Hard Question-- I will try & help. 1st besure that scents are allowed in your state. Here in Colorado scents are considered "baiting" which is no longer legal. But bac when baiting was legal, I would do a honey burn, to get the scent in the air so the bear could follow it to my bait site. I would also save bacon grease & burn it. I think that you will have to find where a bear is feeding, corn field, acorn patch or ridge are 2 that come to mind. The bear I think has to be in the area, then it may come to the burn. Also FYI-- the bears would come into my bait site about 1/2 before dark, in the spring. In the fall anytime--- they are putting on the fat then & hunger pushes them non-stop. Good luck !!