bumping bears off bait.

[running&gunning]

I rebait every morning at 7 am.  most days I bump bears off the bait area.  the bait is always all gone.  Do you think the bears are waiting for me.  And hit the bait right after I leave.  does it affects the bears when the are bumped off the bait.  The cubs sometimes tree close by and the sow runs off.

[Rmouleart]

Your best bet is to bait later in the day,from 10:00 am to the afternoon, bye then the bears are off the bait and snooze;) You don't want to keep bumping them off the bait, sooner then later they will only come at night, well at least the smarter older ones. Believe me the bears know when you bait and leave, and they may be waiting till you leave, them coming in, sometimes when bumped off bait, the bears may only run off a short distance laying down waiting till you leave. some baiter's bang there bucket or slam there tailgate, its like a dinner bell to bears LOL. Good luck. Aim small hit small. RAMbo.

[Kathy-Fish River Lodge]

Ain't that the truth.  I had one bear who would hear my outboard motor on the lake and hit the bait about 15 minutes after I left.  I had a timer on the site so I knew.  I always bang my empty bucket three times when I leave.  I try to bait around 1:00 in the afternoon so if he is waiting for me when my hunter is on the site the bear will come in shortly after I leave (hope hope hope).  Of course this all depends on whether the hunter is quiet and can sit still, doesn't smoke or chew.  Remember you chewers, you breath smells of tobacco, even if you are not chewing at the time.  And if you don't think a bear can smell the tobacco are you ever wrong.  If they can pick up the smell of anice oil or beacon oil, they can smell tobacco.  It is very nerve racking to carry a bucket of food into a site when you know that the bear is probably waiting for his dinner.  The one who clicked his teeth at me last year was just waiting for me, he hit the site about 25 minutes after I left.  Hunt safe.