SWEET!

That is a pretty cinnamon...just think how nice he will be when you draw your next tag...

If you are still hunting    you may want to chop a blaze or tie a ribbon at the height of a 55gal drum by your bait.  That is one of the ways they judge the right size in Canada, eh.

Looking forward to this!

Great picture story, keep it up and good luck!!!!!!!  

Ain't it fun sittin' up there watchin' those clowns!  Where we hunt in Quebec we only see blacks.  I think I'd fall out of the tree if I saw a cinnamon bear.  Great story...Doc

That bear may be small, but he's absolutely beautiful. Good luck with the rest of the hunt.

Great Story!!! keep it coming....

David

Here's what's real crazy. I have at least four mabey five bears on this bait. Not one black! Two chocolate, two cinnamon, and a blonde. And yes it's a ball watching these! I hope to have pics off the trail camera in a day or two.

Just put in for a Fall Bear Permit here, now ya got me all fired up!!  You're right though, baiting is a lot of hard work.

So, i will tell you about Fri. I went up in the morning and found the bait cleaned again. I made two trips with a lot of bait. I filled the crib. Nathan was to meet me at 2 and showed up right on time. We headed up to the bait, hung his stand, did a burn or three, then as we were winding down the last burn, a houndsman with dogs came right through my bait. This was totally accidental, as it's illegal to run off of baits here in UT. He apologized as soon as he saw me, told me he would inform other houndsmen not to run this canyon, all the while trying to move his dogs down the canyon. It goes to show that there are classy guys everywhere. He was very polite and wished me luck. Nathan ans I got into the stands and waited.
At around 6:30-7 I saw legs moving through the timber, whispered to Nathan, "bear", and grabbed my bow.
At this time I should tell you the temps were in the low 40's. We were cold. As the bear emegered, it looked a little bigger than the other one, I was going to try to shoot this bear, one problem. I was shaking so bad that I thought I was going to fall out of the tree. The bear had a blackish belly and legs, and an auburn reddish back. It was a beautiful bear. It got to within forty yards, then turned and walked back up the mountain. I couldn't figure out what happened. The wind was right. Oh well, got to see another one! I looked at Nate with a huge grin and it was like looking in the mirror. I turned back, and there was "Blondie" forty yards away looking down at me from across the canyon. By now I was not shaking so bad, and thought to myself," when this bear comes in, take it!" This bear stuck around, between 30-40 yards for about ten minutes. It would start to leave then turn as the sweet smell of food would entice it back. Then turn to laeve again. It finally crossed where the dogs had come through and blew out of there like the devil himself was on it's tail. When Nathan and I got back to the truck, we discussed that we thought it was the dogs scent that had spooked those bears, but we weren't confident. We would find out on Sat. night if our theory was correct.
No pics from that night, I was really wanting to shoot a bear. But I found a way to rig my camera for SAt. So whan the video downloads, I will continue. Unfortunately, it might not be til Wed. night or FRi. So "bear" with me. Pun intended.

Man what I would give to see a cinnamon or a blondie in the wild!!   I'm drooling all over the keyboard. LOL
Maybe one day after the kids are all done with college I'll put in for a nonresidence tag some place.

Real cool.  Love to see what happens next!

Great story and awesome pic's. Thanks for sharing your hunt! Best of luck to you.

This is a great story! I can't wait until Fri.

Great stuff.  Have a good time!

Awesome stuff man!  Thanks for bringing us along for the journey.

Great story and great pic's, cant wait for the rest !!

I am not bear hunting this year.....This is the next best thing....THANKS.

What happens next? :~)

Nathan

Great story!  Waiting for the next installment!

Ryan, you are the man. i have hunted bears over baits in Alaska and you are right, it is a blast. sounds like you are on the right track witht he baits and looking for a bruin. best of luck to you my friend.

Excellent job Ryan!! Really enjoyin this!