Spring bear?

[Gilroy]

Yep got busted more than once. Once your busted you wont see them again...lol

LOL thats a pretty crazy statement to make,one look at Canada in the Rough,or Canadian Tradition will dispel that statement,they get busted numerous times on a hunt and see the bears again and generally end up taking them.

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

LOL thats a pretty crazy statement to make,one look at Canada in the Rough,or Canadian Tradition will dispel that statement,they get busted numerous times on a hunt and see the bears again and generally end up taking them.

I don't put much faith in TV hunting shows...

[huntnmachine]

We pre-baited and had a friend baiting for us, the bears were there every day until we showed up to hunt then nothing until Thursday of the week of the hunt and nothing during daylight hours. I was told afterwards that we should have sent used work shirts from all of us to our friend and have him hang them at the stand, the smell of the guy baiting was there but not ours, so they needed to get used to our scent baiting.

We bait our own sites but that is a great idea

[SK33T3R]

Just to add some insight. I have 2 of my best stands with me sitting north of the bait. I'm at a sharp drop off behind me to the north. If I jump out of the tree to the north I would need a calendar to time me till I hit the bottom. Any west, south or east wind is advantage ME. I also have an old snow fence strung out behind me further forcing the bears to not go there - BUT more often then not - they still do! GRRR.. lots of bears started out in front of me and circle around along this cliff. They want to smell and verify the "bait package" . Until I started using my conditioning system and ozonics there were many, many long lonely days in the stands waiting for bears that should have been there. Cameras showed lots of activity until I showed up. Those were the early, frustrating years. I have plenty of videos that show me talking and pointing to the downwind and showing the wind walker puff ball blowing directly there. I also state that if a bear comes in tonight it will come from there. I'm usually right about 75%. and that is where my focus is. If the wind changes then so does my ozonics and the expected entry point.

Some bears just don't care but the majority do. Especially if you're in an area were outfitters or others have been baiting through the years. 2 yrs ago 15 bears were taken within 10 miles of me. I got the largest, my partner the next largest and my son the 3rd. the other 12 bears were all (largest) 166lbs or less. Young bears are easy. They smarten up as they age. Those isolated bears that never see humans almost seem stupid. Not the ones I'm dealing with. Most of them are carrying slugs, shotgun pellets, SSG's, .22 rounds etc. Get smart or DIE!

It's a great game animal to hunt but don't think is easy.

[huntnmachine]

Great insight and your right......it is not easy

[LowbanksArcher]

We pre-baited and had a friend baiting for us, the bears were there every day until we showed up to hunt then nothing until Thursday of the week of the hunt and nothing during daylight hours. I was told afterwards that we should have sent used work shirts from all of us to our friend and have him hang them at the stand, the smell of the guy baiting was there but not ours, so they needed to get used to our scent baiting.

Did this last year and found out you definitely don't want to use a shirt you like. They torn mine to shreds.

[Gilroy]

I don't put much faith in TV hunting shows...

Why not the hunt is filmed right as it happens in live time?

[trimmer21]

Why not the hunt is filmed right as it happens in live time?

I've had some limited exposure as to how those videos are made. A half-hour show can take 1-3 months to complete. Editing is an art form. It's definitely not as easy as they make it out to be.

[Hardman]

IMHO the best week to hunt bears in the spring is the first full week the grass is lush green. Weather varies this week a little each year. Location in Ontario will change this week depending where you plan to hunt.

[SK33T3R]

here's an old pic from 2003 .. This was one of our countless experiments trying to come up with the perfect bear baiting system...

it shows an elevated barrel with a chain skirt (raven deterrent) on the front.

notice the 2 shirts. mine and my partners right in the bears face.

I still do this to this day. I have a whole drawer of t shirts that my better half won't even use for rags.

I wear those shirts so often (unwashed) that I'm mistaken for a vagrant most days!

I now rip the tshirts in half lengthwise and hang half at each bait on every rebait trip. I run 5 baitsites.

I go through a lot of shirts! I'm a regular at value village. I buy the ones no one in their right minds would wear. They're cheaper!

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