I have never hunted black bear. We have a couple starting to show up in our area and I was curious what you guys put in those drums. Most people are freakin out, I'm getting excited   :D

stale donuts,lol

To start off with stink Is the most Important thing In my opinion. Baits won't do you a bit of good If the bear won't smell them. Another Important thing I've learned Is pile the bait In. Whatever you are using for bait put as much as you can In. More bait means more bear a good share of times. More bear will mean more competition. More competition means day time hits rather then night time hits.

Quantity matters. They'll stop showing up for at least a few days if they show up for 2 or 3 days and there is no food there.

I've seen them slam the doughnuts and ignore the meat and fish and vice versa so I'd put both down. Put some stink bait in a cut out gallon jug and hang it HIGH in a tree with a rope hanging down so you can jiggle it when you re-bait. Tom Phillips might give out the recipe for that if he hasn't trademarked a special formula already!  

The cheapest bag of dry dog food you can find...PR

Fryer grease and sweets.

Scott

I second the dry dog food , soak it good with some old fryer grease once you get to the bait site.
Throw a bit of grease on the bushes surrounding the area as well , this does two things , one it helps with more smell two any bear comes to the bait gets it on its hide and carries it wherever he goes after wards, kinda like a traveling salesman.

Beaver Castor, sweet smellin and bears love i t.

No self respecting ,Law Enforcement Officer can sacrifice "The doughnut"   :D   Great info..Thank you.

Cats!    

LD

Cats, well they are a renewable resource

Tim Hortons doughnuts, dog food, pie fillings....

I never liked using meat or fish. Use a good stink like Vanilla or Anise to bring them in and use breads, donuts and a lot of fruit for a good eating Bear.

Hi All,

I shot my bear over donuts!!  One shot at eight yards.

Donuts work great, but put a lot of oil around the bait so they track it around. It helps draw more bears. Horse feed pellets work well( add grease). You can do a honey burn to help attract to a new bait.

in canada where we used to go.the guy there would be able to buy or get free, outdated pastry products (donuts/coffee cakes/ ect..) from one of the local shops..then mixed with molassas and other stuff in a pail..would bring mixture to sight and put in barrels there..sure brought the bears in..

Has anyone used the DeerSense Smoking sticks for bear? They have one called '12miles of dead fish', also have a berry scent and an anise scent.
I've used the deer ones with good results, never had a chance with bears, though. We'll see what my preference points do for me this time.
Fred....

If I were you, I'd put a drum out back tomorrow and fill it with ice.  Add a pile of them steaks from the freezer and that bottle of Makers from the cupboard. That should do it.  I'm pretty sure by the time you get home you'll see evidence of activity...    :p

Wrong kind of critter.

QuoteOriginally posted by Arrow k9:
Wrong kind of critter.

Oh... Sorry... I thought you were baiting a critter who drops scat in your yard, tears off your siding, and sleeps under the porch...    :D    :D