Bears on the Fly

BAITING STRATEGIES FOR THE OUT-OF-STATE HUNTER

TOBY WALRATH

Three weeks after I carried a 50-gallon steel drum half a mile through dense cedars and over moss-covered logs the size of Volkswagens, the first bruin of the spring season finally showed up on my trail cam. Two months later, the Idaho spring season ended and I had yet to see that bear again. Fast-forward eight years and as many bears later. My friend Lance Jones was sitting at that same bait site with nothing but a longbow in his hands. A bear walked slowly toward a barrel filled with sweets less than 10 yards from the base of his stand tree. This story ends with a punched tag and a happy hunter, but it took years to learn how to bring in bears consistently. Learning baiting skills was even tougher because…

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Outdoor Life (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2015

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