2022 Spring Bears

[Scott85]

Those long legs just scream a heavier bear. It’s at least a 500 pounder.

I think the 3 beavers in post 82 weight as much as that bear.

 

[bisblue]

First year bear hunting. Luckily I can hunt twenty minutes from the house. Unluckily I still have to build fence, a shelter, and hay barn for my Llamas .

 

[thusby]

Always amazed by how many 600 pounders can be swung from the ground to the tailgate by 2 guys.

 

[Sask hunter]

Both baits ran today and refilled. Camera issues so no big bear pictures. This week will be time to sit when the wind is right.

 

[QuazyQuinton]

Both baits ran today and refilled. Camera issues so no big bear pictures. This week will be time to sit when the wind is right.
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From that angle he looks big enough!

QQ

 

[Sask hunter]

From that angle he looks big enough!

QQ

He keeps knocking my camera over and chewing it he will become big enough

 

[brockel]

Quick trip to the crazies was a bust. To much snow on the road to even get to the forest service. Another two weeks I think it will be good to go

 

[JesseSr]

My wife drew a bear tag in southern Utah. We set baits this weekend.


This is bait site #2. We did a bunch of hiking/scouting and my wife found her first elk shed horn!

We set up another bait site that I like a bit more! It was a long weekend of carrying popcorn, dogwood and fryer grease.

I'll upload pics as I get them from the bait sites!

 

[teamhoyt]

That dark one looks huge. What was the squared hide and skull rough measurements?

He was 6'2" tip of nose to base of tail, squared was 6'5". No clue on the skull.

 

[Sask hunter]

Well there goes my bait supply lol

 

[The Hedgehog]

He was 6'2" tip of nose to base of tail, squared was 6'5". No clue on the skull.

I would have guessed bigger than that so I'm assuming that's before skinned? If so, that sounds more like it. Most people skin them out, including skull, and lay flat, measuring nose to tail tip and claw to claw, without moving the hide at all between measurements. It's consistent, anyway. Regardless, that thing is great big. congrats.

 

[Scott85]

Well there goes my bait supply lol
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Strange looking bears.

 

[Sasquatchewan]

He keeps knocking my camera over and chewing it he will become big enough

I threw a juice box at a small bear who climbed up on a tree high enough to reach my trailcam once, it's the first heavy object I could reach in my treestand as the "HEY HEY!!! NO! NO! F*** YOU!!!" weren't enough. He got hit right in the flank as he started chewing on my camera. Pretty happy I was there for that one, the previous camera suffered a much different fate...

 

[Sasquatchewan]

My wife drew a bear tag in southern Utah. We set baits this weekend.

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This is bait site #2. We did a bunch of hiking/scouting and my wife found her first elk shed horn!
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We set up another bait site that I like a bit more! It was a long weekend of carrying popcorn, dogwood and fryer grease.
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I'll upload pics as I get them from the bait sites!

Great choice of bait!

I had a bunch of oats and peas this year and with everything going up in price I ended up doing a 1/3 peas, 1/3 oats and 1/3 cheapo dog food. All that mixed in with used frying oil!!!

 

[Sask hunter]

Great choice of bait!

I had a bunch of oats and peas this year and with everything going up in price I ended up doing a 1/3 peas, 1/3 oats and 1/3 cheapo dog food. All that mixed in with used frying oil!!!

Oats are crazy expensive so I have been straight popcorn and bread and pastries. Running 50 gallons of bread and what not and 50 gallons of popcorn. Should have grabbed some cheap dog food when I was in the city

 

[Coveyleader]

Got all but one bait in! Packed at least 20 some miles on foot over a few days, blazed trails, river crossings, just a crazy spring but.......... All but one bait is in. I set one 10 days ago in a new area, had a great boar come in, hit the barrel real lightly, and walked off. Went in and kind of rebaited yesteday, still a lot of bait but put some extra in. Hoping he comes back, he's a dandy, but I've seen these big boars smash baits, and stick around, and I've seen them tap it, never to be seen again.

But, glad to see that site got it within a week. It looks to be a good one, especially if that dude comes back.

 

[Sasquatchewan]

Oats are crazy expensive so I have been straight popcorn and bread and pastries. Running 50 gallons of bread and what not and 50 gallons of popcorn. Should have grabbed some cheap dog food when I was in the city

I had four 50lb bags leftover from last year and two 50lb bag of peas. Mixed 4 bags of dog food between all that with some used frying oil! Going to head back there this weekend to check out my bait and install my camera since I couldn't set it up last trip.

It's a new bait site as my previous one was clear cut and is now void of trees. We'll see how she goes...

 

[ccc23454]

Does anyone else collect all the holidays candy they can: halloween/candy canes etc. and make their kid unwrap it all and put in buckets? Lol.

 

[Sask hunter]

I had four 50lb bags leftover from last year and two 50lb bag of peas. Mixed 4 bags of dog food between all that with some used frying oil! Going to head back there this weekend to check out my bait and install my camera since I couldn't set it up last trip.

It's a new bait site as my previous one was clear cut and is now void of trees. We'll see how she goes...

Good luck. Should have saved those peas for deer bait lol

 

[LD Jig 'Em]

still a pretty good snow pack in the the south end of the Missions? between Placid and Inez?