sorry I don't have an answer, we cannot bait here, but in my experience around quite a few bears, sows don't seem very hostile except with young of the year cubs, even by mid summer, sows with cubs are pretty mellow.

 

I once had a sow and two cubs coming everyday.Got tired of the sow running a boar away,so on the third day when she laid down in the bait and stared eating I shot an arrow into the buns right in front of her face.She barked and left like her pants were on fire.Didnt see her or the cubs again.Might work for you,it did for me.

 

That boar is probably more interested in mating than eating right now. Covering ground looking for a willing sow. Your chances of getting a shot off at him might be fleeting...be prepared.

As for driving unwanted bears off a bait, a non hunting friend or friend who is tagged out can come in handy. If the situation allows, we will usually have someone designated to come in shortly after dark to drive the bear off the bait so the hunter can climb down without giving away his setup.

I'm not talking about frightening the bears off. We give them plenty of warning by making no effort to be quiet as we approach the bait. Truck doors slamming, keys rattling, whistling, etc., from as far away as possible as we approach the bait. That gives the bear a heads up someone is on their way in and they can move off under their own power without thinking they just had a close call. Works very well without permanently ruining the site.

If I don't have that luxury, I just throw my voice behind much like a ventriloquist and give the bears a gentle warning something is up. You want to start off low with a single "Hey!" It might take two or three times to get their attention and you want them distracted when you do so they don't pinpoint the noise to your stand.

 

I know a guy who would just toss rocks near em. Silent and never gave away his location. probably thought he was a bigfoot. <g>

 

You can spook her off but I agree with posco...

....she might be like having a decoy in there drawing the boars in. If the cub is little she is probably not giving off the scent you want...but i think overall having her there is a positive.

edit- its tricky though. A boar might try to chase and kill that cub so you will probably have a rodeo on your hands if the boar comes in with the sow there. I'm not sure what I would do....

 

....she might be like having a decoy in there drawing the boars in. If the cub is little she is probably not giving off the scent you want...but i think overall having her there is a positive.

That's what I was thinking.

 

Oh I didn't think she would breed this year for some reason I thought she would next spring.... Thanks for all the answers so far !

Colton

 

How big are the cubs?

 

Last years Cubs there about the size of a lab I'll post a pic tomorrow

 

sling shot and some marbles may do the trick, or just sling an arrow off to the side of them where they can see it hit, and shoo em off.

 

Maybe take a low poundage bow in with you and blunt her when your ready to get down... ;-)

 

Paint ball gun???

 

here is a pic