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Here's one of those Legal Vs. Ethical questions...maybe...Since it's legal to bait deer, say with apples or a molasses/grain block, and since deer season coincides with bear season, what if a bear happens upon your deer bait, while you're deer hunting, but you also happen to be in possession of a bear tag?
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=77.15.245"..it is unlawful to take, hunt, or attract black bear with the aid of bait."
(d) As used in this subsection, "bait" means a substance placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, scattered, or otherwise used for the purpose of attracting black bears to an area where one or more persons hunt or intend to hunt them.
Funny, when i was at Sportmans in Fedway the other day, they had a whole rack of bottled bear bait... I guess it's still legal to sell, but you'd think that these guys would know better...
It's legal to use, just not for hunting. I suppose someone might want to use it for trail camera photos. Just don't use it during hunting season.
Quote from: bobcat on June 26, 2013, 05:17:43 PMIt's legal to use, just not for hunting. I suppose someone might want to use it for trail camera photos. Just don't use it during hunting season.Thats what I was wondering. Lets say you are baiting deer and you get trail cam pictures of a bear eating the apples or COB that you left out. If you remove the bait before the season starts is it legal to kill the bear in the same place the bait WAS at? I dont think i would ever attempt that but I am curious what the law states about that?
I talked to a fellow in the woods a few years back that had Gatorade in his water bladder. He took a nap under a tree and didnt realize he left the mouth piece open and was leaking out on the ground. He woke up a while later face to face with a bear sniffing him. Oh
Quote from: _TONY_ on June 26, 2013, 10:44:09 AMFunny, when i was at Sportmans in Fedway the other day, they had a whole rack of bottled bear bait... I guess it's still legal to sell, but you'd think that these guys would know better... They know better, but it sells.
Quote from: billythekidrock on June 26, 2013, 05:08:19 PMQuote from: _TONY_ on June 26, 2013, 10:44:09 AMFunny, when i was at Sportmans in Fedway the other day, they had a whole rack of bottled bear bait... I guess it's still legal to sell, but you'd think that these guys would know better... They know better, but it sells.They sell it because its legal to use for game cams