I was going to post a picture of a big bear I took several years ago, but my blog page has changed since yesterday, and I haven’t figured out how to do it yet. I was just getting the hang of putting pictures on the blog, and now I’m back to square one. Looks like I’ll have to get my 10 year old grandkid over to bail me out.
While we were in the Upper Peninsula we found out from the locals that the berry crop was very poor this year. In particular choke cherry’s were in short supply, due to the dry summer. The main spot we picked to bait had several choke-cherry trees bent over to the ground, and limbs were broken off the larger trees. We did not see any berry’s still on the trees, but did find a couple piles of bear scat full of choke-cherry seeds. There are a few wild raspberry bushes in the area also, so we believe this spot will pay dividends. Only found one set of tracks from a medium sized bear, but the ground is quite hard on top of the ridge we choose. Because we are going to try and film the hunt we put our stands a little higher than usual. I’d say the platform is over 22 feet off the forest floor, snuggled in the branches of a nice hemlock.
Now, for a couple weeks, I have to concentrate on scouting my deer hunting area. My grandson will be participating in the early youth hunt, but I may be up bear filming when he gets to go. I hope I can work something out so I can be with “The Mighty Quinn” when he drops his first deer.
Mike
Cool. Yeah get the grandkids over and they will be able to show you how to post pictures I bet.
I wish ya good luck on your bear hunting adventure.
Are you going out with the Grandson for the youth hunt? I’m going out next weekend as well with my 15 yr old cousin. I can’t wait and either can she.