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Old 04-26-2018, 10:10 PM
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All this talk about baiting has really got me missing the action. I'm not baiting this year as family life is too hectic. I would love to see some pictures of the Bears you guys have coming in and or killed. There hasn't been much posted on this so I figured I would start this thread.

Good luck, be safe and happy hunting! The moose calves will thank you!
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Old 04-27-2018, 12:13 PM
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Still a couple feet of snow up in the hills here south of Grande cache

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Old 04-27-2018, 01:34 PM
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Set my bait yesterday and spotted one cinnamon bear running across a field not far. No snow where I was at and mosquitos were out in full force
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Old 04-27-2018, 02:08 PM
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Set my bait yesterday and spotted one cinnamon bear running across a field not far. No snow where I was at and mosquitos were out in full force
Good to hear!!
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Old 04-27-2018, 09:54 PM
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checked baits this evening and was happy to see the results.
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Old 04-28-2018, 09:50 PM
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Seen a massive boar tonight at work. And had a sow and 3 cubs walk along a lease while we were working pretty good day for bears
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Old 04-28-2018, 09:56 PM
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Set 2 baits today, no mosquitos but there will be...lots of water.
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Old 05-03-2018, 04:47 PM
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We killed one like that in Northern Alberta his whole face look the same as that and it was just dazed I think it just came out of the den

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Old 05-03-2018, 11:15 PM
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Seen a real corker this evening,in fact,can't even swear 100% that it wasn't a grizzly from 1500yds with 10x binos?On the other hand,back in October in the exact same field within 200yards where this one was I watched a real hog of a blackie that was 500lbs if he was an ounce while I was elk hunting,so it could very well been him,but from this distance tonite he looked quite grizzly like?Im thinkin it was probly that big black all emaciated from winter and appeared to be long legged with big shoulders,long neck and a big punkin?
Either way,I had neither the ambition to put a stalk on him nor the time to deal with it if I got him,starting my 21/7 hitch in the mornin. 😖
Maybe I can catch up to him end of the month?
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Old 05-04-2018, 06:47 PM
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First bear of the season hit the bait may 04 5:54am.
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Old 05-04-2018, 08:21 PM
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Some bald faced bears get it from frost bite in the den. I believe they call them monkey faced bears.
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Old 05-04-2018, 08:40 PM
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Just had a bear hit the bait. Looked young.
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Old 05-05-2018, 06:00 PM
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Couple young ones from today.



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Old 05-05-2018, 10:39 PM
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Nice Bassett . Way to go man. Hopefully them big boars will start rolling in soon
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Old 05-06-2018, 01:14 AM
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Be very careful handling those bears with the bald faces, or worse balding all over. Personally I would put them out of their misery but I wouldn't touch one, same as I won't touch mangy yotes. The mites that cause mange on bears and yotes don't live long on people long but the mange itself can be very contagious at certain stages. It will; show up as itchy scabs that usually go away after 10-14 days and do not recur.
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Old 05-06-2018, 01:36 PM
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I took my boss and his youngest son into my bait yesterday.

The two of them only sat an hour and their first bear came in. The bear spooked soon after being in the bait, it seemed alarmed by something in the ravine which the bait sits above(stand is farther from the ravine)

On the bears first trip in they were mulling over whether to take it or not when it spooked. A couple hours later the same bear dashed in and dashed out, again preoccupied with the ravine. On the bears third trip into the bait, the young lad laid into the young boar with his .270Win, and put a 150gr Corelockt, into the near side shoulder dropping the bear on the spot. First sit, first bear, and happy as can be.

Sorry about the black out of the lads face but he can’t be found at this moment to ask his permission to post his pic.

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Old 05-07-2018, 05:16 PM
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Congrats pal!
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Old 05-07-2018, 05:29 PM
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Seen two separate Cubs, second and third yr. One by himself and other with a sow suntanning in the polar tree tops on the banks of the Athabasca Sunday. Kilometres apart. Don’t see that every
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my group put out 4 baits 2 weeks ago. one of the guys checked cameras yesterday and said all 4 have been smashed. barrels are empty. at least 4 different bears on camera. havnt even put out the beavers yet. that was sweet feed and a bit of bacon grease.

should be a good season for us
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Old 05-09-2018, 08:00 PM
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my group put out 4 baits 2 weeks ago. one of the guys checked cameras yesterday and said all 4 have been smashed. barrels are empty. at least 4 different bears on camera. havnt even put out the beavers yet. that was sweet feed and a bit of bacon grease.

should be a good season for us
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Old 05-08-2018, 09:26 AM
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My weekend ended with 4 bears coming into the bait but all got the pass. A curious muledeer ventured around us as well which I thought was strange. Hopefully try to get back a few more times.
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couple pics... 1st color phase for me. Thinking about it.





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Old 05-08-2018, 06:17 PM
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Seeing lots of decent 6-7 footers and tons of smaller bears. Waiting on a color phase though no interest in black bear color for rug
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Old 05-09-2018, 06:49 PM
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Seeing lots of decent 6-7 footers and tons of smaller bears. Waiting on a color phase though no interest in black bear color for rug

this is awesome! lots of 6-7 footers....i picked up a bunch of sheds last weekend but they were all 150s and 170s so I left them in the bush. waiting for something decent.

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Old 05-08-2018, 08:22 PM
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Seeing lots of 7-footers where you in the zoo

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Seeing lots of 7-footers where you in the zoo

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Prob some 6s or 6.25 footers. Hahaha.
Love your post. Spit out my beer laughing.
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Old 05-08-2018, 10:41 PM
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Exact same spot i shot my two last year in
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Old 05-09-2018, 09:01 PM
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Just for some of the rookies on here that are not sure how to square a bear you measure nose-to-tail Paw to paw add and divide by 2 gives you a square footage now let's see some 7-foot bears

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Just for some of the rookies on here that are not sure how to square a bear you measure nose-to-tail Paw to paw add and divide by 2 gives you a square footage now let's see some 7-foot bears

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Far from a rookie when it comes to baiting, and unfortunately this is the only pic I could find of this guy as i dont save trail cam pics but emailed this one a couple years ago, but he would be pushing close to 7ft. Hes on cam every year since 2015, but never once in daylight. Tried bacon burns, honey burns, everything you can think of and I have yet to ever lay eyes on him or even get a daytime pic.
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