Find a outfitter or find someone to bait for you. Thats the only way you give yourself a good chance in Minnesota. To get my bear I baited every other day for 2 weeks. That was a 2 hour drive up, put the bait out and a 2 hour drive back at the end of the day it was a 7 hour deal. Gas alone cost more than a outfitter. But now I can say I worked for my own bear and it was great. Now I am looking to find someone to either bait for me or find a outfitter that will just let me sit one of their baitsites. I dont want a full service deal.

I got mine on public land so it can be done.