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Offline 45Super

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1st time Bear hunt... need advice!
« on: April 02, 2008, 04:36:28 PM »
I`m planing a Blackie hunt in Minnesota this fall. I live in southern Iowa, so baiting is out of the question. Does anybody have any advice?
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Re: 1st time Bear hunt... need advice!
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2008, 08:15:16 AM »
Rub your self down with bacon grease. ;D

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Re: 1st time Bear hunt... need advice!
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2008, 12:55:23 PM »
spot & talk,
fair chase
selection of large bear
shot placement

maybe you go out with an experienced bear hunter before you foul it up.

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Re: 1st time Bear hunt... need advice!
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2008, 05:42:12 PM »
I'm assuming you're going to have a guide do some baiting for you. If not you'll have to get the bears to find you with their noses. The woods are pretty thick to plan on a spot and stalk hunt. Bears seem to suffer from ground shrink more than most critters, my buddy shot one last season that was no bigger than a Lab, he swore it was bigger at the bait when he pulled the trigger. Spend as much time as possible looking at bears. In my opinion if the bear looks healthy and almost athletic it's pretty small, you want an out of shape beer bellied slow moving slovenly looking animal, a big sagging belly. As most will tell you the ears ought to look small and out of proportion as well. Putting something up high hanging from a limb at a given height may also help. Most of the bears I've encountered just appear magically like from a Star Trek transporter, no noise no comotion just there at the bait. I'm far from an expert but they will likely post more and better info soon.
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Re: 1st time Bear hunt... need advice!
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2008, 03:59:05 AM »
Thanks Empty Quiver.......no outfitter, no way to bait....unless I bait the days I`m there.   Has anyone had any luck calling?
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Re: 1st time Bear hunt... need advice!
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2008, 12:11:23 AM »
 Sorry to say but unless you have an active bait pile or hook up with dogs the chance of bagging a bear in the MN woods is very slim. If you have a spot you could get a pile going and have/pay someone to service it, or hook up with a guide & pay some cash. I hunt WI & MI & don't know the MN permit system, but after years of points it's not time to mess around when you get a permit. You want the bait pile started at least a few weeks before the hunt.
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Re: 1st time Bear hunt... need advice!
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2008, 08:19:11 AM »
45 I put a note in your box.
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