2021 Spring Bear Thread

[Sask hunter]

Hope he makes an appearance tonight

 

[520 Road Sow]

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Gawd you sasky boys got it good.....

 

[Nick87]

Gets me everytime

 

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Gets me everytime

I liked it but then I unliked it so I didn’t ruin it.

 

[Sask hunter]

Three bears tonight and one came up close. That blonde was very tempting!

 

[skull]

I may have to wake up early

 

[skull]

Just got back from baiting my number 2 bait
Looking good

 

[Sask hunter]

The Ruts starting to show up and so are the big boys: time to hunt every night I can and hope one of the big ones I have on my two baits slip up. I’m trying to have a 20” bear hit the dirt this spring

 

[SaskHunter]

Heading back up tomorrow to reset my bait. I managed to shuffle some things around and I should be able to head back for a 3-4 day hunt first week on June!!!

To say that I have an awesome wife is an understatement... That or she's already tired of me!!!

 

[Sask hunter]

This guys GF resulted in him becoming a bear rug tonight. Came in just as I was getting ready to leave I actually climbed down the stand then saw him. Marched right in like he owned the place. Stopped at the barrel with a hard quartering to shot and the 338 win mag anchored him. Now to see if can get the GF a bear. I’m sure that coloured sow will have anew boyfriend asap and she’s been on my bait all spring

 

[Sytes]

Curious, the flavor of baited bears. Least in MT seems a flavor difference between berry filled fall and grass, etc fed spring bears.

Taste a bit like dunkin' donuts or... Tim Hortons? Humor aside, what's the bait feed?
Nice way to put some weight on bears, I'd imagine.

 

[Sask hunter]

Curious, the flavor of baited bears. Least in MT seems a flavor difference between berry filled fall and grass, etc fed spring bears.

Taste a bit like dunkin' donuts or... Tim Hortons? Humor aside, what's the bait feed?
Nice way to put some weight on bears, I'd imagine.

I use a mixture of old bread/pastries, oats, popcorn, grease and beaver carcasses. Bears don’t seem to live in a bait especially not big bears they seem to roll in and out constantly and know what the game is. They realize there is no such thing as a free meal unlike many people in this world lol.

 

[520 Road Sow]

This guys GF resulted in him becoming a bear rug tonight. Came in just as I was getting ready to leave I actually climbed down the stand then saw him. Marched right in like he owned the place. Stopped at the barrel with a hard quartering to shot and the 338 win mag anchored him. Now to see if can get the GF a bear. I’m sure that coloured sow will have anew boyfriend asap and she’s been on my bait all spring
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Once again..... you guys never cease to amaze. Nice work amigo!

 

[SaskHunter]

Congrats @Sask hunter beaut of a bear!

Went and reset my bait today, glad I have an ATV, grid roads and trails are straight gumbo but this rain was long overdue. Had to off-load a few kms from where I normally do. Got my camera set up but not before taking a look at what I had from the last time I had checked it... That's a guy who's really shitty hunt turned into a good one in a matter of minutes!!!

 

[BAKPAKR]

This guys GF resulted in him becoming a bear rug tonight. Came in just as I was getting ready to leave I actually climbed down the stand then saw him. Marched right in like he owned the place. Stopped at the barrel with a hard quartering to shot and the 338 win mag anchored him. Now to see if can get the GF a bear. I’m sure that coloured sow will have anew boyfriend asap and she’s been on my bait all spring
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Congrats on the bear. Do you have to bring them out whole (looking at the photo in the sled)?

 

[Sask hunter]

Congrats on the bear. Do you have to bring them out whole (looking at the photo in the sled)?

Nope I just drug him with the quad about a quarter mile away and took care of him there. It was fairly dark when i shot him and I wasn’t wanting to skin him in the dark at the bait site. I prefer to skin and do all that in the bush. Makes carcass disposal much easier. Nothing harder then having to load a bear carcass back in the truck after skinning it and taking the meat lol.

 

[SaskHunter]

Curious, the flavor of baited bears. Least in MT seems a flavor difference between berry filled fall and grass, etc fed spring bears.

Taste a bit like dunkin' donuts or... Tim Hortons? Humor aside, what's the bait feed?
Nice way to put some weight on bears, I'd imagine.

I've never had bear that was far enough from an area where baiting was legal so I quite frankly don't know if there is a difference.

For my bear bait, I do an oats/cheap dog food mixed with used frying oil and cherry Kool-Aid slurry. They seem to love the used frying oil and it sticks to their paws and they track that shyt all over the place, which in turn, brings in more bears.

 

[Nick87]

I've never had bear that was far enough from an area where baiting was legal so I quite frankly don't know if there is a difference.

For my bear bait, I do an oats/cheap dog food mixed with used frying oil and cherry Kool-Aid slurry. They seem to love the used frying oil and it sticks to their paws and they track that shyt all over the place, which in turn, brings in more bears.

Making me hungry

 

[Twolftg]

Already having withdrawals, wish I had the vacation time to go to Idaho now.

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

We had some luck last week in MT. Here is my bear. It was by far the easiest MT bear I have taken. The bear @ewludwig killed was the worst. I think @theat would attest...

It was great to hang out with @Mthuntr and @Gerald Martin too.