I have never actually hunted bear but some of my family members have trapped and lured in the past with anything dead, i.e. sheep, road kill, livestock, which is rotting and full of grubs.

You had the right idea using stale pastries and grease!!

[ This Message was edited by: Quicksilver on 2003-12-25 15:53 ]

Go to bear hunting magazine's website and you can order a book by Dr. Ken Nordburg called Black Bear baiting and hunting. Awsome book. I was baiting for a couple weeks and had bears hitting my bait already, then I read his book and did some of what he said to do. The next time I went to check my bait it looked different. Thats because (I later found out) 3 more bears joined the bait! read the book. You'll be glad you did!

Couple threads over in the black bear area that might be of use to you, Mattravj.

Bear Bait advice please!!!
Finding bulk bear bait