Will bears Return to gut pile followup ? Pictures added after return

[Buckmark]

They along with some posts have been removed from this thread.
The pics of the "gutpile" in what appears to be a depression and partially covered with branches,  with bears near and on it looked very much like a pile of apples or something other than a "gutpile" or dead animal.

[D-Rock425]

Oh snap someone took it to the next level with the apples and it became baiting

[Curly]

If you're baiting deer and a bear keeps coming back to the deer bait, you're not baiting the bear and it's perfectly OK to shoot the bear. This was told to me by a friend that had that scenario. The local Game Warden told him that. So, who knows what's right.

That doesn't pass the smell test.  I wish it were true, but I wouldn't risk shooting a bear over a pile of deer bait.  Just because you say you are baiting deer, doesn't mean that the bait doesn't become bear bait as soon as a bear decides he likes the deer bait.

I suppose if bears could read, you could post a sign saying "deer bait; no bears allowed".......   

[sirmissalot]

It was clearly a pile of apples that was covered with branches to try and hide it.

[Buckmark]

I was a little surprised that a mod did not freeze this thread to changes? Maybe they have what was posted saved.
I remember a few years ago a dead bear post with feed store salt bags in the background of the pic, that thread blew up quick and got locked. Seems like times have changed.