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August 7, 2001 Minnesota spot #2 East of Pine City(park, public land)
This spot is around 100 yards off of two roads and there are walking trails through the area for park visitors. I don't know if this spot will produce a bear. My hopes are high but I have to be realistic. I won't waste to much time on it. Maybe a week if it doesn't get hit I will drop it. It is really thick in this area. Saplings everywhere. It was hard to find a tree big enough for a tree stand.

August 10, 2001
I baited the spot with donuts and assortment of corn, wheat, sunflower seeds, etc. This spot looks good despite its location to people and roads. I also took some cloth sprayed with liquid smoke and hung it from a tree. In addition I poured a gallon of grease and a couple of gallons of fish juice around the bait. Boy was the smell bad. The last thing I did was to hang a big basshigh in a tree. I am doing everything I can to attrack a bear to this spot. I suppose it is the challenge because it is so close to roads and people. We will see!

August 11, 2001
I stopped by the site because I was in the area. No hits yet!

August 15, 2001
This spot was hit but by what I don't know. The logs weren't moved completely out of the way. More like they were spread apart as if something put it's head in there to eat. Alot of the bait was gone. It would be great if it was a bear. A bear doesn't have to throw the logs a mile away from the bait but it does leave doubt as to whether it was a bear or a raccoon. I didn't see any tracks or dropping and it was raining cats and dogs. I am so wet! On the way out I did see what appeared to be bear droppings. It was a very small amount and I could be wrong about it. Usually it is pretty obvious.

August 18, 2001
I carried a hundred pounds of bait to this site to load it up. I am disappointed that the spot didn't look touched. I new this spot was a shot in the dark. Maybe it will bet better as fall gets closer.

August 20, 2001
I wasn't going to check it but I was in the area. Still no bear sign. I freshened the bait. I won't be back until Saturday. Maybe I'll get lucky.

August 22, 2001
This spot hasn't been hit since I first put bait out. What is going on! Why have all of my spots suddenly gone cold. I fresheded the bait only because I brought it in with me. I don't like wasting it but it is too heavy to carry out again.

August 25, 2001
Still nothing. The DNR says there are so many bears they should be eating out of your hands. Well where are they! Still know sign at this spot. I freshened the bait again.

August 29, 2001
I hunted this spot tonight. I didn't see anything but the spot is starting to look real good. It needs to cool down.

August 31, 2001
Finally the weather has cooled down. It was in the low 70's. That is getting to a good temperature where the bears will start moving earlier. In fact at 7:30 pm I had two bears come in together. They appeared to be around 90 pounds. I kept looking hard to make sure I was right. I was willing to shoot a smaller bear in this spot because of the drag that was required. At 7:45 pm these two bears scattered and I started to hear another bear in the brush popping his teeth. That is one of the things bears do to intimidate each other. The bear came in and I again tried to guess his weight. I guessed around 130-140 pounds. I decided to take him. Using Satellite's Dead Ringer Broadheads I was able to put one behind the front shoulder at 10 yards. The bear ran approximately 40 yards and expired immediately. You will have to wait for the story and pictures that will be in our next release in October. To give you a hint, we didn't get out of the woods until midnight! See you next year!

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East of Pine City (private) East of Pine City (park)

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