They'll hopefully be back Bry. Natural food is by far a bears 1st priority over bait. This has nothing to do with you Bry but Its funny how some people think that baiting bear automatically turns into 100% success. Its not even close to being the case! Shooting a doe/fawn/young buck without bait is much easier and consistent.

Good luck Bry on the bear hunt. Its exciting as heck!! I was bear baiting last weekend. I put out 13 baits, 10 of which have trail cams on. I can't wait to head on up tonight to check the baits this weekend that we put out last weekend.