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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #30 on: May 07, 2023, 10:13:54 AM »
Quote from: Machias on May 07, 2023, 10:05:38 AM
So was able to make contact with the guy who put his bear baiting tag on my treestand.  Super nice guy who got some misinformation.  He was told by a buddy that the site had been abandoned a few years ago.  He's working on getting his 15 year old Son a bear.  I told him the site was his and I'd be happy to help him keep the bait full since I live pretty close by.  Once his boy kills a bear then he and I can coordinate on who hunts the bait site on any given night.  I'm meeting him up there today to top up the bait and put a cellular trail camera out.  Should be fun!!

Way to turn it into a positive
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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #31 on: May 08, 2023, 12:16:44 PM »
Bears are hitting one of my baits.  Gotta go back in and adjust the camera angle.  But at least three bears hitting it.  I'll post some photos tonight.  One pretty little color phase bear and one decent sized coal black.
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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #32 on: May 08, 2023, 12:58:23 PM »
Nice
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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #33 on: May 08, 2023, 04:04:57 PM »
Quote from: Machias on May 08, 2023, 12:16:44 PM
Bears are hitting one of my baits.  Gotta go back in and adjust the camera angle.  But at least three bears hitting it.  I'll post some photos tonight.  One pretty little color phase bear and one decent sized coal black.

That warm spell really brought them out, good luck!  :tup:
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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #34 on: May 08, 2023, 05:01:44 PM »
I'm waiting with bated baited breath for photos.
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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #35 on: May 09, 2023, 06:51:17 PM »
Going over tomorrow to fix the camera position.
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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #36 on: May 09, 2023, 07:04:05 PM »
Bait #2 in.
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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #37 on: May 11, 2023, 07:50:48 PM »
Got the camera position fixed.  Same bear, finally spending so time at the bait barrel.

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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #38 on: May 14, 2023, 04:51:46 PM »
Bait #2 got hammered sometime in the last three nights.  But the sucker snapped off my metal trail camera mount and chewed up my trail camera.  He also broke off the limb I had my three bear bating tags, but luckily they were still at the base of the tree.  Got the barrel re-stocked, but no photos of the culprit yet.

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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #39 on: May 14, 2023, 04:53:18 PM »
Busted and chewed up trail camera and the barrel re-stocked.

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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #40 on: May 14, 2023, 05:11:41 PM »
Good luck Machias...
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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #41 on: May 14, 2023, 05:34:24 PM »
Lots of bears out and about now.  We have a few that are tanks.... :bash: :bash: and now we have to wait till the fall.  Good luck...hope you whack a big one. 
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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #42 on: May 14, 2023, 08:13:11 PM »
Good luck!
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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #43 on: May 15, 2023, 06:05:56 AM »
Calves are not on the ground yet, get'er done, thanks
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Re: Machias' 2023 Spring Bear Season
« Reply #44 on: May 15, 2023, 12:36:17 PM »
One of the big boys showed up last night.  I'll post a couple photos this evening.
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