Black Bear
At the sturgeon camp,beaver meat was never used.Grains,oats, corn,mixed with cooking oil.This combined with,out dated foods,and factory rejects such as candy, jams etc.I remember at one point we had 3 45 gallon drums of honey.The amount of bait during the 200 client years--spring and fall--was measured in tons.To mix this large amount of bait,a powdered mixer was designed and built--Then augered into 5 gallon buckets as needed.With 4 to 5 guides takeing 40 to 50 buckets a day.a usual run was from daylight to 5 or 6 oclock.7 days a week,the day lengthen by bear skinning,some times to midnight.I seen 6 in one evenings hunting.The skins,meat,processed labeled,to a large walk in cooler.The ribbs placed in brin bags for future wolf baits--This process took place in a large sterile skinning shack with hot and cold running water--nothing was wasted.From time to time our chef would cook up a meal,of the black bear meat it was excellant.
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