Congrats on the tree. So this bear must have walked right through your yard moments earlier?

Thanks for the ideas, Joe.
I would not use meat either for feeding the bear, just as an attractant at first for the rotten smell.
What is the best way to set up the stump if you do not bury it?
I have heard of Wisconsin hunters nailing plywood on the bottom but that would not fly with the game ...

Now that you mention it, I have had success with meat scraps before. I dumped them on the ground and had an instant hit. Also, if you take a fish and seal it up in a plastic container it will stink like hell. I have some mesh bags up a few times and they always get torn down by coons.

Obviously ...

I was wondering how different hunters like to set up their baits as I'm looking fo new ideas.

I train in Michigan. I like to use a hollow log. I bury it on some high ground where I can dig sand. I fill it with donuts, and then cap it with a block of wood and a rock. Next, I throw sand all around in ...