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Getting Bears on Trail Cam


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Check out any corn fields that are surrounded by a good stretch of woods. Pay particular attention to the corners away from any roads. Look for flattened down corn stalks and bear scat. If you find all that, set your camera there.

 

I ran into exactly that scenario while bow hunting in PA back in the 80's. There was no doubt in my mind that that area would have yielded an opportunity at a shot at a bear. There was even a well defined trail coming out of the woods and into the field that had been beaten down by daily visits from the bear. Sure enough my hunting partner saw a bear following that route into the field while he deer hunted. Unfortunately bear season was not open.

 

Anyway, the thought that I am having is to let the farmer do the baiting for you....lol. Bears seem to love that corn.

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post-3040-0-81619600-1440823061_thumb.jpYou are allowed 1.5 oz. of lure or scent. You can use Anise oil, vanilla, honey, or any sweet smell. I have even used a packet of Kool aid sprinkled on the ground. I have also found they like the smell of Trails End 307 deer lure ( it has a sweet smell).  You want it somewhere in front of the camera so he will stop and stay in front of the camera so you can get some pics. They also like the camera's themselves. I think they can hear the very slight klick the camera makes when it takes a pic. I keep my camera's in a metal security box and still had one broken. I get multiple pics like this one every year. This bear actually broke part of the camera that was not protected by the metal box.

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That last one is a big bear...how high on the tree is that cam?... BTW kool-aid on the ground would be considered baiting...

Also again.... the law reads liquid lure...once it isn't in liquid form more can be used...IE  a honey burn...soak clean cotton racks  in honey   let them soak it up good and then  let it air dry...this can be burned releasing the same smell for a longer period and be legal ...also rags left to soak in what ever lure  and hung...it is no longer liquid and you can use as much as the material will soak up....This tip was from a region 9 capt.

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