Black Bear Tips?

[NYTrapper]

I got this bear on camera the other day and was wondering if some of you guys could help me out. I've done the basic research on what works to keep bears around...just what works better for some of you(knowing I can only use scent attractants.. no bait. Also wondering if anyone could help judge the size of it. I have my treestand sitting between a thick stand of pine and a hayfield. My stand is in the clear cut in between set over a big berry patch.

[Bowguy 1]

Find out what he's eating n set up w wind in your favor

[rachunter]

i'm no expert on judging bear always hunted them with a guide in maine & cananda,but bears are one of the hardest animals to judge.fall bears are bigger the spring,the head & belly on that one in your photo look good differently not his first year alone. the one in the photo is 200-300lbs in the spring he blows up to over 300 in the late fall,my biggest was 280 smallest was 90lbs. i couldn't tell the difference until i walked up to them. 

[G-Man]

Around 250 using that pic, you really need to see belly and legs, on smaller bears the ears are big the older the more recessed they look.  A good video to learn to judge is "master of the black bear" by whitetail visions

[growalot]

Looking at the picture..Don't run into him in the dark on the way to stand/blind.....

[growalot]

This time of year food is big on the list...here berry patches are done..but there are many other berries still going strong..high Bush cranberry ,dog wood berry...but I hunt bees , ants,grubs,and beetles..clover is a good field plant.

[wolc123]

That looks like a good eating size one to me (about 200 pounds live weight).  I am getting hungry just looking at that picture.   The larger ones are not so good from what I hear.   I ate some from a smaller one that a buddy killed a few years ago and it was excellent.  I am hoping for one about that size up in the Adirondacks with my ML in a couple more weeks.  There has been many sightings of one around camp up there over the last several years, but I fear it may be a little on the big side for good eating.   You don't get a lot boned meat from any bear (only about 10% of their live weight), and the crock pot and some spices can make any meat taste good.   If a bear offers me a good shot, I am taking it no matter how big it is.      

[NYTrapper]

Thanks for responding everybody. I think I'm gonna get some anise and maybe some vanilla extract to dribble over the branches and maybe try a honey burn well I'm out. Hopefully it brings it in so I can get a look at him and decide if I want to take him or not.