Oct. 13th - Bear in the Catskills

[BT]

I will be doing a honey burn the 13th and 14th this coming week in hopes of getting one of the bear that I am told are in the area of hunter mountain NY.
I have the tree picked out and some hard wood here....just have to get the honey.

I have never done this technique so I am open for suggestions from anyone here who has

[SPIKER]

I don't know, but if I score Sat, or Sun, I'll be bear hunting right down the road from you in Prattsville...indeed, there are bears..

Is the honey burn...or even the Thermascent legal?

[BT]

Yes.....scent posts are legal.
You just cant have edible bait.
I was thinking of throwing some scent into some cans (soup cans) and throwing them on the ground nearby.
Problem with a scent is that if there isn't anything there , they will move on.
With scented cans , that will take him awhile to investigate

[SPIKER]

Got this from wikipedia:

Honey burns - these really work. Get a one gallon paint can (new, or extremely clean with no residue) and pour a bottle of honey in the can... use a Sterno heater or camp stove to get the honey boiling -- a nice grey smoke will begin to fill the air around and travel with the wind. For a nice added touch pour a bit of anise extract in the honey pot. Since you're dealing with an open flame it might behoove you to bring an old cookie sheet or something similar to put your fire production on... it will get tipped over, and it will start a fire.

When you finish with your honey burn, rig up a rope to pull the can up into a tree (high and out of reach like your stinky sock) and let the smell of honey waft in the air when you go home.

Check out this link:

www.bear-hunting.com/news.cfm?Action=News&NewsFlashID=197

[BT]

Thanks Spiker
You would think that the Bomb would be made in honey ?
I was going to order a few cans but everything they had was anything but.
That honey burn method is different from the methods which I have read about in the past but sounds like a good way to go.
I like the fact that I don't need to build a fire if I use Sterno

[azslim]

Don't forget to water proof your boots. Bacon grease works great for this......

[BT]

azslim said:

Don't forget to water proof your boots. Bacon grease works great for this......

;D will do! ..... great advice

[SPIKER]

So does Goretex!