Black bear baiting

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Originally Posted by werner.reiche

Where do you get the molasses from? I'm seeing it for about $20/gallon - about $2.00 per pound.

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Kenilworth feed service. They have a bunch of mills. I specifically get it from the Grand Valley mill. They have a spigot off the pump line that feeds their mixers. Takes about 90 seconds to fill a 5 gallon car boy.

Price seems to bounce between $0.28 to $0.33 per pound

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Originally Posted by huntnmachine

We have tried several different concoctions of sweets, donuts, canned cat and dog food over the years and after all of the testing have settled on a simple recipe.


Cheap dry dog food covered in molasses. I add a good dose of molasses on the sticks I jam in the feed hole and spray anise on tree branches around the bait sight.


What is your favorite bait

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Bacon grease and smeared on a stump? My buddy swears by it. I think I posted this before,but,he cooks his bacon&eggs breakfast before first light where he hunts and dumps the scrapings out on a log where he has his tree stand. If there's Bears within a mile,they're not long showing up.

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Originally Posted by werner.reiche

Where do you get the molasses from? I'm seeing it for about $20/gallon - about $2.00 per pound.

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I think a lot of the livestock supply places carry molasses. For instance the Wool Growers in Carleton Place carries it in bulk at 60¢/lb.

Cheers

first time baiting, used popcorn dog food maple syrup and some strawberry jello packs. within 3 days we've had a bear show up. camera wasnt working, but swapped it out and can hopefully see how big he is

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Originally Posted by smitty55

I think a lot of the livestock supply places carry molasses. For instance the Wool Growers in Carleton Place carries it in bulk at 60¢/lb.

Cheers

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THX - having trouble finding it cheap around here.

I've got a decent hike into my stand so tend to stick with popcorn. Its cheap, light and lasts in my roller barrel. I start the year with some fryer grease but from then on it all popcorn. I might add a cheap syrup to it from time to time, if I find some on sale.

reading all the other options people use, it seems like anything works. I think I spent about $15 on popcorn last year and had a number of bears coming in. Have seen 5 different bears this year after a week of baiting. So I'm going to stick with my cheap and easy option. I don't think it needs to be overthought. Perhaps if you have baiting competition nearby, but otherwise, they are happy to eat most anything.