his sheepherders at the head of the S. Plc. of Slate Cr. Hump, coat ear Observer Address Location Observation Details ite 350' John Keener Bothell T37N,RI8E Kill 4 J.K. was driving up to Harts Pass. About 2 mi. below the top he picked up a bloody hunter and gave him a ride up to his buddies at the pass. He swore he'd killed a grizzly down in the canyon. J.K. did not see the kill. 358-59 Frank Martin f. Roy Kumm T40N,RI6E Sighting 4 Winthrop While working trail crew In 1960 F.M. told R. K. of seeing a grizzly bear on Big Face Cr. a couple years earlier. it sat on the hillside and watched the crew. 4 One mile above Mineral Park on Middle Fork of Cascade River. W.B.1 black head and legs, red sides, tan butt, mane on back, long body. S.J.: sure It was a grizzly. Took pictures with limm movie camera. Class Description 959 Stan Janicki Wafted Bridge Sedro Woolley T34N,R13E Sighting, Photo bout 960 Stan Dick Hawley Woolschlager Winthrop Okanogan T38N,R17E Kill 4 A report of a grizzly being killed over Windy Pass came to the USFS at Early Winters, where S.D. and H.W. worked. H.W. thinks the Dept. of Game tried to pursue the report and "maybe never found it." bou t Leonard Berg Okanogan T31N,R16 Sighting 4 The first year of the high hunt LB., Vern Mayers, and Don Paton, d., wee hunting in the Chlwaws Basin. The other 2 men claimed they saw • grizzly. LB. didn't see it. Dic k Woodcock L. Wenatchee T28N,R16E, S3,4 Sighting Hump 3 D.W. and a friend were in the basin at the head of Raging Cr. They saw a really large bear angling up Crook Mt., several 100 yds. away. They saw a good silhouette. It had a high hump. They thought it was • grizzly and were surprised because they weren't supposed to be there. Larry Bates Sedro Woolley T39N,R14E,S4 Sighting Color, size 3 LB., Lyle Garrets, and others, a USES trail crew, were staying in Deer Lick Cabin on Lightning Cr. when their dog yipped, ran at a bear and retreated. The bear, 150 ft. away, stared down the dog end went on. It was the "color of a collie dog" on heed and shoulders, otherwise dark, large (approx. 600 lb. compared to cattle), with a big head. 9t didn't look like • black bear; it didn't act like a black bear? He got to Milting later that it was a grizzly. "That was no black bear? Color 960 bout ffi0 560 16 'ear Observer Address 960 inward B. Elmer Goodwin Chelan Leonard Jagla 960's Location Observation Details Class Description B.E.G. has had mining claims on Frisco Mt. above Rainy L. with Bill Willmorth. B.E.G. has repeatedly seen bears with a hump, "bigger than a horse. They're silvertips." His closest meeting was 50 yds. Only one has stood its ground. lie's seen lone bears, never a sow with cubs. They move through, northbound, in early spring. T35N,R17E,S33 Sightings Hump, silvertip Wenatchee T3ON,R15E Sighting Hump 3 L.J. was returning from Buck Cr. Pass when he UM a bear on the ridge to the S. It had a hump, and he saw the light shining through the long mane on its back. Clayton Recce Darrington T31N,R15E Sighting Color 4 While hiking at the head of Canyon Cr., C.R. saw a dirty gray bear with "blue" head and shoulders. 1960's Clinton 'Dutch' Tollenaar Darrington T31N,R12E Sighting Hump, color 3 One fall while packing between Meadow Mt. and Fire Mt. he saw a sow and 2 cubs below him in the snow. The sow came back for a squealing cub. She had a hump, and a brownish color, but "not like a brown bear." He thought it was possibly a grizzly. 1960-61 Carl Taylor Winthrop T4ON,R17E Sighting 3 While packing for USFS trail crews, C.T. came out of timber into a slide area on Chuchuwateen Cr. with a pack string. He saw the bear 500 ft. away. It reared up, sniffed, stood its ground, then went down toward the creek out of sight. It was seen later crossing Goat L. Basin. The next year C.T. saw claw marks high on trees "where a man on a horse reached." 1960-65 border patrolmen f. Charles Jenkins T4ON,R7E Sign 4 Darrington C.J., USES, recalls a report by two border patrolmen who found a black bear carcass covered with brush on Canyon Ridge. 1962-63 Elmer Campbell Methow T39N,1118E,S8 Sighting 3 While packing and clearing trail for sheepmen, E.C. saw a grizzly come out of the timber, amble across the Pasayten airport 75-100 yds. away, and go down over the bank into the trees. The trail crew had seen it the day before. They just froze until it disappeared. E.C. has seen grizzlies before and was sure of the identification. 1963 Tom Fleet Keremeos, B.C. Sighting 3 T.F„ manager of Cathedral Lakes Lodge, saw a grizzly where Young Cr. enters Ashnola Cr. 3 D.S. was riding cattle range with her dogs •_ . .... .j in Marie Pine Basin. do"- arly 1960's mnr.J nInV ciehtinif Color, Year Observer Address Location Observation Details about 1965 William Soren Sedro Woolley T35N,R13E,S36 Sighting Hump mid 1960's William Soren Sedro Woolley T36N,R7E,84 Sighting r; id 1960's Mervin Bridge Sedro Woolley T34N,R13E, Sighting 1966-68 B.C. conservation officer, f. Harvey Manning 1967 1967 late Aug. Class 3 W.S. was hunting ptarmigan at Cascade Pass with Jack Green. He saw a bear below them, waved his hat at it and called Jack. The bear started uphill, W.S. ran horizontally, eventually jumping off a cliff. The bear quit. It had a hump "a foot high" on its shoulders. 4 W.S. got "just a glimpse" of a bear 1/4 mi. away on a ridge near Three Lakes on Twin Sisters Mt. He is sure it was a grizzly. 3 M.S. and others were building a logging road on Johannesburg Mt. approx. 1 mi. up the Middle Pk. of the Cascade R. above Mineral Park. A bear Caine down through the brush. it had a hump. They got • godd look. He was sure it was a grizzly. He has run hounds and seen many bears. 4 H.M. met the officer at Chithwack L. He told of getting a good look at a grizzly on the Chilliwack it, from a hovering helltcopter. Hide, measurements 1 This is the last grizzly killed in the State of Washington before they were protected by law. R.W., prospector, killed the bear on Fisher Cr., a tributary of Thunder Cr. The fresh kill was checked by 02., Dept. of Game, and the green hide was measured by ES., Dept. of Game. It WaS 6 ft. 10 in., nose to tail. The second left front claw measured 3 119 in. It was tanned by Morgan's taxidermy in Yakima and displayed in Jack's Sport Shop in Mt. Vernon for many years. C.D. has an account of the kill written by Mrs. LW., who was with her husband at the time. This kill was widely known and variously reported. Hump, 2 Coming down from a climb on Bear Mt., M.H. and D.D. were hiking out along Bear Cr. through the brush. There was no trail. M.H. was In the lead. He rounded a corner and found himself 15 ft. from the backside •of a 500 lb. bear sitting in the creek. He turned around, put his hand on D.D.'s chest and pushed him back. They retreated to a boulder and got out their ice axes. The bear moved off. It had a hump, silvertip hair, and was "damn big, certainly no brown-phase black bear." (51.14.) M.H. had seen many grizzlies during 2 yens as a geologist in Alaska. They had just heard of the grizzly attacks on 2 glrls in Glacier Park. Hump S3,9 Rocky Wilson, d. 1. Olie Eide, Ellis Eowhay, Charles Dwelley, & others Mike Heath Dan Davis T4ON,RIIE Sighting 136N,R15E Kill T40N,R11E, Sighting Isaquah Mt. Vernon Camano I. Yakima LaConner Seattle 314,15 Description silvertip 18 Year Observer Address Location Observation Details Class Description 1967- 68 G. Dennis Kelly Price, UT T36N,R19E,S29 Sighting 4 D.K., USFS hydrologist, was hiking up Early Winters Cr. above Pekin CrAbefore the N. Cascades Highway was built). He saw what he thought was a carcass of a roan cow lying on the snow in the sun, but when he got within 30 ft. it raised its head. It was a bear. He got out of there. He thought it was a grizzly, but district ranger Austin Klahn told him it might be a cinnamon bear. "I wouldn't know the difference." He took a lot of good-natured ribbing. 1967- 68 Tom Graves C. Dale Tonseth Winthrop T38N,R18E T37N,R18E Sighting 3 TM., packer, saw two bears he called grizzlies On the Middle Fk. of the Pasayten R. The next day D.T., USFS, saw two bears he thought were grizzlies on Robinson Cr. He wouldn't say for sure. Perhaps TM has pictures. about - 1968 Emmet Smith Omak T41N,R23E Sighting Silvertip, hump, etc 2 E.S. saw a grizzly burrying a sheep it had killed just across the Canadian border N. of Horseshoe Basin. He described the difference between black and grizzly bears in detail. about 1968 miner Ashectoft, d. f. Marlin Miller T39N,R9E Sighting Hump 3 Sedro Woolley A Mr. Ashecroft, a miner from Oregon, told M.M. that he had seen a so y/ and 2 cubs around hi' camp on the N. Fk. of the Nooksak R. for a couple of weeks. The cubs were curious, but the sow and the miner kept their distances. Ile was sure she was a grizzly; she had a hump. He estimated she weighed 500 lbs. 1968 Olie Anderson fderry Davis T31N,R17E,S26 Rill Hump, feet 2 Twin Falls, ID Anderson killed the bear while herding sheep. He later described the it to J.D., USFS, in good detail. late 1960's Clyde PauIs Oroville T37N,1125E, 815,16 Sighting Hump 2 C.P., USFS trail crew boss, saw a grizzly on Sinlahekin R. 1 mi. below Blue L. He watched it thrc glasses from 100-150 yds. away for 45 min. There we! "no doubt about the hump." late 1960's Paul It Linda Schwilke Oroville T3714,R31E,S7 Sighting Hump, color 3 P. & L.S. saw a bear cross Hwy 20 1 mi. E. of the Wauconda Summit about 40 yds in front of the car. It jumped the guard rail and went up the opposi, slope. It had a hump and long yellow hair on its badi They looked it up in a book when they got home. Color 'ear Observer Address Location Observation Details Archie Mills Joe Gjertsen Wenatchee iOrs T29N,R14E Sighting .g. Lowell Warner, Jr. f. Jim Harris f. Bjorklund, 1980 T35N,R14E Marblemount Size, hump Class Description 3 A.M., J.G., and Dale Allen were riding the Pacific Crest Trail N. of Dishpan Cep. A.M., They saw • gigantic bear down to the W., 3-400 yds. away, feeding In a meadow. It was "considerably larger than any Mack bear." They thought it had a hump. J.0., It was "large as a cow elk. We thought perhaps it was • grizzly. I wouldn't want to swear to It." Track 3 LW., miner, was looking at the Skagit Queen Mine holdings on upper Thunder Cr. He saw a track which he called a grizzly track. J.H., NCNP ranger, quized him on his report. LW. had spent time in Alaska and seemed knowledgeable. T36N,R12E,532 Sighting 4 The Washington Dept. of Oame's high lake fishing summary included a statement:grizzly noted," in the area of Monogram L. No details were given. 69 Dept. of Caine f. Bjoridund, 1978 69 Bob lachman Loomis T4ON,R23E 524,25 Sighting Hump, silvertip 3 Deer hunters 132. and his uncle were camped at the hot springs below Albert Camp. They saw a beer approx. 75 yds. away: black with silver tipped hair and an 6 in. hump. They shot in the sir and the bear left. 169-70 Stan Janicici Sedro Woolley T37N,R8E Sighting Size 4 While looking at timber up Wanlick Ceek about 10 mi. above Baker Lake blacktop, S.J. saw what he thought was an elk approx. 1500 ft. below the road. He yelled. "The biggest bear 1 ever saw stood tm." out 170 Lyle Reed L. Wenatchee T38N,R17E, 515,18 Sighting Hump 2 Lit. and Harry Tuttle, Barron, trapper, saw a grizzly approx. 3 mi. N. of Barron on the ridge in a big meadow. It was 3-400 yds. away. They saw the hump, "no mistake." H.T. said he had seen grizzlies before in the Pasayten area. Lit. had lived near grizzlies in Canada and was familiar with them. 170 Dwight Crittenden E. Wenatchee T30N,R17E,512 Track Claws 2 D.C., taxidermist, saw a bear track near the head of Snow Brushy Cr. The claw marks were 3 In. from the pad. , 70 Leonard Berg Okanogan T35N,R17E Sighting Hump, silvertip 3 While surveying for the N. Cascades Highway, LB. and others saw a bear eating berries 600 yds. away on Whistler Mt. It didn't spook when they shot near it. It was big, fat, approx. 600 lb. It had • hump and a silver sheen. He wouldn't say for sure It was • grizzly. 20 Y car Observer Address Location Observation Details 1970 Jack Beeman Loomis T38N,R25E Sighting 1971 Gary Paull Holden T35N,R14E,S18 Sighting 1971-73 J. Art Cook Scdro Woolley T36N,R1OE 512,13 early 1970's Tom Drumheller f. Buck McKinney Winthrop 1972 Elmer Johnson Twisp 1972 July 26 Dorothy Naas 1. Jon Bjorldund, park files; Jerry Davis 1972 Aug. Ted Carpenter t. NIIDS 1572 Aug. 26 Harry Wills C. Jon Bjorklund, pnrk files Ed Allen Class 4 J.B. saw a bear 2 years on Gold 11111, the first time 200 yds. away, the second time closer. It was bigger than a black bear. He was sure it was a grizzly; he "just observed it." Face, claws 2 G.P., age 15, hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, was camped with 3 friends in Thunder Basin. A bear came into camp at night, and his friend began to rattle pots. He awoke and broke out laughing at the friend. He saw the bear approx. 8 ft. away and remembers the dished face and long claws. It was 3 112-4 ft. tall at the shoulder. It ate his jello from a snowbank and left. Sighting Hump, head 2 While hunting goats on Diobsud Butte, he came over a ridge and saw a grizzly 100-150 ft. belov him. He took a good look and backed off. He saw a shoulder hump and a "12 in. broad" skull. He had seen grizzlies before in B.C. Pasayten Kill Big bear, Gray 4 A Basque sheepherder who could not speak English pantomimed to T.D. the killing of a horse size, gray haired bear in the Pasayten Wilderness. T34N,R19E,S15 Track Size, Claws 3 E.J. and Nate King, d., saw a large track with claws In the muddy potholes above Slate I.. N.K. told E.J. it was a grizzly track. T38N,R17E,S26 Track Claw 2 D.N. and her husband Ralph, volunteer botanists, and Chuck Arendts, Lewis Maher, and J.D., USES, saw a track about 1 mi. S. of Windy Pass. D.N.: The "largest track measured 5 1/2 x 10 in., claw marks deeply Indented in firm mudnit was assumed they were not very fresh." J.D.: The bear ha: slid down off a snowbardc and put its full weight into th prints. It left a clear front paw with the claws sideway T4ON,R11E,S13 Sighting 3 A grizzly bear was reported near Bear L. and Mt. Redoubt. T36N,R12E,S29 Sighting 3 H.W., interpretive specialist at NCNP, saw a bear run across Hwy. 20 about 1/2 mi. W. of Early Winters Cr. It was dark, with silvertipped hair, a marked shcsulder hump, and a cone s face. It "disappeared too rapidly to make pcsItive identification." E.A., USES at Early Winters, sot' it as a brown-phase black bear which had beer several observers. NCNP Twin Falls, ID N CNP Portland, OR Description Hump, silvertip, face nuu n VbS Location Observation Details Class Description 1972 Julie McKinney Twisp, Alaska T37N,R20E,S6 Sighting Hump, silvertip 2 During the high hunt J.M. and husband Randy saw a bear 500 yds. away on the W. slope of Sunrise Pk. It was like none of the black bears she'd seen. It verged on cinnamon color, about 600 lbs., with a hump and grizzly-tipped hair. They had lived a year in Alaska and seen grizzlies before. 1572 Mike Heath Seattle T38N,R12E,S29 Sighting Shape 3 While climbing M.D. saw a bear 1/2 mi. away on a snowfield on the divide between Terror Cr. and Jay Cr. He wouldn't say for sure it was a grizzly. 1972 Jim MeDanie1s Loomis T39N,R25E,530 Sighting "White hair" 2 J. McD. and his father saw a grizzly 1/4 mi. from the campground at the forks of Tbats Coulee Cr. It "had the white hair" on its shoulders. about 1973 Bill Lester Winthrop T36N,R22E Sighting, track Claw marks 3 B.L. saw .a bear while going up Leroy Cr. toward First Butte. It was unafraid and left long claw marks. about 1973 Warren & Mike Nelson Oroville T4ON,R22E,318 Sighting Hump 3 W. & M.N., with others, saw a bear on Apex Mt. above Tungsten L. It was 1/4 mi. away, eating berries. They saw the hump on its shoulders. 1973 Dwight Crittenden E. Wenatchee T25N,R15E,513 Sighting, track Hump 2 D.C., taxidermist, saw a bear crossing a snowfield 90 yds. away above Flora 1.. He saw the hump. Its carriage seemed to be a large male. He checked the tracks. He had lived in Cranbrook, B.C., and seen several grizzlies. 1973 Bob Lau th Okanogan T3514,R24E Sighting Head, color 3 ELL., sheriff's forest deputy, saw a yearling, fawn-colored bear above Conconully on the road to Wagon Camp. He saw it more than once, as cLose as 100 ft. He identified it as a grizzly by the shape of Its head, ears, and snout. 973-76 Tom Fleet Keremeos, B.C. 1 T.F. recalls that a rancher shot a grizzly near Hope Summit. mut 174 John Hendrickson Leavenworth 3 JAL , trapper, was hunting on Buck Mt. He shot at a small black bear and was pursuing it when he saw a big grizzly feeding in berries 200 yds. away across a draw. It didn't move. It was tan and had a hump. Kill T33N,R15E, 513,24 Sighting Hump Year Observer Address Location Observation Details 1974 Bill Hansen Wenatchee T29N,R14E,S30 Sighting Hump 2 HAL, packer, with a representative of the Museum of Natural History and his wife, saw a huge cinnamon-colored bear, as big as a pack horse, on Wenatchee Ridge toward Johnson Mt. It had a hump and huge tracks. There was a sow and a cub lower down. The_MNH man identified them as grizzlies. 1974 Ivan Hobbs Ralph Kimmerly Leavenworth T25N,R16E, 56,9 Sighting Hump 2 LH., LX., both USFS, and Al Cockrum were camped in Timothy Meadows. They saw a grizzlly feedir on berries on a hillside approx. 200 yds. away across th, creek. They watched it with binoculars and saw the hump. Lit was raised near Yellowstone and Is familiar with grizzllies. R.K. saw "plenty " of them in Alaska. 1974 Frank Dommardl f. Ellis Bowhay T22N,11 13 E,S26 Sighting 4 Yakima E.B., Dept. of Game, noted in his daily log that F.D., hatchery assistant at Tolcul Cr., had reported seeing a grizzly in the Salmon la Sac area at T22N,R13E,S26. (Thorp Cr.) mid 1970's Freeman Stoner Pcshostin T25N,R15E,S14 Sighting 3 F.S. saw a big bear crossing a clearing and rode within 300 ft. of it near L. Margaret and L. Mary. He could see the hump and estimated the weight at 750-800 lbs. He hunts bear with hounds and has studied them. "When you see a grizzly, you know a grizzly. They walk different." 1975 hunters 1. Curtis Edwards T38N,R16E,S33 Sighting 3 Winthrop C.E., USFS wilderness ranger, encountered hunters in Devils Park. They said they had seen a grizzly in Nichol Cr. and watched it through their rifle scopes for approx. 5 min. at 1/3 mi. They had seen grizzlies before. 121'131W, 49'16'N Sighting 3 M.M. and D.M. saw a grizzly 1 mi. W. of the park on Hwy 3. 120. 51'W, 49°13'N Sighting 2 P.M., park staff, saw a grizzly on Nicomen Ridge. CS.: Reliable. July 6 September 1976 May 22 Malcolm Macarthey, Duncan Macintosh f. Gail Ross, park files 1977 P. Maroehi 1. Gail Ross, park files Hump Class Manning Park, B.C. Manning Park, B.C. Description Year Observer Address Location 1977 Don Holman Dryden T2 GN, R 14E,S24 Observation Details Class Sighting Hump 2 Description D.H., hunting black bear with a muzzle loader, was watching some deer on the ridge above Josephine L. looking into Mill Cr. They alerted him to a bear down In the huckleberries. tie watched it approx. 30 min. at 300 yds. with 7x binoculars. It stood and sniffed at the deer (2- 250 yds. away) several times. It had a hump, was 7-7 1/2 ft. long, and its hide rolled when It moved. He has seen several grizzlies in B.C. and killed one there In 1982. 1977-79 lull Dick Barden '578 new residents, C. Dick Haines Tonasket 1578 Dick Haines H. 'Doodles' Stewart 1978 June Seattle T25N,R17E Sighting T34N,(R34E7) Sighting Tonasket Nespelem Colville Res. Kill Bob Hildebrand Dal Wilder Oroville T39N,R24E,S19 1978 July 23 park staff 1. Gail Ross, park f iles Manning Park, B.C. 1073 July 25 Tom Graves f. Jon Bjorklund, park files Winthrop NCtIP Hump, D.B. saw a bear in Tumwater Canyon, 2 10-15 mi. IV. of Leavenworth along Hwy. 2. face, color They stopped the car, got out, and watched it for 15 min. It paced back and forth on the SW. side of the Wenatchee R. 3-400 ft. away, seemingly confused by the highway. It had the hump, dished face, size, and color of a grizzly. 3 D.1., then biologist for the Colville Tribe, received a report of a grizzly sighting near Seventeenmile Cr. The new residents had come from Alaska and seemed knowledgeable. 4 D.H., then biologist for the Colville Tribe, received a report of a bear kill. 'Doodles' Stewart brought In the skull and claws. D.H. measured them and thought they were grizzly bear parts. John Patterson, Washington Dept. of Game, referred D.H. to mammalogist Murray Johnson at U. Puget Sound, who determined it was a black bear. Sighting 4 8.11. and D.W. saw a bear near Four Point Camp on the Middle Inc. of Toats Coulee Cr. It crossed the road about 75 yds. away on its way to the creek. B.H. had seen live grizzlies in B.C. and also one allied by a hunting partner in Montana. He was sure this was a grizzly. D.W. wasn't so certain. "It had its rump to us, running away." 121°10'W, 49* 16'N Sighting 2 Park personnel saw a grizzly sow and cub at Mt. Outram. (LB.: T4ON,R10E,S33 Sighting 3 T.G. saw a bear on the pass between Elbow Basin and Big Face Cr. It was approx. 1/2 mi. away on a snowfIeld. lie "positively Identified" It as a grizzly. Skull, claws 24 Observer Address Location Observation Details Class Clifford Thresher C. Ejorklund, 1978 f. Jim Harris NCNP T4ON,R14E,S32 Sighting Hump 3 C.T., NCtiP fire lookout on Desolation Pit„ saw a bear approx. 500 yds. from the lookout in a rock slide. it may have beet attracted by a dead marmot. He watched it from 400 yds. with 7x binoculars. It was blond and had a hump. Be had seen grizzlies in Alaska and "felt confident of the identification." (J.S) J.H., MCNP rangers "He wouldn't swear that it was." 178-79 Gene Smith Omak T39N,R24E,S17 Sighting Hump 3 While piling brush above Daisy Camp, G.S. saw the top half of a bear with a hump, approx. 400 ft. away in the brush. He didn't see the head. Someone else in Loon reported seeing a grizzly in Hodges Hone Pasture, 1 mi. N, about the same time. 978-79 Clayton Reece Darrington 131N,R15E,S34 Sighting Size, color 4 Flying over Flower Dome, C.R. circled within 100 ft. of • 7-800 lb. bear with a dark stripe on Its back. He has seen grizzlies in Alaska. 979 Freeman Stoner Peshastin N. of Curlew Sighting 3 F.S., hound man, put his dogs on a big track a few miles N. of Curlew. The bear chased the dogs back within 300 ft. of him, then headed N. Into Canada. He was sure it was a grizzly. He has studied beers. "When you see a grizzly, you know a grizzly. They walk different." 1979 Dean Static f. Dave Schindler Ravine T3914,R29E,S24 Sighting 4 D.S., sheriff's forest deputy, reported that D.B. saw • grizzly in his hayfield. 1979 August Dennis Gates Sedro Woolley 137N,R12E,S21 Sighting Color, head 3 DM. stopped for lunch at Newhalem park and noticed a bear up on the hillside about 500 ft. above him, 5-600 yds. away. He watched it quite a while with 10-20x zoom binoculars on a tripod. He is are it was a grizzly. It had "round head, short face, blond" hair. He estimated it was a "3 year old, about 500 lb." He has seen grizzlies in Alaska and Wyoming. He packs In Idaho and Montana. 1979 L.M. 'Butch' Mace Pateros 117}1,R19E,S17 Sighting, track Silvertip, 2 B. Mc?., bear hunter, saw a silvertip digging out marmots up Lost. R. above Eureka Cr. Later he checked Its prints and found "definite long claw" mares. 1979 13111 Wilmot-Us Chelan T35N,RITE,523 Sighting 8 ;. 26 Marbiemount claws Hump 3 Description LW. was hunting with Tom Clark on Whistler Mt. when T.C. shot a black bear up on a ledge. LW. started climbing up to help pack out the kill. He heard • noise and ballot to see • flinty *PPM & 200 yds. below ble He could see the hump. He douched behind a roe waved to T.C. The grizzly stood "to look at" re. y& away, then moved on. T.C. did not stm ar Observer Address Location Observation Details BO .ing Dal Wilder Oroville T4ON,R24E Sighting Hump color 30 le 26 John Toochin C. Gail Ross, park files Manning Park, B.C. 120°34 , W, 49"04'14 Sighting 30 Don Snyder Mike McKee Wenatchee T28N,R16E,S8 Track NCNP T4ON,R14E 9 Janet Huddleston f. Jon Bjorklund park files Thomas Reese C. Jon Bjorklund, park files NCNP y 22 10 Y. g.. Bub A Jon Neal Oroville 10 son Snicker 1. Slim Stucker y l0 Y 10 Oroville Class Description 3 D.W. and his son packed in to Hells Hole Meadow and came upon a huge bear on the side of • beaver dam 50 yds. away. In approx. 30 seconds it turned, sat with its forepaws extended, then rolled over and disappeared behind the dam. It had the hump and color of a grizzly, and "acted different" than the black and cinnamon bears he'd seen. 2 .LT., park staff, saw a grizzly on the Pasayten R. G.R.: Reliable. Photo 4 D.S. and 111.111eK. were hiking up Napeequa R. approx. 1 mi. above Twin Lakes Cr. They came upon a beaver pond where the water was still turbid and found fresh tracks at the edge. They were 2 in. deep in soil that a 200 lb. man couldn't dent. They took a picture of the tracks. • (The picture shows a man's hand next to 2 divots in the sod, approx. the size of the outstretched fingers, but no pad or claw marks.) Sighting Size, color 4 J.H. saw a cinnamon colored bear "3 mi. up Lightning Cr. trail." It was approx. 3 ft. tall and 6 ft. long. "Its size and auburn color led me to believe that it could be a grizzly bear. One was sighted in this area 2 years ago." (cf. C. Thresher, 1978.) T31N,R2OE Sighting Head, hump? 3 T.R. saw a bear at the intersection of Prince Cr. and the Summit Trail. It was cinnamon brown with a broad head, "hump possible," 4-500 lbs. He was "80% sure" it was a grizzly. He had "much experience with bears." T39N,R22E,S14 Sighting Hump 3 B. It J.N. were riding out along the Chewack R. when they saw a "big, real dark brown bear near the corrals at the mouth of Fire Cr. B.N. didn't want to exaggerate, but estimated it could weigh up to 1000 lbs. When they got as close as 150-200 ft. the bear went over the corral fence, and they saw the hump. When they got home and looked It up In the encyclopedia they decided the hump meant it was a grizzly. T4ON,R23E Sighting Hump 3 S.S. heard a second hand story from his son that a fellow stayed in Horseshoe Basin several weeks and saw a grizzly sow with 3 cubs. It was reported to be a large bear with a hump. : 21 Address Location Observation Details Class Oroville T36N,R17E,S12 Sighting Bob Edwards Prosser T3ON,R22E Sighting 1981 Lid Hazelet Sedro Woolley T35N,R12E,S8 Sighting 1981-82 fall Fred 'Cork' Hunger LymanHamilton T35N,R9E T36N,R8E 1981-2 Jim Phillips Snohomish 1t,S2 Ron VI (wren f. Steve Judd Nespelem Year Observer 1980-81 Paul & Linda Schwilke 1980 Spring Description 4 After goat hunting P. & L.S. were hiking out along the Methow R. about 2 mi, below the Pacific Crest Trail. They saw a bear cub up on the shale above the trail. It "had straight claws and a straight nose," m notched "like a black bear in front of the eye."[sic) When they heard the sow down in the brush below the trail they got out of there. They didn't get a good look at her. 3 B.P. and his wife were looking for a place to camp on a new, unfinished USFS road (probably on Squaw Cr. Ridge) between Pateros and Methow. At the road's end they saw a bear roll down a gravel slope, walk around the pickup almost close enough to touch, go down into a dry wash, pause, and enter a thicket. He was sure it was r grizzly. He has seen them in Montana. He was chased to his pickup by a pair while surveying In Idaho. Hump 3 L.H., timber sales, USFS, saw a brown bear lope across the road on Cascade Cr. near Marble Cr. It was 3-3 1/2 ft. tall with a hump. It was white-tipped on its shoulders, possibly due to sunlight, lie discounted it as a brown-phase black bear. Sighting Hump 3 C.H. has seen a grizzly, "a big old boar," the last two falls during elk season on Bald Mt. and Docl Butte. He has seen it from "20 yds away." He has worked as a biologist for the USF&WS in Alaska and is familiar with grizzlies. "No doubt about it." T31N,R16E,536 T3ON,R17E,S28 Sighting, photo of track Hump, skull, claws 2 J.P., Cougar Can. Track Size 2 S.J., wildlife biologist for the Colville Tribe, received a report of a grizzly track e". Cougar Can/on Rd. off Wilmont Cr. It was mar' . "Face" packer, saw a bear digging marmots below Entiat Glacier in 1981. It moved rocks 3 men couldn't move. He estimated it at 8-850 lbs. That fall he followed tracks through 2 ft. of snow to a rockslide above Larch L. where he thought it denned. 11 has a picture of the prints "bigger than a baseball cap." He has seen the hump, broad skull, pad and claw prints. He has seen the bear or sign near his camp at the head of the Entiat three years. He has seen and hunted grizzlies in B.C. Year Observer Address Location Observation Details 1932 Stanley Harris Seattle T3751,R18E,S34 Sighting Silvertip 3 &H. and family were driving down from Harts Pass, about 1 mi. above Dead horse Pt., when a bear crossed the road 100 ft. in front of the car and disappeared. It had a "dark brown coat and saver-tipped hair, particularly across the shoulders." It was young, approx. 200 lbs., "not as rolly-polly" as a brown bear. 1982 July 21 Mike Holtsclaw Tacoma T39N,R18E Sighting Roll of shoulders, size,color 3 Saw bear from helicopter on open hillside on the W. side of Dot Mtn. 4-500 yds. away, 1500 ft. below, 1 1/2 times size of black bear, golden color. The shoulders rolled as it ran. 1982 late July Rod O'Toole Moses Lake T29N,R21E,S6 Sighting Silvertip hump 3 Returning from S. Navarre, R.O'T. and his son stopped to camp on the old road cut at Little Grade Cr. While he was cooking bacon for breakfast a bear ran down from uphill, stopped 20 ft. away, and sat for 10 min., then moved into the brush. They watched it closely. It was definitely not a black bear, not afraid, "damn tame," dark, silvertip on back (gray hackle), had a hump. Ile estimated 500 lb. When they prepared to leave the bear was still nearby. 1982 fall Torn Fleet Keremeos, D.C. T41N,R20E? 4 T.F. heard of a doubtful sighting where Ashnola It. crosses the border into Canada and Easy Going Cr. enters it. 1982 late fall Elmer McGinnis Nespelem T33N,R30E Sighting Hump, size 3 E.McG. was getting wood with his pickup on Armstrong Mt. He saw a bear at 50 yds., feeding on kinnikinnick. It didn't move off. It had a hump and was "tall as a yearling whiteface, 1000-1400 lbs. They can go bigger than that He classified bean as big grizzlies, "silvertips," cinnamon and black. 1983 April Rob Karro Mazama T4ON,R18,19E Tracks, spoor Claws size 2 R.K., wilderness guard on the Winthrop Ranger District, saw sign on the lower E. Pk. of the Pasayten R. below Hidden L. He saw two kinds of tracks, both 4 1/2 in. wide. The first kind of track was made by a black bear; he saw the bear make it. The second kind of track had claw marks twice as long as the first. He did not see the bear. He also saw scat 4 in. in diameter, 2 qt. volume, mostly grass. July 5 Sighting Class Description 28 (ear Observer Address Location . Observation Details Class 1983 Roy Simons Winthrop T38N,R22E Sighting, photo Hump, head 4 R.S. and his wife came upon a bear on the Chewack R. road about 2-3 mi. S. of Thirtymile camp. It moved off into the roadside brush. It stood 7 ft. tall, "a lot bigger than a black or brown," dark chocolate, with a "stub nose? It "seemed to have quite a hump." It stood its ground unafraid. RS took a snapshot with a small camera. (The resulting 110 negative; blown up to a 5x7 In. print, shows a grainy, 5/8 in. image of the bears head. It does not appear to have a dished face.) Clayton Reece Darrington T31N,R12E,S2 Sighting Size, color 4 Flying over the S. side of time Mt., C.R. and his son Jody got "a good look" form 4-500 ft. at a 1000 lb. bear. Its head was dark brown, the rest of it lighter. 1983 July John Keener Bothel T36N,R22E, 821,28 Sighting Hump color 3 J.K. and his wife saw a bear along Boulder Cr. above Pebble Cr. It was 50 yds. off the road and darted uphill when he slowed. He saw a decided gray hump. The bear was approx. 30-36 in. at the shoulder. They had seen grizzlies before in Montana. 1933 Aug. 12-13 Dick Surface T34N,R 18E 529,20 Sighting, spoor, 3 track Head, silver color D.S., Dale Acker and their sons hiked up South Cr. above Twisp R. D.S. was returning, alone, from an effort to find Mosquito L., when he met a yearling bear at the edge of a burn. The bear had a "different" face than a black bear. When It turned he saw a stripe on its back and a silver color around Its head and back. At 8 PM the light was wrong for • picture. The next morning they found huge tracks leading into the E. edge of South L.. and a huge 5 x 5 in. spoor on a log below the lake. Both tracks and droppings had been rained on on Aug.11. 1983 Robert Woolsey Anacortes T34N,R11E,S7 Sighting Size 4 R.W., fishing guide, saw a bear 4 times in the preceding couple weeks, first at Whale I.., and Aug. 22 at Upper Falls L.. He watched It from 2-300 yds. with a 37x zoom scope. The bear is a young male, about 800 lbs. It tears trees. He has been to Alaska and seen grizzlies. Jim Phillips Snohomish T31N,R17E Sighting Hump, size 2 1983 Bill Moe Republic Hump 3 C. ii. 'Doodle.' Stewart Nespelem T34N,R31E, S16,17 Sighting Aug. early June 1983 July . Carlton Aug. 22 1983 ALAI. Description J.P. has seen a grizzly at the head of the Entiat • valley the last three years. He last saw It in Aug. 112.1. told D.S. that he had seen a bear around his legging camp on Strawberry Mt. every day for three"; weeks in August. It had a htlimp and a white face. / had been to Alecks and was sure it was a grizzly. • Year Observer Sally Portman Sept. 3 Darryl Olsen 1. Rob Shull Dennis Olsen 1983 Address Location Observation Details Class Early Winters Delta, B.C. Twisp Delta, B.C. T35N,R17E, 523,26 Sighting Location - location of the observation by township, range and section Class - see text d. - deceased f. - fide NIIDS - Natural Heritage Data System, Washington Dept. of Game, Nongame Program NCNP - North Cascades National Park USFS - U.S. Forest Service Hump, color 2 Description . . S.P. at the Early Winters USFS Visitor Information Station received reports from five parties who saw a large brown bear on Whistler Mt. When she showed them the Andubnn Field Mat 4,2.14agimala, they picked the picture of a grizzly bear, although they said it did not have • pronounced hump. She alerted R.S., wildlife biologist, who went to investigate. R.S. found no bear, but encountered D.• D.O. They had seen the bear a couple hours earlier, feeding lbt mi, from the highway on the N. side of Slate Cr. Darryl 0. reported the bear as reddish brown, with' hump. Contacted by phone, Dennis 0. sold it was definitely not a black bear. It must have stood 3 112-4 ft. high at the shoulder, had a hump, and a golden color around the hump, neck. The Obsens are hunters and familiar with grizzlies.