I drew Wisconsin bear tag...

[Mike Foss]

My wife drew her tag in B for this fall. Son had his tag last fall and filled it in B over bait. Good luck to all that drew!

That Zone B holds some monster bears!

[Hunt247365]

Yes pulled a tag this year in C! Will be running some of the baits right away and a couple spots will hold off on and of course have a couple new areas I want to check out. Ran baits for my dad and I 2yrs ago and we filled both tags by day 5 and last year ran baits for a friend and his dad but his dad backed out the day before season and my friend was only able to hunt for 2 days....but had baits getting hit in daytime but no hunters to hunt them. Hopefully can keep it going for the 3rd year in a row. Just a little excited!

[BassBoysLLP]

Yes pulled a tag this year in C! Will be running some of the baits right away and a couple spots will hold off on and of course have a couple new areas I want to check out. Ran baits for my dad and I 2yrs ago and we filled both tags by day 5 and last year ran baits for a friend and his dad but his dad backed out the day before season and my friend was only able to hunt for 2 days....but had baits getting hit in daytime but no hunters to hunt them. Hopefully can keep it going for the 3rd year in a row. Just a little excited!

Awesome. I really enjoyed your hunt 2 years ago. I hope you stick a mega

[Dhurtubise]

I'm looking forward to following your efforts. We have it pretty good in Northern Ontario being able to buy two over the counter tags of which one is valid province wide. We also have two seasons where I live (for the time being because it's still open on a trial basis). I don't know if I will bait this year, but I will be trying to get one by spot and stalk in some of the cuts during May and June.

It's a nice clean way to hunt bears- although I probably won't see the variety of animals the bait hunters will.

If anyone wants to try a spring bear hunt I believe it is open to non residents. The only stipulation I know of is that a guide must be hired. It's probably too far and complicated to run your own bait sites up here anyway.

Dan - I hope your bear hunt leads to additional opportunities again this year. Your previous season was one of the most fun threads I can remember.

Good luck to everyone who draws this year.

Daniel.

[BassBoysLLP]

I'm looking forward to following your efforts. We have it pretty good in Northern Ontario being able to buy two over the counter tags of which one is valid province wide. We also have two seasons where I live (for the time being because it's still open on a trial basis). I don't know if I will bait this year, but I will be trying to get one by spot and stalk in some of the cuts during May and June.

It's a nice clean way to hunt bears- although I probably won't see the variety of animals the bait hunters will.

If anyone wants to try a spring bear hunt I believe it is open to non residents. The only stipulation I know of is that a guide must be hired. It's probably too far and complicated to run your own bait sites up here anyway.

Dan - I hope your bear hunt leads to additional opportunities again this year. Your previous season was one of the most fun threads I can remember.

Good luck to everyone who draws this year.

Daniel.

That sounds awesome. Do you have a strategy in mind to find target? When I lived east of Kenora, I'd see a fair amount of bears but usually it was when we were doing a portage across a lake. You would see a male skirting a rock face but they spooked easily.

[tgreeno]

I will be following along with all your guys efforts. I've never bear hunted, but it always intrigued me. It seems like an awful lot of work, with all the traveling and baiting. How often do you need to replenish your bait?

Do most of you guys hunt public or private?

[BassBoysLLP]

I will be following along with all your guys efforts. I've never bear hunted, but it always intrigued me. It seems like an awful lot of work, with all the traveling and baiting. How often do you need to replenish your bait?

Do most of you guys hunt public or private?

Depends on the state. In WI, the limit is 10 gallons. During the early season, I generally do 10 gallons per week. Mid summer, a couple gallons as needed but i don't have to travel far.

[Ruff]

I will be following along with all your guys efforts. I've never bear hunted, but it always intrigued me. It seems like an awful lot of work, with all the traveling and baiting. How often do you need to replenish your bait?

Do most of you guys hunt public or private?

We hunt a mix of private and public. We bait every other day when we fire up the baits and then every day a couple weeks before the season as needed.
Then opening day like every year the baits go dead. LOL

[BassBoysLLP]

Sorry, missed the second half of your question.

I hunt mostly public. Way too many baits per square mile on the private I have access to.

[rutnbuck]

Me too. Zone A 7 points. Have a big one I'll be after. We harvested 2 last year a 200 and a 400 last year. I'm up and and know that another 400 is around. Should be exciting. Good luck all winners.

[Dhurtubise]

I'm looking forward to following your efforts. We have it pretty good in Northern Ontario being able to buy two over the counter tags of which one is valid province wide. We also have two seasons where I live (for the time being because it's still open on a trial basis). I don't know if I will bait this year, but I will be trying to get one by spot and stalk in some of the cuts during May and June.

It's a nice clean way to hunt bears- although I probably won't see the variety of animals the bait hunters will.

If anyone wants to try a spring bear hunt I believe it is open to non residents. The only stipulation I know of is that a guide must be hired. It's probably too far and complicated to run your own bait sites up here anyway.

Dan - I hope your bear hunt leads to additional opportunities again this year. Your previous season was one of the most fun threads I can remember.

Good luck to everyone who draws this year.

Daniel.

That sounds awesome. Do you have a strategy in mind to find target? When I lived east of Kenora, I'd see a fair amount of bears but usually it was when we were doing a portage across a lake. You would see a male skirting a rock face but they spooked easily.

What you need are big cuts, similar to this one where you can find bears with a spotting scope:



My taxidermist gets his bear most years stalking them with a bow once he finds them. You have to make sure that the wind is in your favor.

They browse almost exclusively for the first month after they get out of their dens. This makes them vulnerable where the tender shoots are coming out.

[ihookem]

I can't believe you guys are getting kill tags every other year , even if it is in zone C. Next year will be my 6th point for zone A. I doubt I will get one. I do have land In Shawano co., about 8 mi. west of Shawano. This kill tag every other year has me thinking. I have 56 ac. between my siblings and cousins but it is old corn field with small trees and grass. Has 1/2 mi. Red River frontage though. Did I hear one of you guys say you got a kill tag on the first try?

[BassBoysLLP]

I can't believe you guys are getting kill tags every other year , even if it is in zone C. Next year will be my 6th point for zone A. I doubt I will get one. I do have land In Shawano co., about 8 mi. west of Shawano. This kill tag every other year has me thinking. I have 56 ac. between my siblings and cousins but it is old corn field with small trees and grass. Has 1/2 mi. Red River frontage though. Did I hear one of you guys say you got a kill tag on the first try?

Yes you can draw on first try in C if you are lucky. Every other year is a sure thing these days.

[Dewey]

Bear zones and population distribution if anybody is interested.

[BassBoysLLP]

I'm looking forward to following your efforts. We have it pretty good in Northern Ontario being able to buy two over the counter tags of which one is valid province wide. We also have two seasons where I live (for the time being because it's still open on a trial basis). I don't know if I will bait this year, but I will be trying to get one by spot and stalk in some of the cuts during May and June.

It's a nice clean way to hunt bears- although I probably won't see the variety of animals the bait hunters will.

If anyone wants to try a spring bear hunt I believe it is open to non residents. The only stipulation I know of is that a guide must be hired. It's probably too far and complicated to run your own bait sites up here anyway.

Dan - I hope your bear hunt leads to additional opportunities again this year. Your previous season was one of the most fun threads I can remember.

Good luck to everyone who draws this year.

Daniel.

That sounds awesome. Do you have a strategy in mind to find target? When I lived east of Kenora, I'd see a fair amount of bears but usually it was when we were doing a portage across a lake. You would see a male skirting a rock face but they spooked easily.

What you need are big cuts, similar to this one where you can find bears with a spotting scope:



My taxidermist gets his bear most years stalking them with a bow once he finds them. You have to make sure that the wind is in your favor.

They browse almost exclusively for the first month after they get out of their dens. This makes them vulnerable where the tender shoots are coming out.

That sounds like a blast. I bet the bugs are intense but sounds like a solid strategy.