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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pluckem" data-source="post: 95150" data-attributes="member: 843">I did a DIY hunt in the Lolo NF back in 2008ish, maybe 2009.  We did a mix of baiting and spot and stalk. 4 guys and zero tags filled. It was still enjoyable, but a tough DIY to close the deal in 7 days. I believe we got around 6 bait sites set up and all were hit within 1-2 nights. Some got cleaned out, but best we could tell it was all mostly nocturnal action. One guy in the group had a small bear come in right at dusk over the bait. Spot and stalk was pretty non eventful as well. We did see 2 decent bears however they were across the river and we didn't have a tag for that unit. The area was pretty thick with pines, spruces, and others and up and down. there is a few avalanche slides and clear cuts to watch but didn't pan out for us.  More time and knowledge of the area would definitely help.We talked to some old timers in the area who do it every year, but they come for 3 weeks. They said it takes 1-2 weeks for a bait site to get any regular action during the light and you need to play the game with the bears a bit. Basically it takes competition between 2, 3, 4 bears at one site to get them to come in during the day. They learn that early bear gets the jello, fry grease, horse feed, dog food, etc.  So they are forced to show up earlier. We didn't have 2-3 weeks to try it again so we shifted the bear hunting to another state that is more conducive to spot and stalk.</blockquote>

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