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Hi All,
First a huge thanks to everyone who has helped me with this hunt so far. I've had lots of guys share advice, pack in bait, etc...
I put my bait out on Memorial Day, so it has been 8 days. I haven't had a single hit on either bait site. Both are in the AF Canyon area about 3.5 miles apart. This is what I've done so far:
1. Packed in 100-150 lbs. at each site of grain/candy/dog food/baked goods/old fruit all covered in butter, sugar, honey or molasses, and cherry jello. I also dumped about 2.5 gallons of bacon grease laced with butterscotch pudding and anise extract at the base of each bait site.
2. Hung a dead fish/rotten fruit in a game bag at each site
3. Hung call scent (some trapping stuff, plus anise, beaver castor, gold mist from Northwoods Bear Products)
4. Refreshed each bait site 3 times, did a honey/marshmallow burn at each site, cooked bear crack at each site (today).
I would love to harvest a bear, and I'm starting to feel the pressure since the hunt starts on Saturday.
Any advice? How long should I wait before abandoning these sites? I really don't want to do that because clean up will be rough and getting bait site approval takes some time and effort, but I also don't want to waste my time.
Thanks for the tips or words of assurance. LE hunts can be so stressful. :neutral:
First a huge thanks to everyone who has helped me with this hunt so far. I've had lots of guys share advice, pack in bait, etc...
I put my bait out on Memorial Day, so it has been 8 days. I haven't had a single hit on either bait site. Both are in the AF Canyon area about 3.5 miles apart. This is what I've done so far:
1. Packed in 100-150 lbs. at each site of grain/candy/dog food/baked goods/old fruit all covered in butter, sugar, honey or molasses, and cherry jello. I also dumped about 2.5 gallons of bacon grease laced with butterscotch pudding and anise extract at the base of each bait site.
2. Hung a dead fish/rotten fruit in a game bag at each site
3. Hung call scent (some trapping stuff, plus anise, beaver castor, gold mist from Northwoods Bear Products)
4. Refreshed each bait site 3 times, did a honey/marshmallow burn at each site, cooked bear crack at each site (today).
I would love to harvest a bear, and I'm starting to feel the pressure since the hunt starts on Saturday.
Any advice? How long should I wait before abandoning these sites? I really don't want to do that because clean up will be rough and getting bait site approval takes some time and effort, but I also don't want to waste my time.
Thanks for the tips or words of assurance. LE hunts can be so stressful. :neutral: