Steve and Ihook, I’m sure you’re probably right. After a 12 year wait for me and 13 for my buddy, we drew zone B this year. Couldn’t help ourselves and set our baits last weekend. Figure we’ve waited too long to take any shortcuts, but it is indeed early. 

Bow guy, I have had very poor results when baiting this early. Memorial day seems to be when they really kick in . On Memorial day Weekend I will likely have a bear in the bait inside of a day.

Snow just melted here. Some roads still closed due to break up yet. Heck, it was snowing again 2 days ago here. People still ice fishing, and road limits yet.  Hope to get a few going over the weekend. At least coons are out. So no bait wasted. If a tad early for the bear yet.  Reminds me, I need to post about the spypoint cell cams. In my free time, lol. 

Anyone started baiting yet? If so, any hits? 

Did anybody else look at the results of the voting  for the Spring Hearings? Wow there sure is a lot of opposition growing across the state against bear hunting as it is now. Many counties had resolutions that passed to change the time for baiting and some to just a month before season. Many counties also passed a resolution to stop compensating for loss of hounds to wolves and the big resolution that passed in a lot of counties was to limit the length of time for training bear hounds. Not sure what will come of this but if the Republicans loose control of the NRB I would think some of these resolutions will definitely have a lot better chance becoming law. The liberal tree huggers and the Wolf Patrol are slowing making their presence known.

I had two preference points.... I put in for zone F where I live... 

I pulled a tag...  I see an 8% sucsess rate for zone F...  I'm up for the challenge.. 

I'll post pictures this September.... jus you wait !

Cant believe tags are out already. Literally just took the last dozen cameras out of my truck from last year 2 weeks ago. Hard to imagine in just over 2 months they will be going back out again. 

Meant to post my results of using the spypoint cell cameras. Glad I waited, as further tests at the house were interesting. Once I measure a few distances. Will post about them.

Good luck to all that drew a tag this year. 

Steve 

These cubs have been hanging around my brothers cabin all last Summer. Look how much they have grown from Spring to Fall.

Had 11 and went for B to no avail... hopefully in 2 years. Bummer 

Thanks LTO! I had 10 and my buddy had 12.