Bear (updated 12/13/15 w/deer photos)

[bobcat]

I killed a 2 point blacktail on the 31st. It was only 1/4 mile from the truck but we used the gutless method and quartered it out. I wanted to back later that day and put up a trail cam on the carcass but just ran out of time and didn't get it done. So the following weekend, on Sunday, I made it out there and put up a camera. The carcass was still intact but had been cleaned up pretty well by birds, I assume, and possibly raccoons and possums. Didn't look like coyotes had found it, which surprised me. I set the camera about 40 feet from the carcass and dumped 5 gallons of apples in the middle, so about 20 feet away from the camera. I was wanting to find out if there were any more bucks in the area, but also wanted to see what might come around because of the deer carcass.

Checked today and to my surprise, had no pictures of deer and no coyotes. Just a bear. The carcass was gone, had been drug off about 50 feet. The backbone and pelvis was still there but no rib bones. Did the bear eat the ribs? That's what I'm thinking. All the apples were gone. Kind of disappointed, was hoping for pictures of some bucks. Would the smell of the carcass keep the deer away?

[billythekidrock]

That is a good bear.

Deer smell death all the time and I often get them on camera at a kill site. I would think the bear would be more of a deterrent than the carcass. 

That being said, I often get deer and bear on camera within minutes of each other so I am guessing your bucks are somewhere else.

[Timberstalker]

Don't you have 4 days left of bear season?  Go hang your tag on that bear.  He's better than average.
Thanks for sharing bobcat.

[saylean]

Ive seen deer right next to a fresh cougar kill of an elk, so I don't believe that the smell of the carcass would keep the deerskies away.

[bobcat]

Yes, I believe bear season is open but I don't think the odds of finding that bear are very good. Especially now that the carcass is all eaten up. Plus, the fact that I had apples there would mean I would be guilty of baiting bears if I killed the bear at that location. I wish I would've taken more apples out there today. Most of the apples I had I took to another location where I have a camera. I kept about a dozen apples for this spot, but I was thinking since it had only been 3 days there would still be some apples left. But no, bears always eat everything.

[CAMPMEAT]

bobcat, you weren't baiting bears. That wasn't your intention at all. I'd shoot it, if he presented a shot.

[bobcat]

Too late now. Maybe next year.

[pianoman9701]

Cool bear.

[boneaddict]

Nice bear for next year!

[Mark251]

Good looking bear 

[bobcat]

I have more pictures to add to this thread. The bear hasn't been back and I know I titled this thread "Bear," but I'll go ahead and put the new pictures here since it's the same camera and location. Got nothing but deer this time and a coyote only once. The bear must be sleeping. Got over a thousand pictures since I put out a fair amount of apples. The apples only lasted about three days and after that got very few pictures.

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[Duckslayer89]

Cool pics! Your camera takes great night shots. I have Cabelas outfitter camera and the night photos are completely black usually. What model moultrie is thAt