BEAR BARREL BAITING
PLEASE HELP. I WILL NEED TO START HUNTING BEAR AT THE HUNT CAMP SINCE THEY STARTED BREAKING IN INTO OUR HUNT CAMP. OVER 16 BREAK IN'S SINCE SPRING. HOW SHOULD I BAIT WITH THE BARREL? I KNOW YOU CHAIN IT DOWN AND PLACE FOOD INSIDE ON A REGULAR BASIS. DO YOU HAVE THE BARREL UPRIGHT OR ON IT'S SIDE? DO YOU CUT BOTH ENDS OUT OR IS ONLY ONE SIDE OPEN? DO I CHAIN IT DOWN CLOSE TO MY STAND OR AS FAR AS CONFIDENT SHOT? DO I HUNT MORNING AND EVENING OR MID DAY? AT FIRST THEY JUST SMASHED WINDOWS, THEN THE FRONT DOORS, AND ON THE TRAILERS THEY'VE RIPPED HOLES RIGHT THROUGH THE WALL. IN ONE TRAILER IT BIT INTO A CAN OF EXPANDING FOAM WHICH EXPLODED THROUGHOUT THE TRAILER, WHAT A MESS. I COULD FEED THE BEAR T-BONE STEAKS AND IT WOULD COME OUT CHEAPER THAN THE REPAIRS. I WISH THEY WOULD BRING BACK THE ONTARIO SPRING BEAR HUNT. NEAR OUR PROPERTY, WE ARE RECEIVING BEARS RELOCATED FROM OTHER AREAS. THAT IS WHY THEY ARE SO SMART, AND NOT A CONCERN BEFORE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, PLEASE ADVISE.