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<blockquote data-quote="idelkslayer" data-source="post: 954934" data-attributes="member: 62258"><p>I agree that the bears will eat the rotten stuff if nothing else is available but my experience has been that given the choice between fresh meat or apples and sweet mix and rotten meat, the bear will eat the fresh meat or sweet mix options.</p><p> </p><p>One fall while trying a new location I had about 30 gallons of meat that I got fresh but never got hit by bears until the season was almost ended. By the time a bear arrived the meat was rotten and full of maggots. The bear ate the pile of popcorn nearby and never touched the barrel. </p><p> </p><p>When I went in to clean up the site and had to dump out the rotten meat I nearly vomited multiple times, I could even hear the maggots from several yards away as I left the site.</p><p> </p><p>Nowadays when I use meat at my site, I place it outside of my barrel so that it won't rot as quickly. If I have bears actively hitting the bait then I will put the meat in the barrel because I know it will be gone before it rots. </p><p> </p><p>I would say that anyone who intends to eat the meat from their bear learn from your comment about how the rotten fish affected several aspects of your hunt. For the sake of my nostrils while on stand I think I will stick to my current baiting practices.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="idelkslayer, post: 954934, member: 62258"] I agree that the bears will eat the rotten stuff if nothing else is available but my experience has been that given the choice between fresh meat or apples and sweet mix and rotten meat, the bear will eat the fresh meat or sweet mix options. One fall while trying a new location I had about 30 gallons of meat that I got fresh but never got hit by bears until the season was almost ended. By the time a bear arrived the meat was rotten and full of maggots. The bear ate the pile of popcorn nearby and never touched the barrel. When I went in to clean up the site and had to dump out the rotten meat I nearly vomited multiple times, I could even hear the maggots from several yards away as I left the site. Nowadays when I use meat at my site, I place it outside of my barrel so that it won't rot as quickly. If I have bears actively hitting the bait then I will put the meat in the barrel because I know it will be gone before it rots. I would say that anyone who intends to eat the meat from their bear learn from your comment about how the rotten fish affected several aspects of your hunt. For the sake of my nostrils while on stand I think I will stick to my current baiting practices. [/QUOTE]
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