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Post by tuketu on Apr 17, 2022 11:22:55 GMT -4
Something to ponder if you're considering a honey burn. Personally I have mixed feelings. Bernie is probably the foremost authority on baiting bears. What he's talking about is a burn as you're baiting and not necessarily when you're hunting. As predictable as bears can be, they are also unpredictable , you never know how a bear will react until a situation presents itself. Some times the only way to do that is to experiment , create the situation and see what unfolds. Yes there are generalities in bear behavior , but there is also the exception to the rule. If you have a bear holding up on you - you really have nothing to lose. The simple set up that Nontypical has devised is light , compact and easily set up while you're on stand. A light cord to be able to hoist and lower the burner is the only extra gear you will need, which you'll leave at the site, just lower the burner blow out the tea light and off you go.
You make the call !
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDqEnOkqSJc&list=RDCMUCOr5ole8tjn85N5krIpYK9w&index=14
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Post by nontypical on Apr 26, 2022 10:12:29 GMT -4
So there are several things to consider if you choose to use a scent burners.
... 1 ... For some they may not want to, or have a good place to, hang a stink bucket where the bears won't get at it, and if you've ever been down wind of one you'll ask yourself ..."What the hell was I thinking ?"
... 2 ... If you have a stick bucket but don't think it's working for you - this is another tool to try. At this point you have nothing to lose. If you are doing it regularly when you come in to hunt it's always a fresh scent, not only to attract bears but also mask your own scent.
... 3 ... If you have a target bear that hangs up just before dark, waiting for you to leave, this new scent may be enough to peak his curiosity and give you the daylight you need for a shot.
... 4 ... As it relates to #3 ... there is always the chance that a new scent may deter a bear because it is new and unfamiliar to them. It's a chance you are taking if you have a big target bear you're hoping to entice. For myself I'm willing to take the chance and hope the bears curiosity, and weakness to follow his nose will cloud his sensibilities.
Big bears are big for a reason, they are not easily fooled, and some are near impossible to deceive. If you're hunting for the joy of the bounty that a younger bear provides than this may be an easy way to lure one in. A bear will instinctively follow his nose.
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Post by nontypical on Apr 26, 2022 10:18:34 GMT -4
I am completely convinced that my wife’s 2020 bear could not resist what his nose could smell but he couldn’t readily find. He came in downwind of the scent burner (and us too, by the way). He worked his way down behind the bait barrels, hung up, backtracked and came in working towards the burner, nose in the air the whole time. He never did find out what he much too curious about. 😉
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Post by tuketu on Apr 26, 2022 13:25:42 GMT -4
No question ... same as that one of mine b-line to the Castor X.
I really don't think you can pigeon hole every bear to say that they all act the same way.
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