Honey/bacon burns

[Boar]

Aint ready to pull out the last resort yet, the bear on my barrel are inconsistant an not hitting it to hard, tells me thier still on acorns but keeping an eye on the barrel. Hopefully soon they be on a more cosistant basis, cooler temps an the only resturant in town. Ive touched on burns before, but still like hearing what you guys do every year. Its afavorite trick for me but only like to use it as a last resort. Baocn or honey an how do ya like to build ur burners. Jerkbait has a great method for a burner so hope ya chime in, ya told me once an forgot. Later boar

[luckydog25]

We use a tin pie pan (i am guessing you have one or 2 laying around) and heat it up with the smaller catering sternos cans. They are plenty hot enough to get the smoke rolling, and burn for an hour. We use an old camp stove grate between the sternos and the pie pan, the grate is the same size as the pie pan. Hope that helps. Curious to read what others do...

[hunter76]

We dig a small hole just big enough for the sterno can to fit in and then take 2 6-8 inch pieces of rebar and put on the sides of the sterno can. Then we put whatever we want to burn in a tin coffee can and put that on top of the rebar. It works great.

[Hibbing]

I've had better luck cooking strawberry jam. Bacon is a foreign smell to most bears.

Build a small shelf on the side of a tree about 6 feet off the ground. Make a stove out of a big coffee can. Cut a hole the size of a sterno can in the side. About 2/3 of the way up the side of the can drill a few holes so you can run some rods through the can to serve as a grate. Take a 2 lb coffee can and add a large jar of jelly, a packet of strawberry jello and a cup of water.

I used to have my burner on the ground but the smell doesn't go as far. Also had a bear burn his nose on the can!

[Boar]

Cool thats how i built mine pretty much, good idea with getting up of the ground. Strawberry jelly huh? How successfull have u been with jelly? took my first with bacon. thinking of honey this time but intrigued by jelly. Thanks boar

[Boar]

Even a bucket of doughntuts an grease an goodies is foriegn. come into mid Sept. an later Eating is all that drives a bear an bacon... even this boar gets outa bed Sat. morning for bacon. But wat works is wat works thanks again. baor

[TRZ II]

Boar-You think a burn might help me get that big guy in next weekend? Or should i stick with what I have been doing?

[Boar]

Stick with wat youtr doing a burn to me is only a last resort, you got a boar coing in more daytime than not, so dont do something different unless ur forced to. u havent hunted him hard for him to not keep coming back during daylight. So stay the course bud. boar

[TRZ II]

Will Do! i could barely get to sleep last night it is going to be a long week!

[hookset]

I did a honey burn the night Amy got her bear. first time i had done one all year.... i also didn't bait them the night before. play some tricks on them.

joe

[Sorgy]

Several years ago I did a honey burn and a burn another night using Big Paw from Bear Scents- Wow did that Big Paw smell incredible and lasted forever bubbling away. I used the 5 lb coffee can with the 2 lb can inside of it supported over close hanger wire with the sterno- small cans. Try the Big Paw sometime. A can should last a quite a while if only doing an occasional burn.

Good Luck

Steve

[jerkbait]

Here ya go Boar. I learned this from a friend. Take a metal coffee can and drill the sides full of holes, like swiss cheese it. I use 2 big sternos then, only one needs to be full, the other is to stack the full one on. Stack the 2 sternos, light the top one, then take the coffee can and turn it upside down over the sternos. Then i use a small soup can or pop can with the top cut off and put the honey in there. When you are putting the honey in the can drip some down the sides to get the going faster. The honey will start to bubble over the top of the can the drip down on to the hot coffee can. No need to worry about it dripping into the sterno and puttin it out. Hope that makes sense.

[Boar]

Thanks chris, thats the one i like. If it spills over it just sizzles an puts out more scent instead of putting out the sterno or bacon grease starting fire. Awsome thanks again bud, good luck. baor

[jerkbait]

I will need to try a bacon burn with this stile. The one I did last year was with the can right side up and that didn't go so good.

[leech~~]

I will need to try a bacon burn with this stile. The one I did last year was with the can right side up and that didn't go so good.

Do not try this one unless you are a trained professional! My first attempt to do a honey burn about 20 years ago went like this. Mr cooker with a coffee can on top of it. Anyone want to fill in the rest!

[Boar]

Ha yea i remeber pictures of fear an wishing you had a extinguisher. kept ya warm tho right? or was that nervous sweat.

[jerkbait]

Nervous sweat !!!

[TRZ II]

Where do you buy sterno cans? Thanks!

[remington 300]

od, you can get them at most hardware stores and sporting goods retailers in the camping section,single use size cans,

mike.

[TRZ II]

Think fleet farm has them?

[remington 300]

i'd bet they do,

[Boar]

Oldendays, no matter if ya do one or not,one thing to remeber is when he shows, ya really need to try an relax an put your heart back in your chest, let him come in an get comfy, let him do his thing an dig around move the logs ext. this will give you time to get your heart rate back downand relax an not rush the shot. No need to hurry. Good luck bud. later boar

[leech~~]

Ha yea i remeber pictures of fear an wishing you had a extinguisher. kept ya warm tho right? or was that nervous sweat.

It looked kind of like this after the mushroom cloud was gone!

[Boar]

Ha Lol. Now thats a burn.

[TRZ II]

That is a good thing to remember. I have shot alot of deer at close range (some in the same stand). I know i will be very excited if i get a chance on him. best shot is right behind the should blade right?