So my bait has been out for week. It was hit next day and than every day until Wednesday. In that time they cleaned out about 2/3s or over 200 lbs. Thursday a polar front moved in and night time temps dropped to 15F with day highs of 28F. To top it off at the cabin we got 5 inches of snow Thursday night and than another 2 inches Friday night. This pic was taken Friday afternoon before the next 2 inches fell:



Headed off to check the site Saturday mid morning. Oddly enough at the put in (15 mile from the cabin) there was only an inch or two of snow:



On the way:



Three miles down the lake from the put in at the bait it was more like 2 or 3 inches of snow. Pic was taken about half way down the shooting lane to the bait:



So the action dried up Wednesday night but i figured I would sit out anyway as i know for sure if I'm on the couch it ain't gonna happen. Set up on the bait at about 1 pm. Temp was around 25F most of the day - stayed out for 8 hours. The hide makes use of a windfall root mass that i carved a U shaped rest into for a shooting rest. I was #$%^ cold by the time I finished up the boat trip back to the truck.

Great stuff sir! Do you have a sat phone?

Amazing country....beautiful...

So at the cabin we get a spotty unreliable one bar of cell signal. We installed a signal booster and it is now workable. When i head into the back-country solo i take a SPOTX sat texter. It is a two way device that allows you to send and receive text only messages up to 140 characters per message. Picked it up 2 years ago as my wife was starting to get antsy about me heading out alone off the grid sometimes for a week or more at a time. It also has an SOS button that if you hold down for 5 seconds will send a distress call with your coordinates to the nearest search and rescue.

Thanks for sharing!

Living the good life! Great pics as usual.

very nice

Looks like you are doing everything right! Good luck!

Bet it was cold sitting there 8 hours, neat pics

Thanks for sharing.

Like always, enjoy your updates!!!

That late snow must be confusing to the bears. I know it was for some buddy's that live up there

good stuff

The Navajo Nation just cancelled their Spring Bear Hunt because of the China Virus.
Adios,
Gary