eru0817, I use to get it for free too, but because there is such a big demand for it in Maine, it is now a bidding war. My baits already have heavy bear sign around them and people in nearby towns are having problems with keeping them out of the garbage as well as the vacationers at camping areas around the lake where my baits are, so it looks like this year is going to be awesome. I have 32 baits and feed them 2 to 4- 5 gallon pails every 3 days during pre baiting season and 2 per day during the hunting season.

vtbuck, yes I am a guide, I only take 8 guys per week with most of which being repeat hunters. I have room for 14 in the lodge, but just 2 guides counting myself, so I take small groups to help keep high success rates and happy hunters.
Guiding is a tough and thankless job at times, but I love to see the look on a hunters face when they have an encounter with a Black Bear up close and personal!! Bear camp is always a good time and I get to meet people from all over the country and talk with my friends that come back every year, so I guess I can say that " I LOVE MY JOB!! "