Anyone who has ever put in the time and effort to bait fall black bears can appreciate how much work it is. Finding the bears, baiting the barrels, keeping them active, cutting shooting lanes etc etc. That's why it was so frustarting for me when I had an active bait and it went cold when another hunter started going in screqwing things up.

Thank goodness for good friends however. A buddy of mine called and asked me if i could help his 69 yr old mother-in-law with her bear hunt. He had to leave on the moose hunt and she was unable to continue hunting without assistance. In doing so he very generously suggested I hunt one of the baits as well. The result of a frutiful evening for the botah of us.

I tell you I lost a few pounds dragging those fellas out!