Leaving tomorrow for my black bear hunt!

[Arwin]

LOL! No doubt Rob!!
 Hey, here is a teaser:
 

[Tim Fishell]

Arwin, are those pics from one of your baits?  Man that is going to be awesome!!  

[Arwin]

Yes sir!!!     It's been alot of work getting the bears fed but very enjoyable. Thankfully I've had great friends helping out getting the baits run up there.    This will be a bear hunt shared by many hands.  

[longbowben]

Looks like a good start shoot straight.

[Arwin]

Here is a new one from today. Looks like a mom and cub but not too sure.

 

[Arwin]

Tomorrow is the day!!!!!!!! Here is the last trail cam pic, I'm praying he comes in!! BTW I forgot to set the cams date,LOL!

 
 

[bear1336]

Good Luck my friend and remember to pick a spot and hope that big ole bear doesent hear your knees knocking together.  LOL

Dave

[Allegan Archer]

Good luck man!!!

I bet you are already sleeping on a bear rug up there huh??  lol      

Can't wait to read the stories.

[DBGJR]

Good luck Arwin!! Looking forward to the story and pictures.
Dick

[xtrema312]

 Four days!  There has to be an update soon.  I can hardly wait.

[Arwin]

Sad to say no bears guys. I had been sabotaged by some other hunters ia a stolen trail cam chip and fuel dumped on my bait.
 My other good spot was moved in on the last week before season. Two other hunters within 200yds of my bait. Makes it hard to get a bear with so much food around.
 The family and I did have fun together though, which was much needed. My wife heard her first yote and the kids saw their first porcupine. The weather was perfect and Gods creation was perfect. I came away a little miffed about the bear thing but feeling good about the time afield.

[xtrema312]

I am very sorry to hear about this.  It is hard to believe other hunters would do that stuff.  I guess they figure they own the place or something.  Makes you wish you had a second well hidden trail cam to catch them.  Not much you can do about other hunters in the same area and 200 yd. is fair, I guess.

Families are great.  They make the difficult time of life much easier.  I hope the rest of your season goes better.  Venison is way better anyway.

[Steve O]

I swear, sometimes (actually more and more) I hate Michigan.  Too many people and WAY too many of them are scumbags.  Sorry to hear about the slobs sabotaging you.  I keep putting in for a point every year hoping someday I can find a spot where I do not have to deal with the type of people that do these despicable things.

[killinstuff]

Where abouts were you set up Arwin? What town?

[bear1336]

It is not just MI believe me....

[Coonbait]

No, it's not just Mich. They are everywere, sadly. And I'm sure they call themselves SPORTSMEN ?
GLENN

[Gil Verwey]

What a shame. I followed this thread and expected to see a dead bear picture and instead I see that some low life stole the camera and sabatoged the bait. Boy was I disappointed.

One thing I learned in 55 years is a fact of nature, in that was goes around comes around! They will get theirs one day.

[Lamey]

Makes me sick to my stomach....  no it makes me angry to even read that "hunters" did that to your spot.    What kind of jackass would do that!

Makes me have bad thoughts and evil urges.  WIll leave it at that.

[bunky]

At first I would think that it was anti-hunters, but then it dawned on me--the anti-hunting crowd wouldn't venture that far into the woods!

We have our "trash" down here in Georgia as well.  

Glad to hear you had a good time we your family anyway.

Richard

[Mint]

That really sucks! I just can't figure out some people. I had my treestand strap cut this year on the opposite side of the stand so i couldn't see it. I guess the person thought i would step onto the stand and fall. It just amazes me that someone would wantto kill or hurt someone for a hunting spot.