Author Topic: 2015 Saskatchewan Black Bear (follow along) (Read 2539 times)

Brock · « **Reply #40 on:** April 18, 2015, 10:10:00 AM »

I saw wolves come in and run immature bears up trees around bait...wasnt a yearling but wasnt a 4 year old either...maybe 175 lbs. I dont think they bother any more than a big boar would same bears...plus the wolves tend to be much more wary and unwilling to commmit to a bait once they catch human scent after circling it...

Hummer3T · « **Reply #41 on:** April 18, 2015, 08:26:00 PM »

Yup, Brock, wolves all around (from tracks) but no bait gone and not on camera. I think the lack of bears is still due to that is early.

Hummer3T · « **Reply #42 on:** April 21, 2015, 09:40:00 PM »

No activity yet.....hum, put out 20 muskrats, hopefully that will have them coming.

Cyclic-Rivers · « **Reply #43 on:** April 21, 2015, 10:13:00 PM »

« **Reply #44 on:** April 21, 2015, 10:26:00 PM »

Good luck!

Bisch

Kelly · « **Reply #45 on:** April 22, 2015, 12:28:00 PM »

Get a beaver carcass and hang it up in a tree as high as you can hang it.

Do you only have this one baitsite? How far are you from water? Is this the first time baiting this location?

The bear are out here in northern WI so yours should be out, too. It takes awhile for them to get accustomed to bear bait type food. Grass is all they want to eat for a few days after coming out of the den till their system gets used to other foods.

Better block off that downed tree or the bear will use that to get to top of barrel. Also is the thickest cover, ie swamp etc which direction from this bait, east? Never liked stands facing east with the bait east of the stand. Prevailing winds will give away your location every time.

My preferred stand locations were either north or south of the bait, mostly north. Always picked a baitsite location first, then tree stand. My preferred baitsite locations are the northeast, east and southeast side of large swamps with my first choice being the NE side because of prevailing south west winds.

You may want to try a drag trail to and from your baitsite at least a 1/4 to 1/2 mile in several directions, plus when a bear does hit the bait make sure there is a bunch of used deep fryer grease in/on the ground around bait container. That way every animal will carry notice of your baitsite wherever they travel.

Hummer3T · « **Reply #46 on:** April 22, 2015, 09:41:00 PM »

Kelly, very early here still, some bear out but not many. Prevailing winds are from the east here, they have only been baited for one year, this being the second due to this was a new zone to be opened last year. This is my only bait site, can't afford the time to keep more up.

Kevin Hansen · « **Reply #47 on:** April 23, 2015, 05:50:00 PM »

Keep the reports coming. I'm having a blast living your hunt vicariously!

Hummer3T · « **Reply #48 on:** April 23, 2015, 08:47:00 PM »

Well, guess what is coming, its fury, likes oats, comes at night, is greyish black ???

Homebru · « **Reply #49 on:** April 23, 2015, 10:42:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Hummer3T:
Well, guess what is coming, its fury, likes oats, comes at night, is greyish black ???

Grey squirrel?
homebru

Hummer3T · « **Reply #50 on:** April 24, 2015, 12:41:00 PM »

Sorry had to do this, Snow shoe hares. they are eating bread, oats, dog food, and fat scraps

First time I've seen that.

Still no bears..........

Hummer3T · « **Reply #51 on:** April 26, 2015, 11:05:00 AM »

update, last several days have been below zero, today we got over a foot of snow. bear hunting's ups and downs, by Tues they say +17 and to stay for a week. hope they start coming soon.

ron w · « **Reply #52 on:** April 26, 2015, 11:22:00 AM »

Seems spring does not want to come.....hope you get a break soon.

Brock · « **Reply #53 on:** April 26, 2015, 06:30:00 PM »

sorry to hear that for you...but might mean the cool weather will hold out until end of May and keep them from rubbing their coats too badly when I am there.

Hummer3T · « **Reply #54 on:** April 26, 2015, 08:43:00 PM »

Brock, I know I'm holding on to my coat. They are sure slow to come this year, but sure they will, hope it is before the season closes.

Brock · « **Reply #55 on:** April 26, 2015, 09:01:00 PM »

LOL...last time I went it was warm for two weeks earlier...I get there and it is frost every night...I was this close to having wife overnight my pac boots and wool for me. There was not a Cabelas in Saskatoon back then...haha Bought the last 2XL thermals from TSC though...haha

Hummer3T · « **Reply #56 on:** April 29, 2015, 09:00:00 PM »

Well snow is all gone again and + 20 C, but still no bears. Sorry guys this must be the worst follow along ever. very slow spring for vegetation, which I think is keeping the bear activity very slow. The camera did go off the night it snowed and some tracks were in the very corner of two photos (camera to slow to pick up animal) but I could not tell what kind of tracks and it did not commit to the bait or camera, telling me they may have been a wolf. Still holding out lots of hope but a little disappointed so far. 1 month of season left.

good luck to all others bear hunting.

Brock · « **Reply #57 on:** May 03, 2015, 08:47:00 AM »

yeah hopefully that stinky muskrat will draw them in as the hunger pains hit them...good luck.

damascusdave · « **Reply #58 on:** May 03, 2015, 12:38:00 PM »

May is the good month for bears in this part of the world...it only takes one bear at the right time to fill a tag...when I shot my bear in 2012 I was in the treestand for about 4 hours total and shot the second bear that came to the bait (the first one picked up the grease jug and ran off with it)

DDave

ron w · « **Reply #59 on:** May 03, 2015, 02:01:00 PM »


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