bear question

[jay83196]

Wondering how often to bait my stations and how much at a time and recommendation on bait to use I hat meat donuts candy misc peanuts and dog food. How many stations on 70 acres of private land. Thanks I'm new at this my 2nd year.

[Boar]

I have 80 acres an only have one station on the 80. You could put out two but youll more than likely be hunting the same bear an second guessing which site he'll be at. one is all u need an easy to maintain. i guesse it depends on if you can easly drive to you site evry day. Some guys drive many miles to bait an because of that only bait every three days to a week in which case they'll need enough for a week, which can be a hundred or so pounds. My game plan for my 80 is opening naiting I throw out a good five gallon bucket of doughnut an grease an soak the area really good supliment with some dog food. I'll check in three days if I can wait that long. I nothing I'll refresh the site an come back in two. When i finally get a hit i determine whats going on by the trail cam pics. I feed every day when geting a hit aas long as the bear is sticking around. No need to put out bait if he hasent been back to feed unless it starts to get moldy then I clean out the site an refresh. Thats what gets frustrating when you get a good hit for a couple of days an he just dissapears. Nothing. Just keep monitering the site cause he'll be back, he knows where the goodies are. It gets really tough if the acorns are in a mass year. With my private site that I can access every day I feed a five gallon or less bucket full. But every year is different. Baiting is the learning curve, what works for one dosent for another. Keep things the same everytime you go in. Bang bucket going in, bang buckets going out. if you whistle, whistle everytime. Same route everytime. I like to spray down with mosquito spray when i'm near the site. that way a bear comes accustom to that smell when I hunt. Lots of tricks to learn. Good luck Boar

[jay83196]

[jay83196]

Thanks for the info, Last year I hunted public land and had 3 stations this year provided I'm drawn I'm hunting on family's land up past Grand Marais and its hard to pick one spot to bait . Any good scents anybodyanybody recommends? How does meat work? I know can't use bones or pork. Thanks!

[Boar]

Beef scraps work good, keep it fresh, contact ur local butcher shop. The scents I like to use are from bear scents in the green an white bottle an up in grand marais anyone of their berry scents are great. My bear last year was taken with the use of their loagan berry flavor. Great stuff. Kinda spendy if ya use according to their directions but be conservative with an u can make last a while. They have great stuff. I like their scent balls but at 70 bucks a pop if a bear gits one its gone. Google bear scents one word. Boar

[jay83196]

Thanks good to know!