Machias' 2024 Idaho Spring Bear

[Machias]

Yehaw, that time of the year again.  Going to run 3 baits this spring.  Going to put the first one out tonight.  Picked up about 900 pounds of bait day before yesterday.  One 55 gallon barrel of cookies, one 55 gallon barrel of assorted candies, one 55 gallon barrel of Trix and yogurt crunchies and 20 pails of pink buttercream frosting.  I'll share photos along the way.

[JakeLand]

Ya buddy here we go !!

[Machias]

Got my first bait put out Friday and my second bait out yesterday around noon.  Had a bear on bait #2 a little after nine.  Ok size, but looks a little thin on the hair, particularly on his face.  I'll post some photos tonight.  Got one more bait to put out tomorrow night.

[luvmystang67]

Very nice, got mine out Thursday morning and had a small chocolate with decent fur on it Saturday morning.  And a skunk.  Need to get my other ones out next week. 

[elkboy]

Yehaw, that time of the year again.  Going to run 3 baits this spring.  Going to put the first one out tonight.  Picked up about 900 pounds of bait day before yesterday.  One 55 gallon barrel of cookies, one 55 gallon barrel of assorted candies, one 55 gallon barrel of Trix and yogurt crunchies and 20 pails of pink buttercream frosting.  I'll share photos along the way.

You won't even need to shoot it; it'll be in a hyperglycemia coma!

[Machias]

 

[Rob]

Best of luck with the baits!  Not sure how you are going to find time to check them and fish in that new boat every day...  But that is a good problem to have!

[pianoman9701]

Rubbin' that bear grease in our WA faces are you, Fred?  Good luck, friend.

[Machias]

First two bait sites

[Machias]

Bait

[Machias]

First customer

[Machias]

Tried a new camera mount.  Did not hold up well. No photos of bears tonight. 

[TeacherMan]

Definitely following this one 🙌🏼

[JakeLand]

Man I miss the good old days of packing in goods to the barrels , hoping for a good for you

[jrebel]

Love you spring bear posts.....tagging along!!  Hope you have a great year.

[Machias]

    Even when the camera is messed up the crows find a way to get their photo taken! 

[Machias]

Ok, this absolutely cracks me up.  Guess he wanted to make sure I knew he stopped by!!

[hunter399]

Love you spring bear posts.....tagging along!!  Hope you have a great year.

Same here... ditto.
Good luck.

Ever think about the taco Bell grease.
Everytime I go through the drive through and see that barrel .
I think to myself the bears I would see with that grease.

[n_mathews13]

  Even when the camera is messed up the crows find a way to get their photo taken!

Don’t miss those crows lol

[Machias]

No kidding!

[Boss .300 winmag]

A Star Is Born.🤣

[bearpaw]

Best of luck Fred! 

[Machias]

[TeacherMan]

Great to see one not nocturnal!

[Machias]

I've got a bait site, that I have baited the past 7 years.  Always has several bears hitting it.  It's been out, coming up on three weeks, and not a single visitor so far this year.  Very strange.

[elkboy]

I've got a bait site, that I have baited the past 7 years.  Always has several bears hitting it.  It's been out, coming up on three weeks, and not a single visitor so far this year.  Very strange.

Maybe the bears are on a Keto diet this year, and are avoiding the pails of frosting, etc.?  Perhaps deploy some grilled ribeye... (just don't shoot me when I come in from downwind...)

Seriously, good luck- hope you get a good bear in daylight hours! 

[idaho guy]

have a good season !

[jrebel]

NE Washington Bears are starting to wake up in good numbers now.  I imagine Idaho bears will be plentiful in the coming weeks.  Can't wait to see some success photos of a big fat bruin.   

[Machias]

Cubs showed up last night.

[Machias]

Head in the barrel

[Machias]

Mom, bringing up the rear! 

[Boss .300 winmag]

Three cubs that’s cool.

[Dan-o]

Dang, that one cub looks super light colored.
Really cool.

[bustedoldman]

Dang, that one cub looks super light colored.
Really cool.

A daylight pic would be awesome....

[Machias]

[D-Rock425]

I spent the weekend rebaiting our sites and made a couple more baits.  We have two getting hit pretty regularly.

[Machias]

Nice one!!

[Machias]

Thought I would give a quick update.  So far this year I've had 9 different bears on the two baits, that is counting the sow with the 3 cubs.  Nothing of any size that hadn't already rubbed badly has hit my baits this year.  Probably going to shift focus east to some of the higher elevations and trying calling one in.  Going to pull one bait this week and keep the other one going until the 15th.

[bearpaw]

Its always a lot of fun even if you don't get a big one. That blonde yearling will sure be a nice one someday. Good luck calling, hope you find the big one! 

[Machias]

Later this week I'll post some photos of the last week or so.  4 bears hitting one bait.  I let a friend sit in the stand last week and sadly he missed his first bear.  But it showed back up last night.  Got the pretty sow that I posted photos of up above with the three cubs, hitting the bait.  She has kicked the cubs to the curb and is all alone.  One mid-sized bear, one young bear and one really nice big boy.