Bears will circle the bait to come in down wind. We used to have a huge black bear that would spend an hour circling us. We would see him poke his head through the bushes to look into the stand to see if we were there. He always made it to the bait right at dusk. Sometimes a bear will get on a feeding circle. They might travel miles go from feeding site to feeding site. The idea is to give them enough bait to keep them in the area. As with any game....it is hit and miss...hopefully in just seeing them and not when you shoot.


Reid