Bear Baiting 2010

Well my bear baiting season is now ended because a grizzly bear has taken over the baits.  So instead of posting pictures of my bear kills I am posting my trail camera pictures of this grizzly.  Even though this bear has ended my baiting for the year its still pretty cool to get these trail camera pictures.  Good thing iam going spot-and-stalk hunting next week!  Look for some bear hunting pictures and videos soon.

Tip Of The Day-Bear Hunting

When hunting black bears in the spring using the spot-and-stalk method, you need to concentrate on the best food sources.  These include clover, dandelions, and lush green grasses.  South facing slopes, hillsides and riverbanks will be the first to green up in the spring so this is a good starting point.  The best bear magnet a hunter can find in northern Alberta is a fall or winter cut pipeline that has been seeded with clover.  Freshly seeded clover grows extremely fast and on a freshly cut line there is no competition from other plants untill later in the year so the clover flourishes.  Bears will flock to a lush clover patch especially if there is a waterway nearby.  So if you are looking for bears first look for the food source and there you will find the bears. 

Note in this photo the lush green clover and dandelions on this abandened lease road, the perfect spot to find a bear!