This weekend I'm planning to put out two large bait pile of food for the New Jersey black bears. I want to see if any heavy weights are roaming my area, via photos from my trail cams. The black bear season in Jersey starts on December 8th. I like to get a early jump on the masses. Hunting bears over bait is legal in Jersey but the big Bruins move during the safety hours of darkness. Does anybody have any good suggestions to lure in the monster bears during daylight? Thanks, Gary
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This weekend I'm planning to put out two large bait pile of food for the New Jersey black bears. I want to see if any heavy weights are roaming my area, via photos from my trail cams. The black bear season in Jersey starts on December 8th. I like to
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Originally posted by Gary Devine View PostThis monster bear is smelling an old beehive. He is a shooter in my book. Hanging low belly, wide legs, a body like a 50 gallon drum, small head and a wide neck. Any great food suggestions out there before I bait?
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Stake out some Rutgers college students next to your tree stand. Big New Jersey black bears seem to like them...
Ok, yeah, I know that's a terrible joke.
In all seriousness, I'm no expert on bear bait, so I can't really offer any great ideas in that regard. But have you ever considered trying to call one in with a predator call? I've never done it, but I've heard fawn bleats or rabbit squeals can be pretty effective. It might be a hunting tactic those big old bears haven't encountered before. If you're going to try it, I'd definitely do so from a tree stand though.
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Originally posted by Gary Devine View PostThis monster bear is smelling an old beehive. He is a shooter in my book. Hanging low belly, wide legs, a body like a 50 gallon drum, small head and a wide neck. Any great food suggestions out there before I bait?
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huntfishtrap, LOL, baiting with the college kid. RIP
My bear mountain is loaded with coyotes. I have a doe bleat already. Maybe, I will go out and buy a fawn bleat and a rabbit in distress call.
I got nothing to lose by trying that. Good idea, thanks.
Maybe coyotes are legal during the same bear week. I have to check the NJ game laws.
It would be great if I'm allowed to bust a few coyotes. That would do the future deer fawns a big favor.
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Originally posted by Gary Devine View PostThis monster bear is smelling an old beehive. He is a shooter in my book. Hanging low belly, wide legs, a body like a 50 gallon drum, small head and a wide neck. Any great food suggestions out there before I bait?
I like the better grade trail cams. The Primos Blackout, Primos Truth cam 60 and the Primos Truth cam 45.
It would be like comparing a Ford Lincoln to a Ford Pinto.
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Originally posted by Gary Devine View PostThis monster bear is smelling an old beehive. He is a shooter in my book. Hanging low belly, wide legs, a body like a 50 gallon drum, small head and a wide neck. Any great food suggestions out there before I bait?
For the money you can't beat a Primos but if an animal moves the shot could be blurry. You need to pay six hundred for a Sony or a Reconyx cam to stop blurry photos on movement.
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huntfishtrap, I was going to suggest that LovesOutdoors put up leaflets advertising a bear wet t-shirt contest with all you can drink beer. For the ladies he could get the Chip and Dale male bear strippers for the same time frame and adjacent venue. Then again I have no idea what I am doing concerning bear baiting. Maybe Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton might have ideas about how to bait bears.
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Gary, What time do you see most of your bears on your cameras now? I have only seen a couple during the day in the Adirondacks. One was while hiking on a sunny afternoon in mid summer, and the bear was sleeping in the sun on the side of a little hill. The other was while hunting deer.
For bear we usually went out for the last 1/2 hour of legal season. That is when we got most all our bears.
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Originally posted by Gary Devine View Posthuntfishtrap, LOL, baiting with the college kid. RIP
My bear mountain is loaded with coyotes. I have a doe bleat already. Maybe, I will go out and buy a fawn bleat and a rabbit in distress call.
I got nothing to lose by trying that. Good idea, thanks.
Maybe coyotes are legal during the same bear week. I have to check the NJ game laws.
It would be great if I'm allowed to bust a few coyotes. That would do the future deer fawns a big favor.
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Originally posted by Gary Devine View PostJimbo, During October and November I get the majority of black bears during the day.
In December many start hibernating and the big heavy weights start feeding at night. I think they know when it's hunting season. LOL
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Originally posted by Gary Devine View PostThis monster bear is smelling an old beehive. He is a shooter in my book. Hanging low belly, wide legs, a body like a 50 gallon drum, small head and a wide neck. Any great food suggestions out there before I bait?
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