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Spring & Fall 2019 openings
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spike buck 18-Jan-18
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Lost Man 19-Jan-18
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spike buck 22-Jan-18
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spike buck 26-Jan-18
spike buck 31-Jan-18
spike buck 31-Jan-18
spike buck 31-Jan-18
ChasingFAHL 01-Feb-18
spike buck 01-Feb-18
ChasingFAHL 01-Feb-18
spike buck 04-Feb-18
spike buck 12-Feb-18
spike buck 23-Feb-18
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Wv hillbilly 23-Feb-18
spike buck 23-Feb-18
Ibow 23-Feb-18
spike buck 23-Feb-18
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spike buck 28-Feb-18
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spike buck 06-Mar-18
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Ibow 06-Mar-18
Screwball 06-Mar-18
Stycks 06-Mar-18
Alexis Desjardins 06-Mar-18
spike buck 07-Mar-18
spike buck 07-Mar-18
Ibow 07-Mar-18
Alexis Desjardins 07-Mar-18
spike buck 11-Mar-18
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Ibow 11-Mar-18
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Ibow 11-Apr-18
spike buck 12-Apr-18
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Ibow 12-Apr-18
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spike buck 19-Apr-18
From: spike buck
18-Jan-18
We are at the GREEN BAY "All CANADA SHOW" at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre, January 18th to 21rst.

Spring and Fall Bear Hunts are $1495.00 for 2019. SEMI- Guided Hunts. If booked before August 2018 you get this years prices of $1450.00 USD. All tags for 2018 Spring and Fall Bear Hunts are filled.

Cell: 1-807-221-9793 anytime.

Will also be in Milwaukee, at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex in Franklin, Wi. on February 15th to 18th.

From: spike buck
18-Jan-18
Weeks for Spring 2019 are as follows: May 12th to 18, Tags for May 19th to 25th are now all taken, May 26th to June 1rst, June 2nd to 8th and last week of Spring hunt being June 9th to 15th.

For more info call: 1-807-221-9793.Cell.

From: Lost Man
19-Jan-18
I sent you a private message- thanks!

From: spike buck
22-Jan-18

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It was great to meet some of the bowsiters this past 2 weeks. We still have prime weeks for 2019 spring and Fall bear available.

From: spike buck
22-Jan-18
This guy in the next post, made it through the 2017 Fall bear hunt. Will hopefully be a bowhunters trophy in Spring 2018.

From: spike buck
22-Jan-18

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From: spike buck
26-Jan-18

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Western Ontario!!!! Still openings available for Spring and Fall 2019. Call 1-807-221-9793.

From: spike buck
31-Jan-18

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Western Ontario Spring Bear hunting, booking for 2019. Semi guided hunts.

From: spike buck
31-Jan-18

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Pine Acres has 9 "LARGE" Black Bear Management Area's (BMA"S). We hunt within 4 different Wildlife Management Units in Western Ontario. Dryden and Kenora Districts.

From: spike buck
31-Jan-18

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This is an example of our Early May weather. This early May 2017 storm was a clipper out of the West. Weather at this time is very unpredictable, so we start our hunts in the middle of May rather than May 1rst, opening day. Prime time only!!!

From: ChasingFAHL
01-Feb-18
Hey Spike Buck,

What unit are you in? I hunted up there last spring and couldn't remember.

From: spike buck
01-Feb-18

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You hunted WMU #5, camps within wmu #8.

From: ChasingFAHL
01-Feb-18
Thank you! I just got a survey in the mail.

From: spike buck
04-Feb-18

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Brian Phelps and his young guide Ben Silander.
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Brian Phelps and his young guide Ben Silander.
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This is a live shot of Brians bear. Date on camera is wrong.
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This is a live shot of Brians bear. Date on camera is wrong.
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Brians P& Y bear.
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Brians P& Y bear.
Brian Phelps of Gilman Wisconsin. Been hunting with us since his first Spring hunt 1983.

From: spike buck
12-Feb-18

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Playing with the wolves today!!
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Playing with the wolves today!!
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Wolf Quinces. Wolf treacks all around the blind.
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Wolf Quinces. Wolf treacks all around the blind.
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Wolves were perched on top of the Hunting Quinces looking over the bait site which is 130 yards away.
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Wolves were perched on top of the Hunting Quinces looking over the bait site which is 130 yards away.
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Inside a Quinces... all natural set up. Use a machete to make shooting holes big enough.Use a swivel chair inside to keep a look out of all 3 shooting windows. Nice and warm inside. Wolves don't spook at all. Built in Dec and early Jan.
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Inside a Quinces... all natural set up. Use a machete to make shooting holes big enough.Use a swivel chair inside to keep a look out of all 3 shooting windows. Nice and warm inside. Wolves don't spook at all. Built in Dec and early Jan.
Got the sites all baited up and ready to go. Hunt starts February 23. After I get back from the Milwaukee All Canada Show.

From: spike buck
23-Feb-18

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Fall bear 2017 pic!!!
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Fall bear 2017 pic!!!
FALL Bear 2019..... is now booked. Still have a few prime weeks available for SPRING 2019.

From: spike buck
23-Feb-18

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12 yard shot!!
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12 yard shot!!
Wolf hunts begin September 16th 2018. Still a couple of openings for WOLF this Fall.

From: spike buck
23-Feb-18

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Lots of tracks.....looks to be successful!!

23-Feb-18
Wow 2019 fall bear booked up fast. Good luck to you and the hunters this week. Can't wait to see some pics

From: spike buck
23-Feb-18

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Thanks Dave.... All the hunters booked for the Fall 2019 BEAR hunt are repeat hunters. Still have Grand Rapids Michigan show to do March 14th to the 18th at the DEVOS CENTRE, downtown Grand Rapids. Should take care of the Spring 2019 along with WHITETAIL 2018 and Winter WOLF 2019.

****WHITETAIL HUNTS....Week of October 27th to November 3rd is open, November 4th to the 10th is BOOKED and November 11th to the 18 is also open. Price is $1595.00 US SEMI GUIDED****

From: Ibow
23-Feb-18
Looking forward to your pics next week! Nobody does as well on wolves as you do Chris!

From: spike buck
23-Feb-18

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Cabin #5.
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Cabin #5.
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Full Kitchen and WIFI!!!
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Full Kitchen and WIFI!!!
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Cabin #8, 4 bedroom.
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Cabin #8, 4 bedroom.
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Cabin #8
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Cabin #8
Our Bear, Whitetail and Fall Wolf hunters stay in one of our **Fully Modern cabins**. One group per cabin. Semi guided.

From: spike buck
23-Feb-18
Thanks Ibow. It keeps us busy and the Wolves under control.

From: spike buck
23-Feb-18

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Lucky Seven Bear Bait. Cambridge Mn. Cory Carlson.
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Lucky Seven Bear Bait. Cambridge Mn. Cory Carlson.
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This is the inside of Otter Lake Bear Bait, Stanley Wisconsin. Easy access off 29
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This is the inside of Otter Lake Bear Bait, Stanley Wisconsin. Easy access off 29
Put my order in for bait for this Spring Bear Hunt. Lucky Seven Bear Bait delivers almost to our door. They actually have a Spring Special going on for Canadian Bear Outfitters.

I get quite of bit of bait from Otter Lake Bear Bait also. Easy access off 29 Stanley Wisconsin.

From: spike buck
23-Feb-18

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Quibell Lake Outpost... where our Winter Wolf hunters stay.
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Quibell Lake Outpost... where our Winter Wolf hunters stay.
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View from porch of the Quibell Outpost Cabin!!
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View from porch of the Quibell Outpost Cabin!!
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Quibell Outpost
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Quibell Outpost
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This is the Remote Lake Outpost where we will be having our Winter Wolf hunters staying. Wood heat. Propane Cookstove and Outdoor Privy. Our cabin is just next door. Cabins overlook Quibell Lake. Hunts are for 7 days, Sat. to Sat. Package includes ALL licences, CITIES permits, meals, ALL transportation to bait sites. Hunt over baited sites. Price for 2019 winter hunts are $1695.00us. Cabins are wired for the grid but we use a generator for the power. ** Successful hunters will have the CITIES & EXPORT permits in their hands on the day of their departure**

From: spike buck
24-Feb-18

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Winter Wolf 2018. NW Ontario. Joe Tanner
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Winter Wolf 2018. NW Ontario. Joe Tanner
Irst Wolf of the year!! All Wolves on this thread are hunted not trapped!!

From: spike buck
28-Feb-18

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Road kill. Highway Dept delivers to us all the road kills, then we get possession permits to use them as bait.
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Road kill. Highway Dept delivers to us all the road kills, then we get possession permits to use them as bait.
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From: spike buck
28-Feb-18

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Hunter from Wisconsin shot this Wolf after doing a Deer in Distress call from his Fox Pro. Saw pack of Wolves and took the closest to him. Shot at 6:00pm last afternoon.
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Hunter from Wisconsin shot this Wolf after doing a Deer in Distress call from his Fox Pro. Saw pack of Wolves and took the closest to him. Shot at 6:00pm last afternoon.
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2 wolves tagged 1 more to go for the week.
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2 wolves tagged 1 more to go for the week.

From: spike buck
06-Mar-18

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As the date on the camera shows, prime time, anytime in June when sows in heat. Still openings for June 2019 available. We just missed a huge snow event that hit Manitoba, 15 or more inches in 3 most Western provinces. Glad I didn't book early May!!!

From: spike buck
06-Mar-18

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Pics of past Spring baiting season.
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Pics of past Spring baiting season.
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Critters seem friendlier in Spring!!
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Critters seem friendlier in Spring!!
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Wolves found a wounded bear to feed on!! All that's left is a claw.
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Wolves found a wounded bear to feed on!! All that's left is a claw.
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I'll be starting the baiting for Pine Acres around April 15th. if the snow depth which will give about 1 month of pre baiting before first hunters arrive.

From: Ibow
06-Mar-18
Great pics... enjoying this thread.

From: Screwball
06-Mar-18
That boar sure looks "Happy".

From: Stycks
06-Mar-18
I like the snow blind for hunting wolves, but I am ready for spring.

06-Mar-18
Good luck this year Spike have a safe one.

From: spike buck
07-Mar-18

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Some of the obstacles we have to drive through. Deer Lake Road!!
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Some of the obstacles we have to drive through. Deer Lake Road!!
***We offer a "SEMI GUIDED" hunt. Semi guided is when the hunter supplies his own transportation to and from sites to camp. Baits are from 1.5 miles to 55 miles from camp. Hunter skins own bear and helps in the tracking and retrieving. Bait own sites after baiters show the sites to hunters. We supply ample bait through out the week. Hunters cook own meals. These reasons mentioned are why price is $1450.00. Semi Guided hunts are not for everyone.

***A guided hunt is where guides supply transportation, skinning and bait the sites for you. Meals included. These are the reason for higher cost of guided hunt. $2700.00 and up.

From: spike buck
07-Mar-18
Thanks Alex and Ibow. Your bear outfitting Alex, always seems to get it done in early May. You have good success all through the season. I think you are in the "Sun Belt". Good luck to you and your family and I hope you have an awesome season!!! Chuck (IBOW), have a great hunt with Alex at Desjardins Outfitting!!!

From: Ibow
07-Mar-18
Thanks Chris... always a great time at Desjardins. Can’t wait to get up there again. I just really enjoy the pics you & Alexis post on your spring & fall (and winter) threads each year. It’s always more than just the the trophy pics - you guys always tell and show more about what goes on behind the scenes and what goes into a successful hunt.

07-Mar-18
Thanks Chris your guys have good success at your camp also, that’s beautiful country u r at that last pic themold beaver r trying hard to block that road raskals.

From: spike buck
11-Mar-18

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Rick Arendsen getting ready for his first Spring bear hunt. June 2017.
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Rick Arendsen getting ready for his first Spring bear hunt. June 2017.
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Soon after showing him his bait site he hit a bear. Going in to track and hopefully retrieve.
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Soon after showing him his bait site he hit a bear. Going in to track and hopefully retrieve.
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Ran about 35 yards and expired.
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Ran about 35 yards and expired.
So yes, this above post is of just another Spring Bear hunt to most of you but it was only our second in 19 years!!!

Ontario opened up a " Pilot Spring Bear Hunt" in 2016. Going to last until Spring 2020. Then the Province will take all the data and do a study on the 5 years of spring hunting. In 2021, they will decide whether to keep the hunt or not keep it. So, Spring 2020 might just be the last Spring hunt in Ontario or it might continue. Who knows what the Ontario Government will do!!!

***Data released in Fall 2017....In Eastern and Southern Ontario the "harvest" for 2016 *RESIDENT* bear hunting was over 5000 bears. In NW Ontario the resident Harvest was about 465. We are in the NW part of Ontario, about 1200 miles from Toronto. **VERY FEW residents** bear hunt in these woods in the N Western part of Ontario. NW Ontario "Non resident" bear hunters took over 1650 bears. So more Non Residents parttake in Bear hunting in the NW than residents.

***Ontario Outfitters are regulated as to how many Non resident bear hunters they can take.

*** the Ontario Gov up dated population estimates says there are approximately 105,000 or more bears in Ontario. Still the 2nd highest bear population in Canada!!! 2nd to British Columbia. Quebec is running 3rd at about 75,000 or more bears.

From: spike buck
11-Mar-18

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We'll be at the Grand Rapids Michigan " Ultimate Boat and Sport Show" next weekend March 15th to the 18th.

Whitetails 2018... Bear 2019.... wolves 2018 & 19.

Show is at the Devos Place, Downtown Grand rapids. Stop in and visit!!!

For more info call cell 1-807-221-9793.

From: Ibow
11-Mar-18
Hey Chris... maybe we’ll stop in & say Hi again. Best wishes for a successful weekend in Grand Rapids!

From: spike buck
11-Mar-18
Thanks Chuck, stop by would be great to see you again!!

From: spike buck
10-Apr-18

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*** Fall Trophy***
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*** Fall Trophy***
***Still have openings for June hunts 2019. ***

Fall Bear 2019 tags and 2018 Spring and Fall tags also spoken for.

Email: [email protected] or call cell at 1-807-221-9793.

From: spike buck
10-Apr-18

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Each barrel get a garbage can full of this mixture & garbage bag of mixed popcorn.
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Each barrel get a garbage can full of this mixture & garbage bag of mixed popcorn.
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All popcorn is mixed with all these ingredients!!
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All popcorn is mixed with all these ingredients!!
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Mixing the ingredients into the popcorn
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Mixing the ingredients into the popcorn

From: spike buck
11-Apr-18

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Sunny but chilly today!!!
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Sunny but chilly today!!!
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23-50 pound bags of kernels popped. Turns into 145 large garbage bags of popped corn.
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23-50 pound bags of kernels popped. Turns into 145 large garbage bags of popped corn.
Idea is to start baiting when snow nearly disappears. I'll get all the bait mixed, new treestands put together, vehicles and ATV's serviced for the Spring hunt .

Hunters don't want to put up with any snow as they just went through a cold, snowy winter. So I book later to give them better odds for an awesome, Spring Bear hunting experience.

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11-Apr-18

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11-Apr-18

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The "Truck Bait". Truck was left where it died back in 1967.
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The "Truck Bait". Truck was left where it died back in 1967.
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Permanent stand built for Bowhunters.
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Permanent stand built for Bowhunters.

From: spike buck
11-Apr-18

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Bait Robber!!
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Bait Robber!!

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11-Apr-18

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Got back yesterday with a load of bait from "LUCKY SEVEN BEAR BAIT" of Cambridge Mn.

He gets truckloads of bear bait delivered to him daily. Pellets....barrels....or totes. Loads onto your truck. He even has trucks delivering to Ontario at the end of April. The more orders delivered on the truck to Ontario, the lower everyones delivery charge is.

Ontario Outfitters...Lucky Seven Bear Baits: 1-763-689-1090 ask for Cory or Jenny!!! email: [email protected]

From: spike buck
11-Apr-18

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Have new trail cams for the spring hunt. I find the bear has a hard time biting this model of cam. Pops out of their mouth when bit. Have over 40 cams to watch over the baits

From: Ibow
11-Apr-18
Looking good Spike! Your guys are going to have a great spring and fall! Love these kind of pics. The story behind the hunt. So much work but fun to see what’s going on now!

From: spike buck
12-Apr-18

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Bears waiting in line for our popcorn recipe!!
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Bears waiting in line for our popcorn recipe!!
Thanks Chuck!! Hope the spring 2018 thread isn't too boring. Start it up when I put out the first baits.

From: spike buck
12-Apr-18

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From: Ibow
12-Apr-18
Chris... between you, Alexis & Mike Ukrainetz, once it gets going, I’m like a kid on Facebook checking your threads almost hourly. It’s not just your spring and fall threads here, you guys are the BEST as outfitters!

Best wishes for a terrific spring - if it ever gets here! TERRIBLE here in Michigan. Can’t imagine what it’s like up there in MB & ON.

From: spike buck
13-Apr-18
Ibow, I also click on "ALL" the outfitters threads. Nice to see the great work they put forth and success they are rewarded with!! Alex Desjardin is an Outfitter I would like to meet. He has such a great attitude about everything!!! When I am at shows I talk to a few of his hunters and they have GREAT things to say about him and his Outfitting!!

Thanks Ibow,its above zero here each day, but not much. Good thing is we have not been "Blessed" with any `NEW` snow since last of February. Melting each day here.

Also, we are lucky to have Bowsite.com to allow us outfitters to show case our hunts, day by day. Pat has such a good setup for pics etc. .I would recomend Bowsite.com to Outfitters who offer archery any day!!! Sponsorship is well worth it. Thanks Pat and C. for allowing me the opportunity!! Chris.

From: LesWelch
18-Apr-18
When do you anticipate to start baiting Chris, you had said mid-April?

From: spike buck
18-Apr-18
Ya I did say around April 15th. But start date is on Friday April 20th. We have 5 days of double digit temps starting tomorrow finnally. We have a couple of areas that have been plowed all winter for logging operations, which will give us access. Still 18 inches or more snow out there might need snowshoes. Will give the baits plenty of time to get active.We are chomping at the bit right now. Cant wait!!!!

From: spike buck
19-Apr-18
We will be setting up baits tomorrow for our 2018 Spring season. Was 53F today with warmer temps tomorrow. I will also start my new thread on our 44th year of Bear Hunting at Pine Acres Bear Camp after the days done.

Good luck to ALL other sponsors and their hunters!!!

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