mehunter Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 I was wondering how many of you out there baited bears, and if you did what you were using for bait? We are about three weeks away from baiting season here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest highcountry32 Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 I baited this year in Idaho for the first time, using a little bit of everything, their favorite was chocolate and fudge, the meat and fish was always last to go. On nights I hunted I would use big bags of popcorn, it's light and takes them a long time to get it all. Cabelas sells bear bombs in different flavors that worked awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Colorado Bob Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 I've baited bears back when it was legal here in Colorado. I used old dough-nuts, fish heads & guts, meat scraps, old fryer grease & grill scrapping from Wendy's. I used 2 barrels---1 for dough-nuts, the other for meat & grease. I hung a 5 gallon bucket high in a tree---I painted it black & loaded it full of grease & fish guts-----I wanted the breezes to carry the scent. We have a chocolate factory in town also-------got old candy from them also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehunter Posted July 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 I was lucky this year. I also usually use popcorn because of the ease, but I got a fantastic deal on 8, 55 gal drums of oat and honey granola bars. We can start baiting the end of this month, it's one of my favorite times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkrie1357 Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Oats & Canola oil in a 55 gal drum chained to a tree with a hole the size of a quater, so they have to rock it back & forth to get the oats out. along with to 55 gal drums of used KFC Grease (solid) 10" X 10" square hole on top. Both chained to the tree. Strawberry extract Flavoring on a towel hung in the tree to get the scent out there. 6 days of hunting came down to the last Hour. Hunt the Rut & You'll see fewer Bears, But usually Bigger Bears. we hunted Memorial day week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 My Dad uses cookies and/or candies. I'd think your granola bars will work well, too. Sure is alot nicer to use this stuff than the meat scraps we used back in the 70s...man, that stuff was horrible to have in the yard Chicken scraps was the absolute worst! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I have always used donuts with great results. I just use a 55 gallon drum with a cover on it, with a big rock in front of it. If your bowhunting angle the drum laying down flat so that you get the best possibe shot. Draw when the bear has his head in the barrell so he wont see you and let it fly. If gun I just left it standing. Good luck...Bear hunting is a blast!! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Strawberry extract Flavoring on a towel hung in the tree to get the scent out there. Is this method considered BAITING ?? or just plain OL' SCENTING ?? We can't bait here in Vermont, and this sounds like a great idea to draw in a couple bears that have been sighted on the farm ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I've baited bears back when it was legal here in Colorado. I used old dough-nuts, fish heads & guts, meat scraps, old fryer grease & grill scrapping from Wendy's. I used 2 barrels---1 for dough-nuts, the other for meat & grease. I hung a 5 gallon bucket high in a tree---I painted it black & loaded it full of grease & fish guts-----I wanted the breezes to carry the scent. We have a chocolate factory in town also-------got old candy from them also. there's your recepie. old donuts and diner bacon grease... they love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobw Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 . I hunted new brunswick canada( canoose camps)four years in a row all they used was cooking greaes and oil they got from places to eat in town, they were sucessful but i was not, they swear it was the best thing to use this was 20 years ago and they kept it a secret... just for your info they lived there all there lives and also said (WOLVES WERE THE HARDEST ANIMAL TO CATCH OR SHOOT)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lungbuster12point06 Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 One trick I learned when hunting a couple years ago........instead of putting the fryer grease in with the bait,make a small depression in the ground next to the bait.That way when the bear walks through it it trails the grease through the woods and attracts other bears to your bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andymansavage Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Cocoa puffs soaked with orange soda. mmmmmmmm...... Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Porter Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Before moving to NC this summer, I guided bear hunters in the great state of Maine. I always used donuts,breads,oats,grease and beaver meat. I feel you give the bears a variety and they will return to the bait site daily for the free food. Like what was stated previous, pour grease around the area and the bears will leave a scent trail exiting the site which in turn will bring more bears to your area. Also, use a backer of some sort so the bear has to present itself in order to get to the feed. Nothing worse then feeding a few bears that can sit in brush and feed freely. Good Luck, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest superguide_jr Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 i use a 45 gallon barrel with old 4-h calf feed adn grease from the local resturants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Allow me to make an observation here. I find it interesting that nobody has presented the idea that baiting for bears is not fair chase. Judging from the responses I've seen in the Deer Hunting forum regarding baiting for deer, I would have thought there would have been quite a few people opposed to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Good observation, but I doubt if you are going to get any replies to it. Maybe since we don't do that here in Texas, it is OK. :D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob LeBlanc Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Jellybeans...5 gallon buckets of them from the bulk store. The bears knock over the bucket and keep coming back to forage for them. The spreading of bacon grease around the site is also a good tip for attracting in other bears. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldmossyface Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 The Finishing Touch to Bear Baiting I bait for Black Bear here on Manitoulin Island in North/Central Ontario, Canada. I have 1-45gal. drum chained to a tree with meat scraps & a smaller 10gal. drum filled with cracked corn & apples. My stink bait is fish guts in a milk case with an old oven rack tie wrapped over the top hanging from a pole above the barrels. I hang 35mm film canisters with cotten batting in them filled with vanilla extract from the trees around the bait site & sometimes with ainse ( if I can get it). I cover my bait site & infront of it in fry grease & burn vanilla extract in a coffee can with a propane torch for approx. 10 min. each time I bait.I also nail partially opened cans of sardines high up in the trees...This drives them crazy!!!! Last year on opening day I was only in the stand between 3 to 5 mins after doing a vanilla burn before shooting a nice 250 lb'er. Happy Huntin' fellas oldmossyface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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