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jarod duane

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Howdy Yall, So who bear bunts, Im getting pretty excited, been gathering for a month now, nows the time to scout, gona be a good berry year with all this rain, the naturals should be thick. I anticipate a tough baiting year with their fridge stocked up. Gona be fun! Good luck!

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Welcome to the site! If you want to change your name, it might be just as easy to start a new account with the name you'd like.

Some of these sub-forums will slow down in off season, and there isn't a whole lot of talk unless there's hunting to be done. I here you on the scouting and prep work, I'm trying to get better at it when time allows. Not for bear, though.

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Jarod, welcome. I too am looking forward to this years bear hunt. I have a feeling the bears will have plenty of natural foods to pick from. Good luck.

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oh its never to slow for bear hunting. two months to go don't let the preseason list of "to do's" get away from ya. good luck boys

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Hi Jarod. I too am starting to get the preseason excitement going. Checked out some new spots since I am hunting a different zone this year. Just hoping I don't have any competition from others at my new spots. Starting to gather bait too so should be in good shape.

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HeY Lindell, Looks like you live in Gods country, what I would do to have a piece of that pie. Good luck hope ya tag a biggun'. I to have new Zone this year, pretty jacked up about it, also doing no quota.Take care

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Bear hunting is my main gig. Went with pref only this year for a total of 3 pref. points. Last hunt 2011 bought surplus and was able to harvest a nice trophy. Hope to see lots of Bear chatter....Remember to skin and cool asap for great tasting meat.

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Hey Port, am I looking into the mirror or what? that's all I do is bear too. 24/7-365. talk away brother. I also went in with 3 points to area 41. Been gathering for a month, I get just as much fun outa gathering as I do baiting, seeing what I can find that works. Love the trappers catalog. Where ya hunting?

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I drew 24 for possibly the last time and will be changing after this year. From what I have seen the terrain and vegetation types appear very different not to mention the years required to draw a tag. The scouting should be interesting but with more time between hunts it could take awhile to get dialed in again.

So far I have two barrels of dry bait and started working on the pastries.

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Boy this year a person is going to need to stock up on the bug spray. Last year we were spoiled. Plan to look for a couple new spots this year. Try and make the route more of a continous loop. Welcome to the forum Jarod wink.

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Thanks Jerkbait, Gonna be interesting for sure, lots of rain= natural forage back to normal so the nuts an berries are gona be plentefull,so certainly plan into late season if one can, baiting might get tough with a lot of hundini bears. Good luck everyone.

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Morning Jarod. A buddy of mine saw a nice sized blonde - cinnamon bear near where I am going to set up one of my baits. May have to put up a trail cam in that area and see if I can get a pic.

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Good evening Lindellprostaff,. Really? thats pretty neat, I hope you get a chance to put your tag on that bruin, that would be a gosh dang trophy for sure. Good luck!

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Jarod duane... See you this weekend bud!! Things are really drying up, up there huh?? LOL (57)

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