2024 fall bear

[Sask hunter]

I felt bad hijacking @seeth07 post all the time so figured I would start my own. Set my bait tonight but forgot to take pictures. Season starts in 10 days. Lots of berries but they are drying up fast with the hot dry weather. So we will see how the bait does. This bait usually just has average size bears but it’s close to home and convenient. I’m more looking forward to making a good clean archery kill then a certain size of bear. Often in the fall I target sows to try and knock the population down a bit. Did see this guy on the way home from baiting. I think I’ll have to spend some time watching the field and maybe I can try to arrow him on September 1 when deer season opens

 

[Sask hunter]

Took almost a week but finally got a hit. Tall bear but a pretty small head

 

[bobcat_trapper]

I live in Arkansas. Fixing to start my bait pile up. Season is next month. Alot of bears in the area.

 

[Sask hunter]

I live in Arkansas. Fixing to start my bait pile up. Season is next month. Alot of bears in the area.

Been a slow start here. Took almost a week to get hit and just the one bear so far. Going to go rebait on my lunch break today

 

[bobcat_trapper]

My wife killed a big one for Arkansas last fall. Had 7 good bears hitting it. She had to kill one of the biggest one. And she helped by talking to me. She used a crossbow. Her first bear!!

 

[Sask hunter]

Still just the one bear. He was the bait for 1.5 hours tonight. I had a kidney stone surgically removed tonight so might be a bit before I can hunt. Which is too bad bear and archery elk opens tomorrow

 

[kiwi hunter]

I felt bad hijacking @seeth07 post all the time so figured I would start my own. Set my bait tonight but forgot to take pictures. Season starts in 10 days. Lots of berries but they are drying up fast with the hot dry weather. So we will see how the bait does. This bait usually just has average size bears but it’s close to home and convenient. I’m more looking forward to making a good clean archery kill then a certain size of bear. Often in the fall I target sows to try and knock the population down a bit. Did see this guy on the way home from baiting. I think I’ll have to spend some time watching the field and maybe I can try to arrow him on September 1 when deer season opens
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Fairly small red stag, could do with a couple more yrs on him.

 

[std7mag]

Bait???
WTH is that??

God help you if you get caught baiting in PA!

 

[Sask hunter]

I snare coyotes in basically the same spot as where I bear bait. Never had coyotes on my bait till last year and then I snared over 20 in this spot. Looks like might be another repeat this winter as when the bear isn’t in it seems like coyotes are

 

[Butcher]

I wish iowa had bears! I head out next week for Minnesota bear. Hoping to get one, praying its not a dink. I’ve never seen one in the wild so hopin I judge correctly!

 

[Sask hunter]

I wish iowa had bears! I head out next week for Minnesota bear. Hoping to get one, praying its not a dink. I’ve never seen one in the wild so hopin I judge correctly!

Let me know how you do. Season has been open for a few days but I haven’t sat yet. Hoping a bigger one shows up if not I’ll shoot a meat bear but being lazy and might wait until so crop is off so I can get my truck within 100 yards of the bait site then

 

[Fishnride]

Scouted this Colorado giant in August. Heading in after him on Monday.

 

[Sask hunter]

Scouted this Colorado giant in August. Heading in after him on Monday.

Good luck!

 

[Sask hunter]

Still the biggest bear around. One maybe two smaller bears on the bait as well. Baits been kinda slow on quantity of bears. They are hitting consistent just not many

 

[Butcher]

Still the biggest bear around. One maybe two smaller bears on the bait as well. Baits been kinda slow on quantity of bears. They are hitting consistent just not many
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What do you estimate this one weight wise?

 

[Sask hunter]

What do you estimate this one weight wise?

I don’t even want to guess. Most people would be happy with him.

 

[Sask hunter]

This would be the size I want to drag out if I had to do it by hand lol

 

[Sask hunter]

 

[Don Fischer]

This would be the size I want to drag out if I had to do it by hand lol View attachment 338502

No ya don't. Got my first bear and got the truck right up to it. Tail gate down and tried for half hour to get it up there and terrible time doing it. Was like trying to lift a 150 pound bag of water!

 

[okie archer]

No ya don't. Got my first bear and got the truck right up to it. Tail gate down and tried for half hour to get it up there and terrible time doing it. Was like trying to lift a 150 pound bag of water!

Best description I've heard on trying to drag a bear.
Big bag of water!