Bear Bait

[MtnMuley]

Nothing better than getting hooked up with a big bakery/Franz guy  for all the outdated pasteries.

[Britt-dog]

I used to get out of date Cyrus O Learys pies to use for bait. There would be 20+ pies in 3 or five gallon buckets, never had better bait. Their waste is sold on contract now and unavailable.  Sometimes it was hard to pass up a few bites when you dumped fifty chocolate creme, or banana creme pies on the pile.

[andrew_in_idaho]

Okay, hold the phone, you can buy a 55 gallon drum of Lucky Charms marshmallows for $65   

I’m more interested in the 20 lbs of sour patch kids for $6.88. I’ve eaten some stale sour patch kids and they aren’t that bad


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[Stein]

I can't wait to see the game cam photos with dudes rummaging through the pile.

[lord grizzly]

FYI michias, there’s a guy down here that brings in bear bait buy the semi load and sells it at cost, he guided up out of Riggins.  Frosting, gummies all that stuff. Not real close to you but closer than the mid west. You call him up he’ll ask you how many tons you want. I just picked up my first load from him Friday. Got my tree stand up today. Getting close

[Machias]

FYI michias, there’s a guy down here that brings in bear bait buy the semi load and sells it at cost, he guided up out of Riggins.  Frosting, gummies all that stuff. Not real close to you but closer than the mid west. You call him up he’ll ask you how many tons you want. I just picked up my first load from him Friday. Got my tree stand up today. Getting close

Can you PM me his contact number?  Thanks for the heads up!!!

[lord grizzly]

https://boise.craigslist.org/spo/d/new-plymouth-bear-bait/6851914910.html

No need to pm. He’s advertising. Guys names mike. Good dude

[Naches Sportsman]

https://boise.craigslist.org/spo/d/new-plymouth-bear-bait/6851914910.html

No need to pm. He’s advertising. Guys names mike. Good dude

Thanks for sharing this link @lord grizzly!

[Machias]

https://boise.craigslist.org/spo/d/new-plymouth-bear-bait/6851914910.html

No need to pm. He’s advertising. Guys names mike. Good dude

Thank you!!!

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

This is so awesome!

[lord grizzly]

Just make sure if you guys come down here you don’t forget my finders fee. I like the buckets of stuff and the peppermint filling. You can just drop it in my driveway

[Machias]

 

[mountainman]

No offense, but think its crazy to pay so much for 3 baits? As some have said, use local outlets.  Before the ban here, I would run 20-30 baits, all funded by local restaurants,  bakeries, and grocers. All free, all sights stocked daily, all with multiple bears. Would always start the sites with woodchuck, beaver, etc...

[Machias]

No offense, but think its crazy to pay so much for 3 baits? As some have said, use local outlets.  Before the ban here, I would run 20-30 baits, all funded by local restaurants,  bakeries, and grocers. All free, all sights stocked daily, all with multiple bears. Would always start the sites with woodchuck, beaver, etc...

No offense taken.  2 years ago I ran 3 baits with the bait I got from Bob's Bear Bait.  Cost me a $1000.  Last year I ran nothing but local baits.  Had plenty of bait and total cost was around $125.  2 years ago I passed on a couple of bears and did not take a bear, but could have.  Last year I did not see a bear, but two nice bears were taken off the the baits.  But the difference was VERY noticeable in the activity level from the year before.  I had multiple bears on baits in an area where several other baits were located in the same general area.  Last year same areas, you could tell the bear activity was way down, probably because I was using the same baits as all the other folks were using.  I think you are 100% right if you are hunting an area that few other guys and gals are baiting.  But I think it might be worth it in an area with increased competition.  I'm thinking of combining the two, local baits with some pallets of frosting.  I think that will give me an edge...maybe not, but it will be fun to see.  Also even though your bait was free or not too expensive, you do have to add in all the time and gas money going around collecting the bait as opposed to picking it up all at once.  Just a thought.

[idaho guy]

No offense, but think its crazy to pay so much for 3 baits? As some have said, use local outlets.  Before the ban here, I would run 20-30 baits, all funded by local restaurants,  bakeries, and grocers. All free, all sights stocked daily, all with multiple bears. Would always start the sites with woodchuck, beaver, etc...

No offense taken.  2 years ago I ran 3 baits with the bait I got from Bob's Bear Bait.  Cost me a $1000.  Last year I ran nothing but local baits.  Had plenty of bait and total cost was around $125.  2 years ago I passed on a couple of bears and did not take a bear, but could have.  Last year I did not see a bear, but two nice bears were taken off the the baits.  But the difference was VERY noticeable in the activity level from the year before.  I had multiple bears on baits in an area where several other baits were located in the same general area.  Last year same areas, you could tell the bear activity was way down, probably because I was using the same baits as all the other folks were using.  I think you are 100% right if you are hunting an area that few other guys and gals are baiting.  But I think it might be worth it in an area with increased competition.  I'm thinking of combining the two, local baits with some pallets of frosting.  I think that will give me an edge...maybe not, but it will be fun to see.  Also even though your bait was free or not too expensive, you do have to add in all the time and gas money going around collecting the bait as opposed to picking it up all at once.  Just a thought.

I would add the free bait in north Idaho is becoming a lot more challenging and time consuming. It wasn’t very long ago I could drive to franz bakery and fill my truck up now with all the new people here they have a list you can hardly get on it’s not worth the hassle I have a new source for bakery and bread but it’s a bit of a drive. I have always been a free bait guy but agree with Fred I think in the new Idaho probably a combination of free sources and purchase of bulk probably the best way to go.
That’s if you add up the cost of your time when it comes to collecting “free “ bait. Second again with Idaho being the fastest growing state in the nation you are probably competing with a lot of other hunters baits too so you do need some secret sauce to keep bears camped on your bait. This year will be the first i am buying some bait in bulk but will be at least 70 percent free local stuff probably