Am I the only one bear hunting this year!

[x1957x]

No one posting any bear stuff yet..Holy cow isnt anyone out scouting and getting ready for the baiting--hunting season? I cant wait to bait. Tick tock. I am 58 years old and get this excited every year. Doesnt any one else get excited? Getting buckets ready and barrels of sweety's just jack me up! Anyone else out there getting thier stuff ready yet? Not even 2 weeks to start another year of bear hunting..What is everyone else doing to get ready? EXCITING,,, EXCITING!!!

[certified jumbo]

Our group was 0 - 5 on tags. Not a lot of tags equals not a lot of hunters. You should have good action though!

[BuckSutherland]

Here are a couple for ya. Billions of raspberries on the property. We accidentally deleted the pictures of the big one. Also have a sow and 2 cubs from last year around. More bear than deer.

[jerkbait]

I am waiting to see if I can get a surplus tag this year. I did not draw this year.

[lichen fox]

I'll be out there...area 12...I've had all my sweets and stuff ready since spring...but I don't start early...I'll be putting out baits on labor day weekend...

[MahtowaDave]

I'm helping my son out this year. He has a tag in 51. We have a similar approach to Lichen fox. We will bait later this year as we are tired of feeding them to have them disappear just a day or two before season. Different approach this year after talking to a DNR bear experts. It will be hard to wait though! More bears than deer on our property this year too! Berries everywhere though. Getting stoked!

[HNTNBUX]

I am waiting on a surplus tag myself. Still scouted out an entirely new area of the state for this year. It looks promising but I will have to see how many hunters are in the area.

Bugs were bad, lots of berries but found scat and tracks in several different areas.

[protrapper]

I'm helping my son out this year. He has a tag in 51. We have a similar approach to Lichen fox. We will bait later this year as we are tired of feeding them to have them disappear just a day or two before season. Different approach this year after talking to a DNR bear experts. It will be hard to wait though! More bears than deer on our property this year too! Berries everywhere though. Getting stoked!

Change up your bait. And they won't leave.

[lichen fox]

Surplus License are supposed to go on sale tomorrow, Aug 6th....but I haven't seen anything up on the dnr bear page about how many, if any, tags will be available and where....Found it under the check lottery results tab!

Surplus licenses

Unsold bear permits available Wednesday 8/6/2014 at noon.

Area -- Permits

12------ 36

13------ 33

22------ 17

24------ 26

25------ 76

26------ 52

31------ 82

41------ 21

44------ 57

45------ 23

51------ 152

[MahtowaDave]

Thanks protrapper. I try to keep it fresh and change it up a bit, but I suppose i could vary it a bit more at that critical time, just before the actual hunt. Thanks for the tip on keeping them a comin. This year, I think I will wait til later in the game to start the baiting process. Let the rest of the gang feed em, and let the berries dry up, then steal one away from ya'll with the secret formula in the last few days! I've always envied the guys who can steal away the bear I've been feeding, so I decided to join that fraternity, instead of enabling them for yet another season! I will be going no-quota myself but I already have some smallish bears on camera in that area too. I got a few under the belt, so It will either be a big one, or a film session only this year. I say that now....who am I kidding?

[lichen fox]

This guys been hanging around our neighbors deer camp...He's got a blue tag in one ear and a red tag in the other...

[CANOPY SAM]

I'm seriously considering setting up a station or two so my boys can have a shot at a bear. Just gotta find a land owner that'll let us set up a station.

[BuckSutherland]

No soup for me.

4 of us tried to get a surplus tag. Zero luck. Hope there is more permits next year. More bear than deer in my area.

[jerkbait]

No go for me on the surplus tag too. Got all the way to submit payment then it told me they were sold out.

[charliepete]

I got shafted on the Surplus tag again this year. At least I will have 3 years in on Zone 51 next year. I am going to have to start applying in Wisconsin so I can bear hunt more than once every 4 years.

[DonBo]

I am going to have to start applying in Wisconsin so I can bear hunt more than once every 4 years.

Good luck with that. 7-8 years to draw in the northern part of the state, not as bad in the central part if you know someone with private land you can hunt.