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Post by scubasteve on Apr 21, 2019 12:44:27 GMT -4
Curious as to what kind of baiting that can be done earlier to draw bears into the area but not necessarily onto the barrel. When’s a good time to also start filling the barrel?
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Post by tuketu on Apr 23, 2019 15:29:21 GMT -4
Hey Steve !
You may want to check the regulations for your province or state. Many jurisdictions will limit when you can start baiting. Here in Nova Scotia there is no restriction on when you can start baiting.
There's an old saying that "Bears live by or follow their nose".
To just try and draw bears into an area ,one of the tricks a lot of us use is a Stink Bucket. Take a 20 ltr/5 gal pail and fill it with meat and or fish scraps. Seal the lid and let stew in the sun for a few weeks. When you're ready to start , just take the bucket to the wood with a drill and 1/4" bit. When you have your spot you like take a long piece of small rope or twine and throw it over a branch away from the trunk so bears can't climb and get at it. Drill some holes in the lid, sides and bottom of bucket and hoist it as high as you can. The holes in the lid and bottom with allow the bucket to drip as it rots and rains. The side holes will allow the smell to carry on the wind, put out a pail of fryer oil and saturate the ground around it with more oil. Once the bear leaves he produces a scent trail for other bears so that when they cross it, the trail and lead them to your site.
Set up a trail cam so that it points to the area under the bucket. If you're able to point the Tcam in a northerly direction it will eliminate a lot of washout from sun glare.
Insofar as when to start baiting, that depends on several factors. a few of many are ... How much bait do you have: the distance travelled to bait; The time you have available to do bait runs. Baiting can be a lot of work, especially when you have multiple bears and limited resources.
For myself here in Nova Scotia, on a new site I may start a stink bucket and small amount of bait the 1st week of August. Season does not open until the second Monday in September. In many areas of high bear densities you may want to wait until the week before opening Monday.
There is also a lot of good info In the Bearology section under "Bait Set Ups' to give you some ideas on the type of setup you may want to use .
Hope this helps !
Like My Best Bud says ...It ain't Rocket Science !
tuk
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Post by skeeter on Apr 24, 2019 5:42:38 GMT -4
Steve
If you're going to start baiting ....then start baiting. Putting out stuff to draw them in without bait to KEEP them there, IMO, is a waste of time. Bears can be pretty nomadic and if there's nothing to eat will just keep going until they find a source of food. They could end up many, many, miles away and good chance to never return to your setup. If you want to start early and bears are scarce then start with barrel designs that will limit the amount they can get out. Also start with a bait variety which will not spoil if left out for 3 or 4 weeks, like dog food, popcorn, dry grain with some syrup or sugary additive. As you near you're desired hunt timeframe then fresher bait can be used. Something they will eat in 4 or 5 days before spoiling.
just remember that the best bait sites are the ones where you can keep the call lure up and running.
a bear finding your bait will know where it is but passing bears need help finding you.
I've had up to 13 bears on a single bait but as nice as that sounds you gotta feed them all!
This can be monumental with volumes and effort and expense.
welcome to the group ..... and yes we are nuts!
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Post by pipepusher on Apr 28, 2019 21:12:48 GMT -4
Oh ..Skeeter, you are a library without a card catalog. lol
scubasteve, like my Old compadre says, we always need more information. Are ya planning a spring hunt or a fall one? ( big difference ) if it's the latter , get er out!
welcome aboard
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