How to make Bear Bait last longer at the bait?

[John Y Cannuck]

my cousin took a barrel and mounted it horizontally on a pole between two trees, filled with popcorn, and corn/molasses type deer feed, and drilled full of holes, the bears have to spin it to get feed out. He says he got the idea from youtube.

 

[Fire306]

After baiting for years and trying different bait stations I came up with one that works great for me. I am one that needs to drive 1 1/2 hours to get to the area I hunt/bait. I have used everything from meat scraps to oats and have settled with a mixture of sweat feed and dog food. The 45 gal drum has a clamped lid and has a link with a swivel attached to the bottom and is then chained and bolted to the tree. The barrel has 6 - 7/8's hole drilled only in the top half of the barrel and are staggered around the barrel. (A rolling Shaker barrel) 50 - 70 lbs of feed will last up to a week and if I need to slow it I can easily take a tin circle and screw it from the inside to slow food consumption.

Exact setup I use, cheap dog food, molasses, or anything sweet, the bears spend hours there, rolling the barrel back and forth.