Bittersweet First Soak

[Wea300mag]

I've been doing some hiking lately and found an area tore up with bear sign, peeled trees and poo everywhere, so I set-up my trailcam with no attractants. I had bear(s) come in three times over a two day period but no good shots, just eyeballs, back of heads, sides, etc.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Too bad you didn't pick a different tree, that looks like a cool bear.

[Wea300mag]

The tree I mounted it to was a perfect back scratcher and I think the bear(s) think so too.

Here is another where it jogged the camera.

[rb2506]

good spot though

[boonerboy]

  Good thing he didn't break your cam.

[carpsniperg2]

yeah if you did not have it in a box you are lucky it was not a new chew toy

[dirty24d]

from the angle i 'm seeing it looks like those ears are reaaaly small in comparison to the head, could be a huuuge bear!! congrats hope you get em!!!!

[Wyoming08]

from the angle i 'm seeing it looks like those ears are reaaaly small in comparison to the head, could be a huuuge bear!! congrats hope you get em!!!!

  That's what I'm thinking. I would have it in a bear box if I was you. If he gets flashed...

[actionshooter]

Looks like you found a good spot!

[saylean]

Chocolate!

Good luck with it.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

The tree I mounted it to was a perfect back scratcher and I think the bear(s) think so too

That is one of the things I have read to look out for, trees that stand out along roads and edges, they like to use them as "marker" trees.
A bear will rub its scent on it to announce its presence, kind of like a deer scrape...

[yakimarcher]

I think you're onto something there, he'll make a nice rug.

[zackmioli]

good spot! get it on a new tree so we can get a real look at that bear!

[Wea300mag]

I was up wandering in the hills this evening and ran into this guy. I was about 1.5 miles from my trailcam but I think this is one of the bears on the trail-cam. Too bad it wasn't hunting season, I got to within 50 yards of him.

[Wea300mag]

He's making big poo piles.