Post by: Superhunter333 on February 02, 2011, 09:44:38 PM
Post by: seth30 on February 02, 2011, 09:46:39 PM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on February 02, 2011, 09:56:36 PM
Post by: alwinearcher on February 02, 2011, 11:44:11 PM
Post by: rasbo on February 03, 2011, 12:33:08 AM
Post by: PolarBear on February 03, 2011, 12:39:24 AM
slow libs :chuckle::yeah:
Post by: Miles on February 03, 2011, 03:12:41 AM
Of course you will need some twinkies, donuts, and other snacks to keep them there eating, but the smell of black licorice (sambuca) will bring them in.
Post by: h20hunter on February 03, 2011, 07:55:19 AM
Post by: runamuk on February 03, 2011, 08:10:47 AM
Post by: longrange7mm on February 03, 2011, 08:28:16 AM
MEAT = :bdid: "I don't enjoy smelling rotten meat for hours while i am hunting, and grizzlies are more likely to be on a meat sight"
Post by: D-Rock425 on February 03, 2011, 09:11:24 AM
Post by: jackmaster on February 03, 2011, 10:11:20 AM
Post by: Machias on February 03, 2011, 11:30:08 AM
Post by: Miles on February 03, 2011, 12:49:32 PM
ive done alot of baiting back when it was legal, one thing bears loved more than anything was egg bagels, with a splash of anise oil
Anise oil has the same taste as black licorice...
Post by: CAMPMEAT on February 03, 2011, 12:55:47 PM
A trapper/bear hunter from back east used to swear by black licorice, and/or a bottle of sambuca. I've watched him dump the bottle of sambuca down the side of a tree, or soak some fabric and hang it from a branch. He never had any shortage of bears showing up...
Of course you will need some twinkies, donuts, and other snacks to keep them there eating, but the smell of black licorice (sambuca) will bring them in.
Please don't waste Sambuca, it's too good. Use Uzo instead. :chuckle:
Post by: MtnMuley on February 03, 2011, 01:35:46 PM
Post by: h20hunter on February 03, 2011, 02:07:57 PM
Back on topic.....will bears come to salt licks like their hooved friends?
Post by: MtnMuley on February 03, 2011, 02:12:07 PM
Post by: jackmaster on February 03, 2011, 02:44:47 PM
quick side question here, not trying to jack but when was baiting banned? I've on lived in WA for 11 years and only got into hunting in the last 4 or 5.sure a bear will visit lick sites but they wont frequent it much, they prefer stuff that will help them put on a good layer of fat, and yes it was a sad day when they took baiting away :'(
Back on topic.....will bears come to salt licks like their hooved friends?
Post by: TheHunt on February 03, 2011, 02:58:48 PM
Post by: MtnMuley on February 03, 2011, 03:18:40 PM
Totally agree that it was a very sad day when that bill passed. When you could bait we would bring them in by putting what was left of a filleted salmon. Hang 5 or 6 of those carcuses from a tree and trying to get them as high as you can in the tree. That stink worked very good in bringing them in to you bait pile.
We never had a salmon season over here in eastern WA before 1996 though, so we had a hardtime doing that...... :chuckle:
Post by: BlackRidge on February 03, 2011, 03:28:51 PM
Post by: jager on February 03, 2011, 03:34:22 PM
Italian soda and gummy bears :yike: ....That's an expensive bait pile! :chuckle:
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on February 03, 2011, 03:38:55 PM
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: rasbo on February 03, 2011, 03:49:52 PM
Post by: J-Lake-Dog-Chaser on February 03, 2011, 03:56:06 PM
Post by: NRA4LIFE on February 03, 2011, 04:00:02 PM
Post by: rasbo on February 03, 2011, 04:00:24 PM
All of the "old timer" that i have talked to have suggested using old restaurant fry grease and putting it on dog food. The problem with that now is that the restaurants rarely give it away to get rid of it, like they used to!raid the grease boxes outside the resturants
Post by: Ridgeratt on February 03, 2011, 04:01:36 PM
Another good choice is the industrial packages of jello (Cherry or Lime scent carried for miles) easy to pack and all ya needed was a couple of bottles of water or a creek close to get water. Find an old rotten stump and then pour the powder on it and get wet enough to saturate the stump. Great if there was a hole in the middle,Take a chunk of bark from a tree and cover the hole. So when ya went to check to see if ya got a hit and it was working if the bark was knocked off time to sit and watch.
But since they have banned baiting here I have lost my touch! Still have all my barrels stored in case by some wild chance it ever returns but my guess is they will just stay in the stack!
Post by: carpsniperg2 on February 03, 2011, 04:14:31 PM
Post by: Jason on February 03, 2011, 04:25:06 PM
quick side question here, not trying to jack but when was baiting banned? I've on lived in WA for 11 years and only got into hunting in the last 4 or 5.Yep
Back on topic.....will bears come to salt licks like their hooved friends?
Post by: Superhunter333 on February 03, 2011, 05:02:22 PM
Post by: Ridgeratt on February 03, 2011, 05:05:36 PM
Same place you would hunt Cougars is my guess!! :chuckle: Just takes $$$$ :jacked:
Post by: Annette on February 03, 2011, 05:23:09 PM
Over the bait we could pick a big bear to shoot !
Post by: Superhunter333 on February 03, 2011, 10:03:21 PM
This is going sideways!!!It was a serious question perv. :rolleyes:
Same place you would hunt Cougars is my guess!! :chuckle: Just takes $$$$ :jacked:
Post by: huntnnw on February 03, 2011, 10:43:56 PM
Post by: Superhunter333 on February 04, 2011, 12:01:10 AM
all about quantity... some of the mentioned ideas above..u better be rich to bait that way! Key is lots of food and for it to never run out. Thats why bakerys are a good cheap option with lots of yield for what you get and the bears love it.. I also add my fav topper, but thats for me to know! :chuckle: only one place to get it here and I am the only one I have seen ever get itThanks for the help.
Post by: jackmaster on February 04, 2011, 07:04:51 AM
one other thing to keep in mind a big bait pile is great and all but when you get ready to hunt it , allot of times you should scale back the pile, if the pile is to big a big ole boar will just hang out and let younger bears come in first, if you make the pile a bit smaller a couple weeks before you hunt it forces the big boy to come in alot sooner than he normally would other wise all the little farts will eat all of his food.all about quantity... some of the mentioned ideas above..u better be rich to bait that way! Key is lots of food and for it to never run out. Thats why bakerys are a good cheap option with lots of yield for what you get and the bears love it.. I also add my fav topper, but thats for me to know! :chuckle: only one place to get it here and I am the only one I have seen ever get itThanks for the help.
Post by: Machias on February 04, 2011, 08:49:52 AM
http://www.lucky7bearbait.com/ (http://www.lucky7bearbait.com/)
Post by: Machias on February 04, 2011, 08:52:34 AM
Post by: brew on February 04, 2011, 11:12:37 PM
Post by: Superhunter333 on February 04, 2011, 11:15:10 PM
back when baiting was legal this is what worked for me....take a 55 gal drum and secure to a tree with cable.....the barrel should have some 10-12" holes in it and the lid should be secured by a lock ring to keep it in place.... fill the barrel 3/4 of the way with outdated bread you can get at any local bakery....if you have some fryer grease dump a couple gallons in along with about 5 lbs of sugar...... take some strawberry jello / strawberry soda / strawberry ice cream topping and add it to the mix.....after the bears start showing up on a regular basis all you need is the bread products to keep them coming in....i've seen 4-5 bears use the bait and can't tell when the "dominant" bear is using the bait.you probably can now with trail cams.....Thank you thats great info
Post by: Machias on February 05, 2011, 07:54:19 AM
Bear Baiting WAS the funest hunt! Sad to loose it..If they ever give it back to us I'm going to open a doughnut shop :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Over the bait we could pick a big bear to shoot !
Annette that is an awesome bear!!
Post by: bwgdc on March 10, 2011, 07:52:47 PM
Post by: D-Rock425 on March 11, 2011, 07:10:58 AM
:yeah:Bear Baiting WAS the funest hunt! Sad to loose it..If they ever give it back to us I'm going to open a doughnut shop :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Over the bait we could pick a big bear to shoot !
Annette that is an awesome bear!!
Post by: Special T on March 11, 2011, 07:25:08 AM
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on March 11, 2011, 07:37:37 AM
I only used dog food, maple syrup mixed with chocolate syrup, you can get everything right from costco by the gallon. Instead of using a lot of scents, I would take an old pan out there, melt the crap out of the marshmellows, mix in jello and keep stirring and I would lay this all over the trees and things.
One thing you want to make sure of is EPA, yep thats right I said it. A lot of times you use grease it soaks into the ground. In Alaska everything has to be cleaned up when finished including the dirt, so would check Idaho rules out and see if this applies.
I have heard and seen a lot of different baits out there, one thing I told myself is if I am going to eat this animal, I dang sure do not want it eating spoiled meat, molded bread and other things that can go bad out there. With what I used I had bears hitting my stands within a couple of days and never had a shortage of them until I pulled my bait. Good Luck and have fun with it.
Joe
Post by: BeeMan on March 13, 2011, 11:39:33 PM
And still do............... ;)
Post by: saylean on March 14, 2011, 09:38:59 AM
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Post by: L8NITE on March 14, 2011, 09:17:12 PM
Post by: Annette on March 14, 2011, 09:27:30 PM
Post by: billythekidrock on March 17, 2011, 05:49:40 AM
Rotton meat never bothered the taist of the bear meat back in the 80s.... 8)
I would agree. It takes a lot more than a couple weeks of eating to change the flavor. Maybe a few months along a salmon stream, but not not a short term bait.
Post by: rasbo on March 17, 2011, 05:57:30 AM
Post by: PNUTCHI on March 20, 2011, 01:46:03 PM
Other than that we use alot of popcorn and marshmallows and candy anything that's sweet. You can also go with old fryer grease most of us don't because of Brownies, but since you won't have that issue go for it.
Brad
Post by: saylean on March 20, 2011, 01:59:57 PM
bearmanricks calls
:chuckle: :chuckle: :yeah:
Post by: champ41 on March 21, 2011, 12:22:09 PM
Post by: BlackRidge on March 21, 2011, 12:54:54 PM
Look up Jess at Baitem907.com , She makes quite a few things we use up here in AK. It's the best around and pretty cost friendly too.
Other than that we use alot of popcorn and marshmallows and candy anything that's sweet. You can also go with old fryer grease most of us don't because of Brownies, but since you won't have that issue go for it.
Brad
Good link!! If I ever get to hunt in a state where its legal, I'll definitely be giving their stuff a try
Post by: NRA4LIFE on March 21, 2011, 01:05:53 PM
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 21, 2011, 02:41:49 PM
Post by: cohoho on March 21, 2011, 08:24:26 PM
Sad part was a guy gave me the stand after he ran it for 8 years, we did it for another 6 or so, the bears were super conditioned, now nobody is baiting there to my knowledge... :dunno: :dunno:
Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 21, 2011, 08:41:03 PM
Post by: cohoho on March 23, 2011, 09:09:28 AM