Bear hunting

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

id be lie'ing if i told ya i had no fear of walking into my baited stands in the dark... keeps ya on your toes, but i think thats part of the excitement very rarely do i hunt right till last light in my bear stand (ussually dont have to, either get my bears in the morning or the latest has bin supper time) have no interest in blood tracking a bear in the dark... couple years i brought my bow instead of the rifle, thought i would try and arrow a bear, well a bear came in about a hour before last light, but never presented a shot, stayed in in the brush or was behind the barrel, kept watching him, and watching the light fade, didnt wanna give away the location of my stand... finally he decided he had enough and sauntered off, right down my trail and towards my atv, that one made me a little nervous on the walk out lol

Nothing like the long walk back to the truck in the bear woods after dusk! It gives me the creeps but it's all part of the experience!!

[sawbill]

Stuff like that can get into ones head. I know of a gent from the States who weighed in around 350 lbs, good shape, tough as nails. But he absolutely would not walk into his stand unless his guide accompanied him.
His guide was a gal who weighed in at 120 lbs.

[JJL]

Stuff like that can get into ones head. I know of a gent from the States who weighed in around 350 lbs, good shape, tough as nails. But he absolutely would not walk into his stand unless his guide accompanied him.
His guide was a gal who weighed in at 120 lbs.

maybe there were other reasons he wanted to walk with her....hah.

[Greenhorn]

Lots of ways of making a bear move on. Coughing,I use but a flash light will work as well.

[SK33T3R]

There's a reason you sneak to a stand and sneak out when done. A pen light and bear spray is all you need. Causing a commotion right at last light will only make any bear more nocturnal. Weeks of baiting can go down the toilet real fast and ruin that baitsite for quite a while. If you're afraid of the dark and the sight of multiple bear droppings on your trail have you worried, then get out early while you can still see. BUT do it quietly!

The only exception I have is if sows and cubs are on the bait. If they are there - there is not a bigger boar in the immediate vicinity. I then take out a slingshot and whack'em. the sound of the slingshot will not create a human associated noise and the glass marble sure gets rid of them. last year 2 baits had good boars and my son and partner hunted them. I hunted the last bait - sow heaven 4 different sows and 9 different cubs - I shot off a bag and a half of dollar store marbles. FUN? WOW!

[fishy steve]

There's a reason you sneak to a stand and sneak out when done. A pen light and bear spray is all you need. Causing a commotion right at last light will only make any bear more nocturnal. Weeks of baiting can go down the toilet real fast and ruin that baitsite for quite a while. If you're afraid of the dark and the sight of multiple bear droppings on your trail have you worried, then get out early while you can still see. BUT do it quietly!

The only exception I have is if sows and cubs are on the bait. If they are there - there is not a bigger boar in the immediate vicinity. I then take out a slingshot and whack'em. the sound of the slingshot will not create a human associated noise and the glass marble sure gets rid of them. last year 2 baits had good boars and my son and partner hunted them. I hunted the last bait - sow heaven 4 different sows and 9 different cubs - I shot off a bag and a half of dollar store marbles. FUN? WOW!

ya piss them off before getting down lol

[smitty55]

you will be wasting your time and money with your way you have in mind

Exactly!!

[chris lavoie]

Attachment 29673The hunter in this picture saw bears at his bait site but wanted a little excitement in his quest for a BIG BEAR. I took him out into a 3 year old clear cut full of wild sasperala and blue berries. Walked the ridges nice and slow. Way at the back of the clear cut was this 18 year old bear.

We submit our bear pre molars to age the bears.

There is something about spot and stalking bears in an Ontario clear cut full of berries that bait sites just don't have!!

Spot and stalking clear cuts is VERY successful if you know the lay of the cut. It takes patience and keep the wind in your face.

Also, you don't have the high cost of baiting as the berries are free!!!

[chris lavoie]

Attachment 29674This bear didn't care whether we were there or not. He just wanted his blueberries. This clear cut had a blue tinge for all the berries. We let this bear walk.

By the way, that's a nice trophy bear you took smitty55. Can really see the crease in his skull!!

[COYHUNTER]

Dont forget to wear blaze orange when stalking.........your not in a stand now