Is bear baiting the worst kept secret?

[BOWHUNTER45]

It would be very hard to catch someone baiting bear unless someone sees you or finds your bait and turns you in .I doubt they are to much worried about it unless they can catch you in the act and if you hunt off the beaten path chances are they will never catch you . I am not supporting any act of illegal doing I am just giving you the facts 

[KFhunter]

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[bobcat]

I'd like to see WDFW not worry too much about the backyard baiter unless it's egregious, (garbage all over etc)  and nail the crap out of those poachers selling to Asian markets.


You know,  those guys who kick a bear off the side of the road with nothing but a small cut in their sides (remove gall) and missing paws.  Some of you have seen this for yourselves.



UCWARDEN wrote the book on this illegal trade in WA, and I think that's where the focus should be!

[bobcat]

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    That's some expensive bait! I'd be eating those myself. Are you suggesting that that's good bear bait?

[BOWHUNTER45]

Here is how I see it  I know what you are all thinking  here he goes again .. All these rules they continue to pursue are just ways to not make you successful . That's it . Think about the wolves for instance . They make us draw a tag to shoot elk but the wolves can kill anything they want and do not have to eat it ..I can almost guarantee you if someone is baiting deer there is a good chance they are having bears come in ..Now I wonder how many of these bears get shot  I am sure a few  and as far as this individual your talking about I bet he is baiting deer and a bear just showed up ..the women most likely has no clue what is really going on ..she just heard the word bear and told you and instantly a guy is doing something illegal    Out of sight - Out of mind .. that's how some people do things now ..and thank the state for that 

Really BH, she told a perfect stranger he was out hunting bear over a bait and you think it might be a mistake? Uh-huh!

Like I said .. I doubt she knows what is going on . I know a few people who were baiting deer and bear have showed up . Lets say a guy has a deer bait out and you climb out of your stand and start walking to camp and all the sudden a bear steps out about 75 to 100 yrds from your stand ..What would you do knowing you had a bait close by

[h20hunter]

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Don't sound like bait apples to me.


Trust me.....she knew exactly what he was doing and why.

[KFhunter]

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    That's some expensive bait! I'd be eating those myself. Are you suggesting that that's good bear bait?

how you like them apples,  haha no it was meant to be a funny 

I don't advocate anyone break laws, ever.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Here is another reason why they want to ban baiting deer . they know what is going on and so do the Anti's .. The way the dept words things is just outrageous ..Those anti groups know that baiting deer is still legal and they are the ones pushing the issue again .NOT THE HUNTERS WHO THEY CLAIM ARE BACKING THEM UP ..This type of stuff is just killing us ..I would just leave the guy alone  Just me ...I could careless about baiting anything but like we have discussed we can not bury each other ..I am just saying this guy could be baiting deer and unless someone can prove differently without a reason of a doubt then leave it alone .

[mountainman]

Amazing..

[buglebrush]

Washington has blatantly mismanaged predators.  I have never killed an animal illegally, but I would never never Never turn someone in for killing predators.  Especially wolves!      

[gun-dog]

I have mixed feelings about bear baiting.

[Bigshooter]

Who cares!

 

[Skyvalhunter]

^  Obviously someone who doesn't care about the future of hunting!!

[Ccortez]

I shot a bear two years ago in granite falls dead in its tracks and I didnt know he was over a salt block and corn as it was in a clear cut. Looked back and there was a trail camera there

[fishngamereaper]

Honestly bears are such a nuisance right now in some areas, most gammies wouldnt mind if you baited and whacked a few. In the greater mason, kitsap, pierce co areas gammies spend way to much time traping and relocating problem bears. I would say this time of year on average they deal with a half dozen bear complaints a day.