Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: BWCA Bear Hunt
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gravelroad |
1. Put aside as much time as you can. We’re convinced our chance of success has been hurt by having to cut trips short because of weather. 2. Have a plan for holding onto your meat. ;-) Bear fence specs 3. I rely on this for scent dispersal, using sardine oil, ground anise and Jägermeister: ScentBlaster 4. My partner uses a homegrown burn recipe. The current version features “corn syrup, raspberry candy oil and anise extract. Mixed in a 4oz. Nalgene bottle. Added a clump of crisco first to avoid sticking. Burned low and slow for 15 minutes, boiled nicely and never browned, poured out clean and the residue dissolves in water!” 5. I use a tree stand. My partner hunts from the ground. 6. We go in October to avoid crowds and heat. I’ve brought blocks of frozen water in a top-grade 58-quart cooler plus a DIY cooler made from a Rubbermaid tote. It was 82° when I launched last Sept. 30, and it snowed on us on the way out. 7. We both use traditional bows, in the low to mid-50 range. If you can get to any of the 3D shoots in the Duluth area, let me know by email. I would enjoy shooting and chewing this over with you. Including if wheels are involved. :-) |
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LUKE35: "Thanks for the reply! How long of a trip have you guys gone on/planned? " We usually plan for a week. I would gladly schedule ten days for this if I could. It takes time to draw a bear in without a bait site. The weather has driven us off Isabella once and Seagull once. A certain coronavirus did in a third planned hunt. |
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LUKE35 |
-What are some must-have equipment or gear? -Honey burns? What did you use? -Cooler size? -Amount of dry ice? -Tree stand? -How far from camp would you walk to hunt (I believe it's minimum 150 yds)? -What are you looking for when scouting? For reference, have done several BWCA trips ranging from being boated in all the way to some pretty gritty trips. Thanks in advance! |
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gravelroad |
Tips for predator calling bear |