Hope to see this guy next Saturday!

[lightsoutcalls]

I checked my trail camera this morning after having it set over my bait barrel for a week.  I was pleased to find that I had 95 pictures.  Once I got back to the top of the ridge, I checked the pics on my computer.  There are a minimum of 7 different bears in the pics, with 4 of them being cubs.  There are 2 nice bears that were pictured alone and 2 mommas, one of those with a radio collar on it.  I'd like to see this one come next Saturday.


My date/time stamp was wacked, so I got that adjusted... at least the date, I don't think I adjusted the time...grrr.  The time is 12 hours off, so when it shows AM, it is PM. 

Here are links to a few more.
http://www.lightsoutcalls.com/images/PICT0090.JPG
http://www.lightsoutcalls.com/images/PICT0040.JPG
http://www.lightsoutcalls.com/images/PICT0028.JPG

The bear in the front on the last picture is the momma with the radio collar.  When I got there this AM, my barrel, which was full of cookies, pizza crust and peaches.  From the ridge above my barrel, I saw that the barrel was face down and only attached with one ratchet strap.  I had put it against the tree using 2 ratchet straps.  The first thing I saw as I got near the site was my sterno can from a honey burn.  The can was dented in with a tooth hole through the bottom.  I got to the barrel and found the ground around it wallowed to a smooth, leafless, rockless pad with a pile of peach pits laying in front of the barrel.  The missing ratchet strap was nowhere in sight.  About 6' behind my camera were 4 piles of scat within about 6' of each other.  Behind my stand (23 yards from the barrel) was another big pile of scat.  There were a couple of other piles of scat on the back side of the barrel.  I refilled the barrel with pizza crust topped with jelly, chocolate syrup and coffee creamer, pears and cookies.  I poured 2 gallons of used fryer grease in front of and around the barrel.  I nailed another can of sardines to a tree at about 7' high.  The can of sardines I nailed up last week was torn down with a tooth hole through it.  I sprayed used fryer grease into the trees and leaves around as high as my super soaker would squirt.  Before I left, I put on a sterno bacon burn.  I'll be headed back to freshen/reload Thursday and into the stand Saturday AM.  I can't wait!

[redarrow]

Good luck Wendell.

[turkey slayer]

Sounds promising! good luck!

[mossy835]

Good luck, hope you geet him.

[vaturkey]

Good luck next week !! Hope you nail him !!   

[perrysbirds]

Goodluck..I want to see you next to him in a picture next week..

[stone road turkey calls]

good luck i hope you get a nice one, be carefull and fill us in on your hunt.

[busta biggun]

Hope you bust a biggun! Good luck buddy!

[lightsoutcalls]

I added some more pics on a page on my website:

http://www.lightsoutcalls.com/available.html

The one in the 3rd pic on the top row is a confirmed boar.  The 2 yellow ear tags were done by the Arkansas Game and Fish when he was a cub.  He is at the top of the list!!

[LX_Trkyhntr]

I hope you are able to score this weekend Wendell!!!  Do you have a plan for getting one out of the woods yet?  They are a big animal and you will need a couple of hands to get him in the truck!   One bit of advice I would offer is to shoot the first mature bear that you see, as long as it is not a momma with cubs).  Holding out for a specific bear can cause you to feast all winter on tag soup (I know from experience  )

[lightsoutcalls]

My buddy that owns the property will be home and is within a few hundred yards of my bait site.  I do have a good rope and come-along that may come into play for getting one onto the 4 wheeler. 
I have given a lot of thought to what you said about taking the first mature bear that comes in (not being a momma w/cubs).  That is pretty much my game plan.  I'd love to see this bruiser come first light, but will likely draw on anything sizable without cubs.   I'm going tomorrow to re-bait and increase the "yummy factor".    I'm looking forward to getting in the stand, but would be lying if I said I wasn't a bit nervous about it at the same time.

[Basser69]

Cool pics and good luck to you on getting that monster to come in first

[redarrow]

SHAZAAAM! That is one hot bait dude. That phase bear is awesome. Go gittem Wendell.

[LX_Trkyhntr]

Good luck!  I can tell you if you put a razor sharp broadhead through both lungs he will not run far!!  Get your knife sharp!  Be safe  and have FUN!!!!  I am a little jealous, this will be the first year since 2004 that I haven't gone bear hunting.  We have had an annual bear camp since 2006, I am really going to miss all the good eating that we used to do!