whats the best bait for a bear???

[bigbuck]

I LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND I HUNT BEARS IN THE U.P. NEAR LAKE GOGEBIC AND I WANTED TO KNOW WHATS THE BEST BAIT FOR BEARS IN MICHIGAN I USE LOTS OF THINGS BUT I WAS REALLY LOOKING AT THE BEAR BOMB ITS LIKE THE BUCK BOMB BUT IT SPRAYS OUT SWEET SMELLING SCENTS THE ATTRACT BEARS AND THEIRS A BEAVER SCENT THAT I WANTED TO TRY I KNOW YOUR NOT ALLOWED TO USE BEAVER IN MICHIGAN FOR BAIT BUT I GUESS THE SPRAY I NOT A REAL BEAVER SO I REALLY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT YOUR GUYS USED FOR THE BEAR SEASON THATS BEEN SUCCESFUL FOR YOU

[BT]

I can only tell you what we do in Maine if we want to pull in some bears but bears are bears so it'll work

A honey burn is probably the best I have seen.

Get a good bundle of dried hardwood and a few hard wood logs that are also dried.

Use the smaller stuff to get a good bed of coals going and then put the three logs on the coals , 2 on the bottom and one on the top in an H pattern.

Lastly....pour 2 qts of honey over the top log after it gets good and warm and climb up in the tree.

You should start your fire maybe 6 hours before dark so that the coals are burnt out and you have nothing more than a hot smoking pile of sweet honey.

Generally a baited barrel with 5 or 6 dozen donuts in it is what is used for positioning.

Locals get their donut stales from the bakery at closing for $1. on the pound.