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tattoo dave:
I drew a bear tag for the fall. I decided I'm going to do my first backpack hunt. I'm not gonna pay anybody to put bait out for me. This is Michigan and it seems like nobody here knows how to bear hunt without sittin at a bait barrel. I will also have a deer tag, and potentially a fall turkey tag, and small game of course. I should be able to harvest something. Any of you more experienced backpack hunters have any suggestions? Anybody here in Michigan want to go with? I'll be hunting grand island in the U.P.

Tattoo Dave

cracker:
Dang I wish I lived in da UP I'd love to go.

mullet:
Give Dana a shout, he's already there. Ronnie, I'd visit but not live there.

nclonghunter:
Dave, I can not claim to be a bear hunter, but I have studied the possibility for a while. I believe the bait issue is due to the nature of the bear. Using dogs or bait seems to be a standard on bear. Not to say you may not "luck" into a shot at any time. If you can find some berries or acorns or a natural food source then hunt it, but that is again hunting over a bait. You either find the "natural food bait" or create your own. Sorta like guys complaining about hunting deer over a corn feeder but will put a tree stand along the edge of a cut corn field..?
Another option is to shoot a legal deer or other critter and then hunt over the remaining carcass (bones) and or entrails. Bears will find a gut pile. I suppose if you find an area they are fishing would be a good location to hunt or an area where lots of sign such as logs torn up, lots of scat, rocks turned over and trees marked...I wish you the best of luck how ever you go!

Justin Snyder:
There are lots of guys who spot and stock hunt bears in the west.

I personally like calling with a distress call. When calling most critters you call for 10-15 seconds and watch for 60-90 seconds before calling again. Bears have A-D-D so you have to call non stop to keep them coming. Take some bear spray with you and aim for the nose.

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