Bear Bait Alarm Clock

[Labgood]

I was talking with Moosie today and he recommended I post this question on here.
I'm running into the same problem many bear baiters have with the big ones only coming in at night. I've read lots of posts and articles about suggestions to regulate feeding times, but the idea I want to try out this year is an alarm clock that only kicks on during the middle of the night, preferably with talk radio

Has anyone had any success with a specific model of alarm clock that you can program to go off for say 7-8 hours at a time and then shut off. Or has anyone had any luck with reprogramming a battery operated alarm clock/radio to extend the alarm that typically shuts off after one hour. I realize that if the bear really wants the bait they will come in regardless, but I'd like to try this tactic. I typically only hunt on day trips so I won't have the time to go in every day to turn the alarm on and then off each night.

 

[Muskeez]

Interesting thought. I know ZERO about bear hunting, but what about a feeder on a timer that only dropped bait during daylight hours and only enough to be consumed during those daylight hours? just a random thought.

 

[MThuntr]

So are you trying to condition the bears to leave when the radio is on? That won't work over the long term. A day or 2 maybe then they'll get used to the sound...kind of like the big flash booms designed to chase deer away...once they realized there wasn't any danger behind the noise they continued to eat the crops.

You may be better off setting it up a timed feeder like Muskeez suggested. Drops some donuts/cinnamon rolls/bait at specific times.

 

[Muskeez]

HA, Just to clarify, no feeders used here for deer. Just a random thought/idea.

 

[MThuntr]

HA, Just to clarify, no feeders used here for deer. Just a random thought/idea.

oops my bad I should learn to read better ...i'll edit

 

[deputy338]

What I used to do in the past was bait in the morning and if the bear never showed while hunting I would remove the bait at dark. Seemed to work after the bears would show up and no food was to be had.