Night before last this old boy walked across my lawn and went to rub on the power pole alongside my driveway. Pole gets rubbed and bitten into every year. Picture of the bear is not real good. The base of his ears were the same height as the metal tag with the pole numbers, 6 1/2 feet high. I think this is the same bear I had on trail cam last fall.

That is how I found one of my best bait areas here. DNR had a gate across a forest road that was a old high line pole. The bears had that rubbed and chewed pretty good. It showed the color of a few of the different bears in the area. Been using the area for closs to 30 years with good success.

He’s a Dandy

I think they are attracted to creosote treatment. Forest Service road signs are favorite in this area.

Bear love "certain" poles.
Haven't figgered out the connection yet.
Been seeing 8t for many years.

I think they are attracted to the creosote treatment. Forest Service sign posts are favorite targets in this area.

Same reason as hogs?

Warrior beat me to it. Anytime I want a hog I can scatter a little corn around this one telephone pole and a boar will show up. Sat out one night in the dark with a good wind just waiting until I heard him rubbing before hitting the light and lighting him up! That pole has marks around it from years of use.

Try this.

If only it was legal here.

Here in Northern Wis, Utilities had to replace poles as bears chewed them almost off creating dangerous situations. Now any new poles going up have either sheet metal or hvy duty wire fence around pole. If i can find pics of damage ill post.