Bear Baiting

[huntnmachine]

Should we use a different bait in the spring than in the fall. If so what recipy for each season

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

We use same bait for both seasons.

Dog food
Popcorn
Corn

The usual scent stuff.

Love the spring hunt!!

[Candice_h]

Agree that popcorn, corn and dog food work very well. I like to add some sweet flavouring to the mix.
Good strong call scent to bring them in.

[Terrible_E]

I've been using corn (mix of cracked and whole) with used cooking oil, molasses, and grape jello mix. The grape smell is very strong.

[LowbanksArcher]

Spring bears aren't picky. They wont leave unless the food runs out. I haven't managed to source a way to fill a barrel any cheaper than popcorn(depending on how much value you put on your time). I've got about 5-6 barrels popped now, for about $70. I'll add a mixture of jello powder/tang, white suger, & road salt. Sweet & salty.

[FishHog]

My sites are fairly hard to get into so popcorn for me. Easy light and affordable. Seems to keep them coming in. I do add syrup the odd time and spray the area with vanilla when I start a bait site. Fryer oil if I have any