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I agree with what all the others have said, but just so you know, there is no rule about waiting 4 weeks after an area has been baited. It's pretty much up to the discretion of the game warden to decide if you are guilty of hunting bears with bait or not.
No, I think most game wardens have enough sense to know that anyone hunting bears with dogs (illegally) would have a pack of hounds. Not a lab or random breed of dog. For it to be illegal, your dog would have to tree a bear or cat, and you would have to shoot it out of the tree. Besides, Ive never seen a bear thats afraid of one dog, making it less than likely that your dog would tree a bear by itself. But i guess ya never know.
Quote from: xXLojackXx on July 15, 2012, 06:15:54 PMNo, I think most game wardens have enough sense to know that anyone hunting bears with dogs (illegally) would have a pack of hounds. Not a lab or random breed of dog. For it to be illegal, your dog would have to tree a bear or cat, and you would have to shoot it out of the tree. Besides, Ive never seen a bear thats afraid of one dog, making it less than likely that your dog would tree a bear by itself. But i guess ya never know.Was told by 2 different game wardens that it doesn't matter what breed of dog it is, if you are hunting bears & have a dog with you...... you are illegally hunting bears with a dog!
why would you even take a dog bear hunting.Unless you are hound hunting,why?hiking before season I could see it..
Quote from: rasbo on July 16, 2012, 06:22:07 AMwhy would you even take a dog bear hunting.Unless you are hound hunting,why?hiking before season I could see it..I could easily see someone having a dog with them while bear hunting. What about the guy who takes his dog grouse hunting? He brings a rifle along just in case he happens to see a bear. So now he's bear hunting and has a dog.
Quote from: bobcat on July 16, 2012, 06:41:48 AMQuote from: rasbo on July 16, 2012, 06:22:07 AMwhy would you even take a dog bear hunting.Unless you are hound hunting,why?hiking before season I could see it..I could easily see someone having a dog with them while bear hunting. What about the guy who takes his dog grouse hunting? He brings a rifle along just in case he happens to see a bear. So now he's bear hunting and has a dog.so the guy is hiking with a shotgun and a rifle?Or driving around with a dog in the vehical?Maybe hunting grouse with a big bore rifle?
Quote from: rasbo on July 16, 2012, 06:50:34 AMQuote from: bobcat on July 16, 2012, 06:41:48 AMQuote from: rasbo on July 16, 2012, 06:22:07 AMwhy would you even take a dog bear hunting.Unless you are hound hunting,why?hiking before season I could see it..I could easily see someone having a dog with them while bear hunting. What about the guy who takes his dog grouse hunting? He brings a rifle along just in case he happens to see a bear. So now he's bear hunting and has a dog.so the guy is hiking with a shotgun and a rifle?Or driving around with a dog in the vehical?Maybe hunting grouse with a big bore rifle?All kinds of different scenarios could occur. Most likely yeah, the dog is just in the vehicle and he sees a bear between grouse hunting spots. Or what if he wants to carry some slugs in his pocket while grouse hunting in case he sees a bear? (or a 44 mag).