Advice on running a bear bait stations

[MACMAN]

I have not set one up, but have hunted over bait several times. I would stay away from meat that will rot. You’ll be smelling whatever you put there too and rotting maggot filled fish won’t be awesome. Good things I’ve seen used are oils like anise and grease like was mentioned. Anything that sticks and sinks in works well smeared on trees and brush. The actual bait that was used was popcorn soaked in shore lunch fish grease. It’s light and easy to pack. In Canada, they would put a hole in the barrel just big enough for a piece to fall out. That makes the bear work and stay around longer. I don’t think you can use a barrel in Utah. They will also eat until it’s gone, so make it hard or one bear will clean you out. The one exception to the meat is Beaver. They will always use a Beaver if one is available, again not sure if it’s legal here. Good luck- sounds fun.
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