After two days of hunting in northern Ontario with Pete Jones of Superior Bear Outfitters the score is Bear-2, Avery-0.
We bumped a bear off the bait the first afternoon and didn’t see anything the rest of the night.
Yesterday it rained all day and the bears weren’t moving….again, we didn’t see anything.
It rained all night and it’s still raining a little now. I’m a bit concerned about getting back to our blind this afternoon. We have to drive twenty miles off the main road on a logging road, then drive across a beaver dam after that. That dam was already getting a little soft last night.
We might have to stop short of there and walk the rest of the way in. If so, the bears might not be getting as much bait.
So far the two most important pieces of gear have been the Ameristep blind to keep us dry and the Thermacell to fight off the swarms of mosquitos.
I’ll let you know how tonight’s hunt turns out. You can also follow on Twitter and Facebook too.