Well after a long summers wait the 2009 Minnesota bow opener finally arrived. I have been counting down the days all summer long anticipating the arrival of the season only to end up getting sick the 2nd day of the season with the flu. :( I can only hope that this isn't a sign of things to come.
I am sorry for not having a lot to write about tonight but promise to have something with a little more excitement soon!
Thanks for checking in and good luck this season!
Dave
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Bear Season 2009
Well as some of you may already know, the Minnesota bear season kicked off on September 1st. Due to college obligations I won't get to start my hunt until the afternoon of the 4th and will only get to hunt a total of 4 days this season.
Since I am terrible at keeping up with my blog, here is a quick overview of what’s been going on with the baiting and season so far.
For a few weeks now my dad John and I have been back and forth to the woods checking and rebaiting the bait sites. Normally by now we always have at least a few quality bear hitting the baits at a fairly regular basis. This year however has been very different for us!
In years past it has been the norm to come across the scent of bear bait well before making it to your bait site. This year however we are having a hard time keeping the smell of things up. We use all of our normal items, to include apples, molasses, honey, breads, pastries, jellies, and much more. This year though when we walk up to our baits we smell absolutely nothing at all. Not the bacon scent sprays, or even the hickory smoke scents. Nothing! To top things off; one of my bait stations (this is why you NEED more then one!!!!!) was trashed by another "hunter"
This person (or small group) actually took the time to walk to my stand make a rather large path to it. I am certain I will never see a bear at that spot this entire season as I have no doubt something was added to it that a bear don't or won't like.
But anyways, our new plan of attack to make our baits get a smell to them it with cantaloupes and muskmelons. The plans is to have a few cut up and placed in a 5 gallon pale over the week and have it placed in the sun to help it get some stink to it. I can honestly say that after only 2 days it very much DOES STINK! And I can't wait to see what things will smell like by Friday.
In camp this year we have a fairly large group. In deer hunting a large group can be fun, but when bear hunting large groups are not a good thing as each bait needs a lot of distance from another to prevent each hunters baits from fighting the other bait. Normally a mile in between in about right in the areas I hunt. But this year we have way to many hunters in camp so some of the baits are a little closer then I'd like.
The total bear count as of right now 7:45PM on the 2nd stands at 1 bear which was shot on the opener afternoon by the only female hunter in camp. (Things are not looking good for us guys in the group) :)
Check back after the 4th as I will be adding stories of the hunt hopefully with bear pictures.
Since I am terrible at keeping up with my blog, here is a quick overview of what’s been going on with the baiting and season so far.
For a few weeks now my dad John and I have been back and forth to the woods checking and rebaiting the bait sites. Normally by now we always have at least a few quality bear hitting the baits at a fairly regular basis. This year however has been very different for us!
In years past it has been the norm to come across the scent of bear bait well before making it to your bait site. This year however we are having a hard time keeping the smell of things up. We use all of our normal items, to include apples, molasses, honey, breads, pastries, jellies, and much more. This year though when we walk up to our baits we smell absolutely nothing at all. Not the bacon scent sprays, or even the hickory smoke scents. Nothing! To top things off; one of my bait stations (this is why you NEED more then one!!!!!) was trashed by another "hunter"
This person (or small group) actually took the time to walk to my stand make a rather large path to it. I am certain I will never see a bear at that spot this entire season as I have no doubt something was added to it that a bear don't or won't like.
But anyways, our new plan of attack to make our baits get a smell to them it with cantaloupes and muskmelons. The plans is to have a few cut up and placed in a 5 gallon pale over the week and have it placed in the sun to help it get some stink to it. I can honestly say that after only 2 days it very much DOES STINK! And I can't wait to see what things will smell like by Friday.
In camp this year we have a fairly large group. In deer hunting a large group can be fun, but when bear hunting large groups are not a good thing as each bait needs a lot of distance from another to prevent each hunters baits from fighting the other bait. Normally a mile in between in about right in the areas I hunt. But this year we have way to many hunters in camp so some of the baits are a little closer then I'd like.
The total bear count as of right now 7:45PM on the 2nd stands at 1 bear which was shot on the opener afternoon by the only female hunter in camp. (Things are not looking good for us guys in the group) :)
Check back after the 4th as I will be adding stories of the hunt hopefully with bear pictures.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
July 22 2009 Trail Cam updates
Today was the first time I checked my trail cams since putting them out over a week ago, and to say that I am dissapointed in an understatement! I am using the Moultrie I60 cams and had mine set on video mode to see how well it performs. I had a full memory when I switched chips and of all the video taken, all I got was a single greay fox walking by. I didn't even get a hint of a deer in the area. DEPRESSING!!!
Tomorrow I am planning on switching areas for my cam and am actually going to be field testing a product from Antlers Plus and Non-Typical Scents. I will be (even though its still very early) creating a mock ground scrape with their buck urine and will be posting updates on how well it performs overall. I will be testing it up against some of their competition and will show pics and video footage so you the customer/viewer/fellow hunter can actually see whats working and what is not before you ever make a purchase.
Be sure to check back often as my blog will start to get updated a LOT more!
Thanks for taking the time to read.
David Enstad
Tomorrow I am planning on switching areas for my cam and am actually going to be field testing a product from Antlers Plus and Non-Typical Scents. I will be (even though its still very early) creating a mock ground scrape with their buck urine and will be posting updates on how well it performs overall. I will be testing it up against some of their competition and will show pics and video footage so you the customer/viewer/fellow hunter can actually see whats working and what is not before you ever make a purchase.
Be sure to check back often as my blog will start to get updated a LOT more!
Thanks for taking the time to read.
David Enstad
Monday, June 22, 2009
June 22nd 2009 First Blog
Hello everyone and thank you for stopping by to check out my blog page. here you will find stories of my hunts and fishing trips, to my food plot planting ups and downs, and my personal experiences with the products that I sell. I will be posting pictures of just about everything that I have had the pleasure to harvest, and will be telling you exactly how it all came together.
Check back often as I am always out hunting or scouting for something, and will be adding a bunch of trail cam pics often.
David Enstad
Check back often as I am always out hunting or scouting for something, and will be adding a bunch of trail cam pics often.
David Enstad
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