Re: 2024 Spring Black Bear Season
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Doesn't your bait get soggy with those openings pointed skyward? You’d be surprised at how little rain goes into a barrel like that. But no, I’m not worried about corn getting wet.
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Re: 2024 Spring Black Bear Season
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04/22/24 04:52 PM
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Awesome looking mount JP , I would not pass that bear that’s hitting your bait already but I’ve yet to kill one. We leave for Montana the middle of next month . You guys are getting me all jacked up . Thanks man! I’d like to get a good look at him while in the tree stand. More than likely will have a bigger one show up before season is over. His coat is prime! Good luck in Montana!!
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Re: 2024 Spring Black Bear Season
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04/22/24 08:43 PM
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Awesome looking mount JP , I would not pass that bear that’s hitting your bait already but I’ve yet to kill one. We leave for Montana the middle of next month . You guys are getting me all jacked up . Me neither, something like that comes by it’s gettin it. Sucks to end it so early, but there’s always buddies with tags so we can sit. Seems we always tagged out before the real action starts….gets crazy when the leaves & bugs are out.
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Re: 2024 Spring Black Bear Season
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04/22/24 08:58 PM
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I’d like to get my bear before the heat and the mosquitoes and the poison ivy comes out. Lol
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Re: 2024 Spring Black Bear Season
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04/22/24 09:07 PM
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25 35 years ago, I used to hunt spring bear in Canadastan. Ontario,Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Wanna get a great hide, hunt early/ mid May. Wanna chance at a bruiser, late may into June. Back then, it was a few 5 gallon buckets dumped n covered with logs. Lol.
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: 2024 Spring Black Bear Season
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I don’t think I’ve heard a croaking sound. But I hear them chomping the teeth when they come in. Also they make a sound to each other kinda nasally.
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Re: 2024 Spring Black Bear Season
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04/22/24 09:20 PM
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I’m sure you know what it’s like to hunt where I do. I set my barrels up similar to how you do yours. Ten feet of chain through the bungs connected to a small tree with an eight inch hole centered on the opposite end. The bear can toss the barrel around but can't drag it off. The bait stays dry.
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Re: 2024 Spring Black Bear Season
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04/22/24 09:22 PM
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I don’t think I’ve heard a croaking sound. But I hear them chomping the teeth when they come in. Also they make a sound to each other kinda nasally. He said they sound like a bullfrog. I've never heard it.
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Re: 2024 Spring Black Bear Season
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04/22/24 09:26 PM
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25 35 years ago, I used to hunt spring bear in Canadastan. Ontario,Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Wanna get a great hide, hunt early/ mid May. Wanna chance at a bruiser, late may into June. Back then, it was a few 5 gallon buckets dumped n covered with logs. Lol.
Yup pretty much! 15 gallons of bait is childs play. Not the way I’d do it, buuuut, I know there’s more than one way how to do it.
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Re: 2024 Spring Black Bear Season
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04/22/24 10:08 PM
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One thing I've learned about bears is..., nuttin. Lol.
Another thing I've learned is..., for younger bear, it really don't matter what you do. Just keep feed out.
You after a good pelt/ eater size of gonna try for an old bruiser?
Best of luck JP and others doing a hunt this spring. I enjoy seeing dead bears.
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: 2024 Spring Black Bear Season
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I’m always after a big bear. Fur quality is also important. That bear in my trail cam pics has a beautiful uniform fur coat! Just not sure if he’s big enough. I’d like to see him in person to judge for sure.
My camera is about 7’ up in the tree pointing down, so he should be bigger in person.
Are you bear hunting this year bucks?
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Re: 2024 Spring Black Bear Season
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04/23/24 05:53 AM
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Not spring bear JP.
My quest for a jumbo will resume in October.
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: 2024 Spring Black Bear Season
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04/23/24 07:35 AM
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25 35 years ago, I used to hunt spring bear in Canadastan. Ontario,Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Wanna get a great hide, hunt early/ mid May. Wanna chance at a bruiser, late may into June. Back then, it was a few 5 gallon buckets dumped n covered with logs. Lol.
Where we hunt on private land you don’t need much. The closest hunter would be 10+ miles away. Don’t need the fancy $$$ totes of cookie dough trail mix bait for these buggers. Years ago when we had baits on crown land, we had another hunter a few miles away that had awesome bait from a doughnut shop, when we sat with him the odd time, you could tell the bear preferred his site…lol.
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Re: 2024 Spring Black Bear Season
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04/23/24 08:40 AM
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Lets get this thread hopping. by the way JP good bear mount and congrats to your son Now what ever happened to the rumour of a two bear license that Manitoba was to have come into play.
I'm sure that Phil Paterson is rolling in his grave if he saw that nice spring beauty of the picture you posted . That was an auction bear worthy
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