Is anywhone else expiriencing this problem like its day one of the small game season and i got a few hunters checking out my bear bait up close and getting pictures of them on the camera like you would think they know better than that.
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Is anywhone else expiriencing this problem like its day one of the small game season and i got a few hunters checking out my bear bait up close and getting pictures of them on the camera like you would think they know better than that.
That's why my baits are 3 to 5 km from the nearest ATV trail. I have never had anyone find one. Never have cameras touched and never have to compete with other baits. More work for sure but I don't mind that.
If you can't get away from other hunters I would try posting signs saying "active bear bait.". Some people need it spelled out.
I don't know, maybe I am off here, but if they accidentally come across the bait site and just have a look (people are curious by nature) what's the harm?
Hopefully you get your bear
Yea but like its at the end of the trail off a steep ridge they would be able to see it from up top dont need to come down and tough everything is my point
I just hope my bear dosent get scared from it
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Originally Posted by Bear13
Guess its your crown land too?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear13
Guess if they stole your camera or messed with your bait ya hunter be dammed.
If they are just passing through than I feel you got no beef with them.
They definitely weren’t trying to be dicks if they left the camera and intact. Someone who was trying to do harm would at least be smart enough to get rid of the camera. I agree. Simple mistake and people are curious. Also understand being worried if your bear is gone after waiting and working it all off season.
3 to 5 km? I'm envious. In Eastern Ontario you can't walk more than several hundred meters without stumbled on a trail of some type on Crown land.Quote:
Originally Posted by Species8472
The amount of tree stands I have stumbled across accidentally while hunting I couldn't even begin to count. Sometimes if you aren't looking for it you barely notice until it's right in front of you. Just be thankful they left everything as it was.
They are all water access only. You would have to be seriously lost to stumble across them on foot.Quote:
Originally Posted by buckchaser
Gotta give it to them for not messing with my stuff for sure its just i put so much work and its been 50+ hours spent in the stand....last thing i want is for it to get spooked thats why i’m kinda worried about it thas all
I don't think there's any reason to get yer knickers in a knot? Obviously you have a well beaten trail leading to your bait and people, like some animals, will take the easiest path. With the amount of foliage still on the trees, no one would see your bait until they come up on it. If you're on crown land there is virtually nothing you can do about it anyway.
If you’ve spent 50 plus hours on stand already and this bear hasn’t shown yet could it be possible he’s been gone for a while now and this is just an opportunity to vent about it??
Last time he came was friday and i missed him once already and we shot 2 so far...there is more than one.
Then I really think you’ll be ok. Bears have been killed, you’ve left tons of scent around there already and you’ve educated them that they are being hunted. If they have been coming back after all of that then I doubt two more guys walking through are going to ruin your season. Just keep at it. Again you hunt public land. They didn’t do anything wrong. Including not damaging any of your property. If you didn’t have a camera out you would have never known they were there and you would still have peace of mind.
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Thanks for the replies and hoppfully it works out anyways
If You hunt crown and this bothers You,the only way to avoid spending 50 hrs on a bait and not being found is-go deeper,go to the hard to reach spots,go canoe.......Where You can easily walk,anyone will walk given circumstances.