2025 spring bear thread

[jpc01101]

First solo bait site set up this year, getting good action for the last two weeks, bears seem happy with it. Anyone have any tips for how long after refreshing bait can the site be hunted? I don’t see an issue hunting it less than 24 hours after refreshing it if they anre coming in consistently, any objections or tips.

If they are used to you baiting then bait it make a little noise go sit down and shoot the bear. I killed a bear 7 minutes after baiting and making noise in Idaho a couple years ago. Bonus points if you can talk someone into walking in with you and then make some noise on the way out.

 

[Muskeez]

Ditto, the best day to hunt is any day you can

 

[3006Sprng]

If they are used to you baiting then bait it make a little noise go sit down and shoot the bear. I killed a bear 7 minutes after baiting and making noise in Idaho a couple years ago. Bonus points if you can talk someone into walking in with you and then make some noise on the way out.

I’ve been using my ATV to get the bait in, was thinking about riding the ATV in to bait, riding it back out a few hundred yards, park it, and the. Sneak back in real quick to the stand. Maybe they are used to the noise coming and going by now. Trail cameras say so lol.

 

[Sask hunter]

Pretty slow in my neck of the woods. This sow and cubs seem to have Thai bait claimed. My other spot has a couple small ones and a big sow. Hopefully a good one moves into one of the baits soon. Will be freshening scent and doing beaver drags to try and drum up so more business this weekend.

Anyone use the lithium cartridges for the Tatacam 3.0? Bought one cause my cameras aren’t even lasting a week with batteries it’s ridiculous. My older Tatacam will last the whole month on a bear bait