Having a hard time finding a plastics drum with lid for bear baiting in Muskoka , any suggestion ?
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Having a hard time finding a plastics drum with lid for bear baiting in Muskoka , any suggestion ?
These are abit pricy, but they are quality food grade 55 gallon drums with lid
https://www.uline.ca/Product/Detail/...YaAia1EALw_wcB
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My suggestion is to go with steel drums with the ring lamp lid. Yea they're heavier but far more sturdy and won't get ripped apart like some plastic ones I've seen.
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Im up around Huntsville, I will check the local scarp dealer .
Thx
there's lots on kijiji around here. i'm in the halton area. see them for 20-50 bucks a piece
Been using plastic for years. Zero issues and much easier to carry in and out! :)
REALLY? NO ISSUES? Maybe my bears are different then yours?
IMO - I wouldn't use plastic even if it was free. I had too many failures with them.
Steel is sturdy - teeth proof - weldable and adaptable .. etc etc
and if abandoned in the bush will rust away over time. Not so much with plastics!
Just my opinion?!
In my case it was local and seldom a long carry, could usually get close enough with the quad, and when it was further it wasn't a big deal with two guys. Plus there was never a lot of "out", maybe move.
Seeing as we're on the topic a bait containers, I was lucky enough to have access to excess military transport "cans" ranging from 1gal to 25gal+ of differing shapes. They were all gasket sealed lid and clamp ring style. Heavy duty, baked on paint that bear claws would hardly scratch. My local bait sites have mostly always started with at least, or primarily used them for the season. I just use the lid, no seal, no clamp ring but at least 35lb of rock on top, something you would know for sure raccoons could never move. Didn't have cameras, but you knew a bear had hit it for sure, it's such a good feeling when you set up a new bait and it works. Then the real fun starts. This is one of those cans.
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South of Gravenhurst is Wise Choice gunsmithing. He has a ton of barrels for sale.
X2 my thoughts exactly............if you take it in bring it out!!!!! A guy your age with your vast hunting experience and your encouraging/giving people the excuse to leave trash in the woods, come on Skeeter your better than that............shouldn’t even be an option when thinking about setting up baits.
To the OP, I’m a long ways away and it most likely makes no sense for you but I have several plastic barrels you can have if you want to come get them.
I don't think I said leave them in the woods. I said if for some reason the said individual DID abandon them then at least mother nature, over time, would take care of it. If someone like me found it - I haul it out none the less. I always take more to the dump then I ever bring. This works for me because if some lazy bear hunter left it then he's out of luck later. And It's garbage.
geesh tough crowd here some days! :whacked:
I see Kijiji Ottawa has the blue 55 gal barrels for 15 bucks. Probably some listed in your area.
Wise choice hwy 11 between washago gravenhurst
I have been also using plastic barrels for years with the snap ring top......zero issues
We have a chocolate factory near by that were more than happy to give them to us with chocolate remains in them!!!
As low as 10 bucks
https://www.kijiji.ca/b-muskoka/plas...ums/k0l1700078