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<blockquote data-quote="4ked Horn" data-source="post: 74076" data-attributes="member: 11"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>questions </p><p>recommendations for trail/game cameras? </p><p>2 or 3 bait stations v. one </p><p>Where can I get a suitable steel drum (no oil) </p><p>I found bear meat spotty (some excellent, some gamy/poor) </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>The camera we were using was of the 35mm film style set for a 4 minute delay. That lets us know how long the bears are hanging out without burning up all the film. Use at least 400 speed film for the night exposures. The pictures may be a bit grainy but you will be able to see the bear instead of just shadows (even though the have a flash). Buy one that gives a time <u>and</u> date stamp. Ours only gives one or the other and having both would be much nicer. Digital cams are very neat and have many cool functions but they are very expensive and should be secured against curious (strong) bears and theft with a custom made camera box of your own design.</p><p></p><p>My neighbor started the year with 3 stations and reduced it to two as the season went on simply because the maintainence was too much. It was also the middle station so we figured the bears hitting that bait would move to one of the others. The neighbor and two of his hunting buddies were sharing the rotation so the baits were filled every other day. They would bring a pickup load of twinkies and pastries and meat from the local butchers and buckets of grease from the local family diners or cheap dog food every other day. 100 pounds of bait at each station 3 times a week gets to be alot of work even for 3 guys.</p><p></p><p>No idea on a source for the barrel. I'll ask the neighbor. You might strongly consider steel since state laws might require that it be chained in place. Drill big holes around the circumfrence of the bbl and lace another chain throuh it. Then when the bears come to it it will make a clatter alerting you from a suitable distance that the bears are there. (Thoughts from the neighbor on what he will do next year. Sounds reasonable to me.)</p><p></p><p>As for taste, all the bear meat I have tried which isn't much yet has been great. My neighbor says smoked hams taste better than pork and he likes bear better than any other game meat except elk. He wont eat duck meat because of the gamy flavor. But I have talked with others that find bear meat greasy and too gamy for their tastes. As we find recipies we like I will be sure to post them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4ked Horn, post: 74076, member: 11"] [ QUOTE ] questions recommendations for trail/game cameras? 2 or 3 bait stations v. one Where can I get a suitable steel drum (no oil) I found bear meat spotty (some excellent, some gamy/poor) [/ QUOTE ] The camera we were using was of the 35mm film style set for a 4 minute delay. That lets us know how long the bears are hanging out without burning up all the film. Use at least 400 speed film for the night exposures. The pictures may be a bit grainy but you will be able to see the bear instead of just shadows (even though the have a flash). Buy one that gives a time <u>and</u> date stamp. Ours only gives one or the other and having both would be much nicer. Digital cams are very neat and have many cool functions but they are very expensive and should be secured against curious (strong) bears and theft with a custom made camera box of your own design. My neighbor started the year with 3 stations and reduced it to two as the season went on simply because the maintainence was too much. It was also the middle station so we figured the bears hitting that bait would move to one of the others. The neighbor and two of his hunting buddies were sharing the rotation so the baits were filled every other day. They would bring a pickup load of twinkies and pastries and meat from the local butchers and buckets of grease from the local family diners or cheap dog food every other day. 100 pounds of bait at each station 3 times a week gets to be alot of work even for 3 guys. No idea on a source for the barrel. I'll ask the neighbor. You might strongly consider steel since state laws might require that it be chained in place. Drill big holes around the circumfrence of the bbl and lace another chain throuh it. Then when the bears come to it it will make a clatter alerting you from a suitable distance that the bears are there. (Thoughts from the neighbor on what he will do next year. Sounds reasonable to me.) As for taste, all the bear meat I have tried which isn't much yet has been great. My neighbor says smoked hams taste better than pork and he likes bear better than any other game meat except elk. He wont eat duck meat because of the gamy flavor. But I have talked with others that find bear meat greasy and too gamy for their tastes. As we find recipies we like I will be sure to post them. [/QUOTE]
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