Bear Guy, Thanks. What you have said is along the lines of what I was thinking. I am going to let them eat up what is there and then start putting the bait into a milk can with smaller portions. I want them to work for the food a little. I had started out with large amounts of bait to get the bears to establish a feeding spot. This has definaltly happened. Those bears ate 7 large leaf sacks of bread in two weeks. I have gone through 15 gals. of grease. I also have used up 20 cans of saradines already. Along with 2 bottles of liquid smoke and 10 lbs of mutton.

Is the breeding season for bears alot like deer, where you may have several boars putiing on some major miles in larger portions of the day? I am hoping for some more to show up. I think that I have only 2 bears hitting the bait right now. That is the reason that I have used up so much grease and sardines. I am trying to advertise.

I know that I should have multiples showing up at my bait when I am able to get up higher to the good bear spot, but we are still about 2 weeks out from getting through the snow on the north slope. Thanks for taking the time to respond.