Is this Bear baiting?

[LongTatLaw]

its good to know that scents are baiting aw well... I thought only food placement.

I was told hunting over animal remains is also baiting!

Does the honey burn work well? I hunt 1/2 a dozen states and many allow baiting with anything but animal parts but I rarely have enough time to establish a bait pile... but I sure could bring a camping burner and scorch some honey, fish, bacon ect... if it works??

Is it worth a try? I guess it couldnt hurt??? Any of yall tried it before?? Is it all that?

[Lincoln4]

So does that mean using other commercially brands of cover scent/attractant is illegal too?

I say illegal to any attractant, just because you can buy if does not make it legal to use in some states. Some stores carry items that can be used in neighboring states, or in our case Canada. It is not illegal to sell them, just illegal to use them in WA for bears. I do not think cover sents would be but you never know.

Is there any one that can find the WA law to see how it is specifically worded? I looked for it and could not find it.

Dave

The only thing about baiting I found in the game regs is very specific to bears (in the bear section).  Attractants would appear to be legal for deer and/or elk.  Please tell me if I'm wrong.

[Ray]

There are baiting regulations for migratory birds as well.

http://www.fws.gov/le/HuntFish/waterfowl_baiting.htm

Scent attractants for deer and elk are legal.

[Machias]

So in reality if your deer or elk hunting and you have ANY attractant you cannot legally shoot a bear?  Like so many folks do each fall.   

[Ray]

A good example\point Machias. I believe the language which is in question for the law is right here.

used for the purpose of attracting black bears to an area where one or more persons hunt or intend to hunt them

I suppose the key words would be "for the purpose of attracting black bears" and "intend to hunt them". If someone went out elk or deer hunting and happened across a bear then shot it... Well I suppose in my book that would be legal. Who knows what each warden or courtroom would think 

[LongTatLaw]

I had a gamie tell me I could use bait piles for deer andelk but not bear...

I almost thought he was kidding..

is that right?

[Machias]

That is true, baiting for deer, elk and lions is not against the law.

[micahash1]

Can anyone point me in the direction where I can find the information for baiting Elk/Deer in the hunting regs?

[WASHBCBOOK]

why not find natural bait

[Sawbuck]

Can anyone point me in the direction where I can find the information for baiting Elk/Deer in the hunting regs?

Haven't read this year's regs yet, but in years past, the regs just tell you what you can't use bait for (waterfowl, bears). I don't think you will find information specifically stating that you are allowed to use bait for Elk/Deer.

[quadrafire]

Can anyone point me in the direction where I can find the information for baiting Elk/Deer in the hunting regs?

I know I have read it before, but for the life of me I can't find it in the regs this year.

[bobcat]

As Sawbuck said, you won't find anything in the regulations that tells you that you can do it, or how to do it. The regulations only tell you what you can't do.

There are no laws in regards to baiting deer and elk.

[Atroxus]

I'd just get in my hunting clothes and cook some bacon and eggs and accidentally spill all over me and go bear hunting. 

Well I bet bacon grease would cover human scent pretty well....I wonder if a warden would believe you were using the bacon grease as a cover scent rather than as an attractant? 

[washelkhntr]

He might, If you had a mouthfull of it while he was talking to you. 

[grundy53]

Predator calls attract bears and. I use them too specifically Target bears... and they sound like food.....