WHAT AM I MESSING UP?
So I put out my first bait last week. Its in a low spot with in a hundred yards of a creek fed pond in a clearing in a wooded area full of moose trails. Granted its a little muskeggy and still damp but there is tons of new growth and even cranberries starting to grow. I found some but not a lot of what looked like autumn bear scat on the quad trail going about 100y by the area I baited. I put out a 55 gal drum full of popcorn, dog food, and bacon ends as well as bacon grease and I scented the area pretty well with caramel extract diluted in fry oil.
So would you believe it when I told you that a week later my bait was completely untouched? Only two pics on the trail cam and neither one was a bear.
BTW this is near an area where I shot a black bear last year so I know there are in the vicinity.