Re: Good luck bear hunters
[Re: bucksnbears]
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09/02/24 04:35 PM
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One thing:... I don't give a rip what any " guide" says.. Most bear are hit and lost while waiting for the last few minutes of legal light. Get out of your stand and walk out even with a (few minutes) left.
I agree 100%. Why even risk trying to get down with a bear there after shooting hours and chase him off. He won't be back.
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Re: Good luck bear hunters
[Re: bucksnbears]
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09/03/24 11:17 AM
09/03/24 11:17 AM
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Scott. I'm just saying (overall). Scoped rifle, , bow, open sights.
WAY to many push the limits. Been " guilty" myself. Been involved in a couple hundred bear kills and those taken late , end of legal time ......
Most bear hunters hunt in thick cover (baiting). Early season with thick leaf cover is often 10 minutes time to get out and try another day. Heavy cloud cover can knock that back even a few more minutes.
Hope that makes sense and hunters will adhere to that advice.
A couple hundred . your famous !
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Re: Good luck bear hunters
[Re: tlguy]
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09/03/24 02:17 PM
09/03/24 02:17 PM
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Thanks for the encouragement and the tips guys. I'll look into some more protein based bait and do have a couple different scents I had planned to deploy to change things up. Had a decent bear hit the bait last night, and one came through just a few minutes after what would be opening of shooting light. Good Luck!!!
Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
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Re: Good luck bear hunters
[Re: tlguy]
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09/03/24 02:45 PM
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Thanks for the encouragement and the tips guys. I'll look into some more protein based bait and do have a couple different scents I had planned to deploy to change things up. Had a decent bear hit the bait last night, and one came through just a few minutes after what would be opening of shooting light. Try adding more nuts and corn when acorns fall.
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Re: Good luck bear hunters
[Re: backroadsarcher]
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09/03/24 03:08 PM
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Good season, my son fill his tag both bow on a 252 lbs bear opening night and I got lucky the second night with one at 219 lb bear with bow. That's awesome! I will wait to see pictures.
I have nothing clever to put here.
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