How about UNCLE TED Baiting Bear in WA

[Rhinoron247]

Just watched Uncle Ted on a Baited Bear hunt in WA.  Res hunt of course.  Kinda feel like there rubbing it in.  Just pisses me off about the whole situation.  Thought I would vent.

[rainshadow1]

He mentioned the hound/bait ban, I thought that was good. I didn't see much of it, kids were in the tub, etc. But I caught that part, and thought it was good.

All the Quiliautes/Quinaults I've ever met have been really nice folks. His guide seemed representative.

[PWN Kurt]

Where did you see it?  Was it on TV?

How did he do?  Did he take a 6 footer with his Glock?

Kurt

[huntnfmly]

I watched it also.Its not very often you see a hunting show in wa.When he talked about the hound/bait band I thought that was good also.

[JBar]

Crap! I Missed it!  I hunted with them this spring and missed seeing Ted by half a day. Wanted to see that episode bad. I guess I'll have to wait for it to re-air. I agree Rainshadow John and Phil are really nice people as were all the others I met out there. Hoping to go back next May!

[MHWASH]

I saw a large part of the show. I was a bit confused when they talked about the banning of bait and hounds, and then showed him hunting over bait. The guide then metioned permits, so mabey they have a permit that alllows baiting, much like the permits for hound hunting cougs.

 Then again it is the indians, so I don't know.

[pendoreilleadventures]

I am currently working with the kalispel tribe with one of there tribal members. to get baiting allowed on their res. reservations don't have to follow state laws only Federal laws. If the tribal council passes the resolutions then that would allow non members to hunt on reservation lands with the use of bait. the only thing you need t have is a depredation tag from the state which is free as well as Pay $250 for a tribal tag and license. and of course a guide. not sure what i am going to charge yet. That is if it all works out if it does then I will be offering hunts this spring.

[Timberlineduke]

I caught that episode too......I wasn't impressed with the bear he got.....but I thought it was neat that he exploited the fact that Washington can't bait or hound hunt bear anymore and that there is significant timber damage as a result......to bad he didn't plug the urban bear problems as well........GO DA-NUGE 

[Rhinoron247]

I don't have a problem with Ted and I don't have a problem with the hunt.  I am just pissed about the BS Bunny hugging 206 idiots that think they can dictate what the rest of us can do.  (By the way I have 206 area code on my cell).

If you haven't purchased a hunting license each year for the last 2 years you should not be able to vote on wildlife issues.   I just wish he would have really went off (A real rant) about the dumb ass bait / hound ban in this state.   

[rjm5]

Ya he hunted this spring. My buddy was hunting the same time he was, he wanted me to go so I went, don't like hunting that way but was gonna be a good friend. We got to meet Nugent while we were down there. He shot his bear on the first night then didn't see a bear for the next 4 days.

[JoshT]

First of all... Ted ain't my uncle, I can't stand that duche bag.

Second... if you want to shoot a bear... then hunt a bear. Screw dogs, and screw a bait pile... all I know is the lack of baiting and hound hunting has created a great opportunity for the general hunting public to hunt and harvest bears. You no longer need a pack of hounds, a guide, or a pile of week old donuts. Shooting bears over bait is a'kin to snagging salmon at the hatchery... you can call it whatever you want... but I don't call it hunting.

The timber companies can cry me a freakin' river about the 'timber damage'... they're damaging my right to hunt on state land... so phuck'em. If it was that big a problem... they wouldn't try to charge me $200-$500 just to access 'their land'.

And, let's not get started on the whole indian thing... those guys are a bunch of rapists. 'Native American' my ass! There is no such thing... two words for those guys... LAND BRIDGE. They can do whatever they want with the game on their Res... that includes bears. But, any self-respecting Washington sportsman should go out of their way to not only avoid those operations... but campaign against them every chance they get. Those guys flat-out STEAL game from the tax paying sportsmen of this state... STEAL IT. The Nuge hunting with an Indian operation... then yammering on about the way the State manages their game... is like bitching about Japanese taking over financial America... then driving away in a Honda.

[Machias]

"Second... if you want to shoot a bear... then hunt a bear. Screw dogs, and screw a bait pile... all I know is the lack of baiting and hound hunting has created a great opportunity for the general hunting public to hunt and harvest bears. You no longer need a pack of hounds, a guide, or a pile of week old donuts. Shooting bears over bait is a'kin to snagging salmon at the hatchery... you can call it whatever you want... but I don't call it hunting." 

What an absolute moron.

[JoshT]

What an absolute moron.

An educated response... please...

[Machias]

  You mean educated, like your original post?

Bear numbers were already high even with hounds and baiting and no one forced you to hunt in the past with hounds or bait.  You could still be a "real" hunter and hunt bears on foot before the ban.  Bear numbers were not low before.

[Machias]

I will say one thing for the ban, wounding rates have gone way up, more bears are lost after the shot then before, sows with cubs are being harvested on a regular basis, smaller immature bears are being harvested on a regular basis, not sure if I would consider those positive aspects of the ban though.