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Post by ruttin1 on Jul 5, 2024 6:39:55 GMT -6
I drew a zone C tag (WI) this year. My first time trying, since I’ve seen a few bear on cams on my property. I started baiting couple weeks after it was allowed and had a bear on it within 24 hours. I ended up having 3 bear on it multiple times. Then all of a sudden I can’t get a bear on bait. It’s been 3 weeks. Any idea why? Did I start baiting too early? I did learn I have some real booner raccoons on my place.
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Bear
Jul 5, 2024 8:30:31 GMT -6
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 5, 2024 8:30:31 GMT -6
I drew a zone C tag (WI) this year. My first time trying, since I’ve seen a few bear on cams on my property. I started baiting couple weeks after it was allowed and had a bear on it within 24 hours. I ended up having 3 bear on it multiple times. Then all of a sudden I can’t get a bear on bait. It’s been 3 weeks. Any idea why? Did I start baiting too early? I did learn I have some real booner raccoons on my place. I would say that there has to be another food source, maade or natural.
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Post by ruttin1 on Jul 5, 2024 8:36:11 GMT -6
I drew a zone C tag (WI) this year. My first time trying, since I’ve seen a few bear on cams on my property. I started baiting couple weeks after it was allowed and had a bear on it within 24 hours. I ended up having 3 bear on it multiple times. Then all of a sudden I can’t get a bear on bait. It’s been 3 weeks. Any idea why? Did I start baiting too early? I did learn I have some real booner raccoons on my place. I would say that there has to be another food source, maade or natural. Kind of what I was thinking. Though I thought it was weird they were on it for a couple weeks and now poof!
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Bear
Jul 5, 2024 8:43:07 GMT -6
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 5, 2024 8:43:07 GMT -6
I would say that there has to be another food source, maade or natural. Kind of what I was thinking. Though I thought it was weird they were on it for a couple weeks and now poof! It is normal to have the baits hit more sometimes than others when natural foods are available. I’m guessing they are on black caps now. My son and dad drew zone d in Wisconsin this year, so we will be baiting my rusk county place. In our area, crop damage is high and the dnr traps out tons of bears just before season starts, which really sucks.
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Post by terrifictom on Jul 5, 2024 20:48:51 GMT -6
I drew a zone C tag (WI) this year. My first time trying, since I’ve seen a few bear on cams on my property. I started baiting couple weeks after it was allowed and had a bear on it within 24 hours. I ended up having 3 bear on it multiple times. Then all of a sudden I can’t get a bear on bait. It’s been 3 weeks. Any idea why? Did I start baiting too early? I did learn I have some real booner raccoons on my place. More than likely someone else is baiting close to you. This happens a lot in Zone C. Also bear rut is just finishing up. So the bear on your bait may have went roaming looking for a mate. Keep baiting and freshening up your bait with scent, they may come back or a new bear might show up
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Post by Tooln on Jul 6, 2024 5:48:00 GMT -6
I drew a zone C tag (WI) this year. My first time trying, since I’ve seen a few bear on cams on my property. I started baiting couple weeks after it was allowed and had a bear on it within 24 hours. I ended up having 3 bear on it multiple times. Then all of a sudden I can’t get a bear on bait. It’s been 3 weeks. Any idea why? Did I start baiting too early? I did learn I have some real booner raccoons on my place. More than likely someone else is baiting close to you. This happens a lot in Zone C. Also bear rut is just finishing up. So the bear on your bait may have went roaming looking for a mate. Keep baiting and freshening up your bait with scent, they may come back or a new bear might show up Listen to what Tom has to say. He's been doing this for a long time.
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Post by ruttin1 on Jul 6, 2024 6:13:51 GMT -6
More than likely someone else is baiting close to you. This happens a lot in Zone C. Also bear rut is just finishing up. So the bear on your bait may have went roaming looking for a mate. Keep baiting and freshening up your bait with scent, they may come back or a new bear might show up Listen to what Tom has to say. He's been doing this for a long time. Absolutely, that’s why I ask. This is all new to me! There are not enough tags to make an avoidable mistake.
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Post by ruttin1 on Aug 25, 2024 19:29:07 GMT -6
Posted on Big Bear thread too. Got this guy coming in regularly. Gets in before dark if I get there and bait earlier in the day. First time bear hunting this year, so no experience. How big is this guy? ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240826/da582fdb98c0cbe4bcbf506a0a0fb848.jpg)
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Aug 26, 2024 7:47:39 GMT -6
Post by terrifictom on Aug 26, 2024 7:47:39 GMT -6
Posted on Big Bear thread too. Got this guy coming in regularly. Gets in before dark if I get there and bait earlier in the day. First time bear hunting this year, so no experience. How big is this guy? ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240826/da582fdb98c0cbe4bcbf506a0a0fb848.jpg) Pretty hard to give estimate of weight without something to compare it with. With that said it appears to be a decent bear and would make a good bear for 1st time bear hunter. Definitely not a yearling.
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Post by ruttin1 on Aug 26, 2024 19:25:21 GMT -6
Posted on Big Bear thread too. Got this guy coming in regularly. Gets in before dark if I get there and bait earlier in the day. First time bear hunting this year, so no experience. How big is this guy? ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240826/da582fdb98c0cbe4bcbf506a0a0fb848.jpg) Pretty hard to give estimate of weight without something to compare it with. With that said it appears to be a decent bear and would make a good bear for 1st time bear hunter. Definitely not a yearling. He’s much larger than the other 3-4 bears I’ve had come in. But, yeah no idea how to estimate weight and age on bears. I know he’s a shooter to me.
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Post by benmnwi on Aug 26, 2024 21:49:45 GMT -6
![](https://i.ibb.co/3rSWrFT/3-CAC679-A-D959-4351-A275-A5906007-F2-F9.jpg) my dad and my son drew Wisconsin bear tags this year and we put out some bait last Thursday. It was dead until tonight when a nice one showed up. My son might have a heart attack if this one walks by.
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Bear
Aug 27, 2024 4:52:24 GMT -6
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Post by Sandbur on Aug 27, 2024 4:52:24 GMT -6
![](https://i.ibb.co/3rSWrFT/3-CAC679-A-D959-4351-A275-A5906007-F2-F9.jpg) my dad and my son drew Wisconsin bear tags this year and we put out some bait last Thursday. It was dead until tonight when a nice one showed up. My son might have a heart attack if this one walks by. You will need 3 mules and 4 wrestlers to drag that one out! I once read where a columnist in OutdoorNews said he liked to shoot a small deer as he could haul it out and handle it himself. I am beginning to understand his thinking as I age and especially in some hunting locations. We have a widow, friend of our family, that has done the same thing. She likes venison but doesn’t need a lot of it. My last bow kill has kind of turned me off to bow hunting, as I was hunting alone, it was a hot day, and I found him in a bunch of blow downs. I just don’t want to do it again. Sorry to ramble on….. old age.
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Aug 27, 2024 14:04:13 GMT -6
Post by benmnwi on Aug 27, 2024 14:04:13 GMT -6
Big bears are definitely difficult to get out of the woods. We would be just as happy with a 150 pounder that would be much easier to get out.
Any guesses on the weight of this bear? I was thinking it would dress out around 350, but they are hard to judge.
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Post by biglakebass on Aug 27, 2024 14:18:58 GMT -6
![](https://i.ibb.co/3rSWrFT/3-CAC679-A-D959-4351-A275-A5906007-F2-F9.jpg) my dad and my son drew Wisconsin bear tags this year and we put out some bait last Thursday. It was dead until tonight when a nice one showed up. My son might have a heart attack if this one walks by. holy shit
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Post by terrifictom on Aug 27, 2024 15:15:28 GMT -6
Big bears are definitely difficult to get out of the woods. We would be just as happy with a 150 pounder that would be much easier to get out. Any guesses on the weight of this bear? I was thinking it would dress out around 350, but they are hard to judge. Body shape says sow. Huge sow. 300 to 400 pounds live weight.
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