Originally Posted by
mehunter_2007
We have baited for two years and have hundreds of pictures from our sites. The person that handles the trail camera must have clean hands(very important). Ours are simple flash cameras and without boxes and they have never been damaged. I have also watched bears at the site when the flash goes off and they don't even bother to look.
This has been my experience so far but that may change at any time.
This advise is dead on. My first year baiting had my cameras messed with until I figured out the bears were just following the scent of the bait I had left on the cameras as I would set them up after handling the bear bait.
Last two years baiting haven't had any problems as I either check the camera before handling the bait or I bring along rubber gloves to handle the camera.
Enjoy the pictures, some of my best pictures and videos are of sows with their cubs playing around the bait.
Here's the "booner" I shot in 2008 who has just walked past the camera without a bother:
