As allot of you know I love my bear hunting. I've been bow hunting these bruins in Minnesota for 20 years going on this year, I've been around it all my life being my dad use to take me with him baiting when I turned 3 years old. I've seen and learned so much through out the years but I want to learn more. For the most part I've had great luck bow hunting bear and understanding them but I've got this one particular bear that tends to elude me come the opener of bear season the last 7 years. We are allowed to bait about 2 weeks prior to the start of bear hunting. I've got pictures of this bear at my bait during shooting hours but as soon as the season opens he goes nocturnal on me. He does this every year. He's the biggest bear I've ever seen on camera, he's smart and he just seems to know when the season opens. He's big for a reason! I want to know what some of your ideas and thoughts are to keep a bear hitting a bait during shooting hours. The last 5 years or so the bear are getting more and more nocturnal on me, I know its because of all the people around being there's more human scent in the woods and more competition with other baiters. Whats a guy do to change this particular bears mind just one time? I'm guessing this bear is in that 15 to 20 year old range, he's been there done that. The whole world would hear me celebrating if I finally get this bear. He's a monster of a bear and he's been by far the most challenging animal I've ever hunted including whitetails. It would be an honor for me to have one chance at him! My buddy had a chance at this bear back in 2000, he missed him at 13 yards so he's now educated in that department too. He figured then he weighed 400lbs dressed. We haven't seen him while hunting the bait since, just pics of him on camera. Give me your best ideas folks. Enlighten me!!

Here's a few pics of him. Bear hunting opens September 1st every year. As you can tell from the pics on my no flash cudde he hits the bait in the light right up till August 31st, the day before season. The rest of the pics are at night. I've got well over 100 pics and video's of this bear last fall, I'll just show you a few. Just for the heck of it, what do you think he'll dress out at? Skull size?

In the light during shooting hours.





Middle of the night.






A few video's of him.
http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/f...ogjam031-1.flv

http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/f...ogjam027-1.flv