Skookumchuck illegal baiters

[duckmen1]

Went to a clearcut randomly choosing an area and tried calling when my dad noticed a pile of apples laying in the slashpile. Store bought apples. So got up and headed further up the clearcut and jumped up on the next slashpile and started glassing when i looked down and noticed another pile of apples in a slash pile. Looked up and there were the hunters looking over the slashpiles from the top landing on the cut. I believe they saw me because they soon left. There were two hunters and one was using his scope to look over the area we were calling at. Bunch of morons. Within an hour and a half i found illegal baiters on opening day. If you are on this site doing this you better place your crap a little more carefully.  cant stand these kind of people. Did not see any bears though.

[atfulldraw]

Could it have been for deer?

[Buckmark]

Apples would not be someones first choice i would think for bears, and to have them fairly in the open is not to bright, also how do you know the guys you saw were the guys who put the apples out? Maybe they saw the apples through there scopes and think you are the one who put them out?
Alot of assumptions on your part i think...

[Southpole]

I think I would be hot as hell under the collar being scoped . It would be another "oh I thought he was a bear!?" storey.

[duckmen1]

The way they were acting it seemed like they were the hunters that put out the apples. I never said for certain it was them. I have never heard of people baiting deer or elk by putting apples in between the sticks on the top of slash piles. Have you. It was set up perfect for glassing from where they were to see a bear come out of the thick cover of a growing up cut up onto a slash pile for a shot. You could not see the apples unless you were standing on the pile. Animals would have to reach in to get them. So i can guarantee you it was not for deer or elk. And yes before i realized the hole baiting deal it is a bit scary to have someone pointing there gun down toward you and your call. After we saw this we headed to a new area.

[Bob33]

Trail cam + pictures = ten points.

[southern transplant]

Which clearcut?    I was planning on going out therr tomorrow and would hate to get caught up in some stupid stuff

[BOWHUNTER45]

This is a tough one to call because you can bait deer ..To have anyone busted for baiting bears they would need to be caught in the act ..

[bmccalister]

We can assume that all most hunters know baiting deer and elk isn't illegal and most of us have enough experience to know apples would not make a good bear bait and baiting bears is illegal. With that said, in my opinion the hole scenario seems suspicious and these hunters in question could be new to bear hunting and ignorant of the laws. However, being new and ignorant would not excuse un-sportsman and illegal methods or scoping other people. 

[Dbax129]

Trail cam + pictures = ten points.

[snowpack]

Could they have been tribal?  A lot of tribal deer/elk seasons opened Aug 1. 

[Bob33]

With rifles, in August, hunting deer?

Uh huh.

[bobcat]

Either way, if all they're putting out is apples, and in a clearcut, they're not likely to kill any bears over it. I'd be more concerned about them looking at you through their riflescopes.   .   

[snowpack]

With rifles, in August, hunting deer?

Uh huh.

Is that a reply to my comment?  I know I see a lot of tribal hunting in August.  That way they can get them before the archery seasons start up, and before the good salmon runs start showing up.

[southern transplant]

How good is the skook when it comes to bear hunting anyway?    My buddy has seen a couple but would you reccomend it?