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Re: What is considered bait?
« Reply #75 on: August 29, 2021, 02:00:30 PM »
Carry your deer bait, (apples grain whatever) carry your gun. If you see a bear around you bait leave it alone. As long as you don't attempt to kill it your not hunting bear.  Tend your cameras and be on your way .  If I carry  my handgun in a Mall or store I'm not a killer. I'm more worried about running into Moose than bears and I always carry a gun.  :chuckle: :chuckle:

There have been cases of guys charged with bear baiting when hunting over bait with just a bear tag in pocket. Whether you are caught shooting at one or not you can be accused of bear baiting. Not something I would worry about but if you are then leave the tag in the truck.

At a baited stand/blind etc., if you have a bear tag in your pocket, you for sure will get to explain it to the judge and it wont be free.   :twocents:
So what you saying.....
I can't carry a firearm for protection ,while tending game cams.
Maybe I hunt coyote year round.
Ya accused,or charged is one thing.
When I talk to the prosecuter,the state ,county,or whatever ,better have there p and q and I ,dotted .
Cause at the end of the day they better have some evidence to prove what ,where,and how I'm hunting.
I carry a firearm in the woods regardless of what I'm "hunting" that given day.
Yes it will be free ,cause a case is not gonna be followed through without evidence.
And honestly you should know better with wolves and huge amount of predators in our county ,there's really no reason you shouldn't have a firearm for protection alone.
Just an FYI ,you don't have to have a tag in your pocket to be accused of hunting ,per definition of hunting according to state law.

Of course you can carry a fire arm. Just don’t carry a bear tag. If your headed to check a cam that has salt you really shouldn’t have to worry as a game warden won’t assume your baiting bear. If your sitting in a stand over the salt with a gun during bear season and bear tag then don’t be surprised to receive a ticket.
It's Alot more than a ticket. Reply #46-page 4
I'm not sure why everybody believe that if you leave the tag in the truck ,your not hunting.
No tag needed in Washington to be "Hunting" in this state.
No tag - not hunting if that was the case ,we would have poachers on every mountain. Cause they wouldn't get in trouble till they downed a animal.
That's not the way it works.
Your body language,what you have in your pack and on your person will be evidence enough.
Example.........
You have a rifle,pack with kill kit,knife,your glassing hillsides,ect,ect.
They can base that your hunting off of that alone,no tag needed,basically doesn't matter if you leave the tag.

You will lose your license for two years.
They will take your weapon and more than likely keep it.
Then you will see a judge and pay fines or whatever.
Page 84 in the regs I believe.
« Last Edit: August 29, 2021, 02:24:42 PM by hunter399 »

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Re: What is considered bait?
« Reply #76 on: August 30, 2021, 12:25:50 PM »
I have always carried my tag and rifle when checking cameras. My camera takes a picture of me when I show up and then I make sure it takes a picture of me when I leave. Should be enough evidence that I'm not in the act of hunting when switching cards.

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Re: What is considered bait?
« Reply #77 on: August 30, 2021, 01:38:36 PM »
Carry your deer bait, (apples grain whatever) carry your gun. If you see a bear around you bait leave it alone. As long as you don't attempt to kill it your not hunting bear.  Tend your cameras and be on your way .  If I carry  my handgun in a Mall or store I'm not a killer. I'm more worried about running into Moose than bears and I always carry a gun.  :chuckle: :chuckle:

There have been cases of guys charged with bear baiting when hunting over bait with just a bear tag in pocket. Whether you are caught shooting at one or not you can be accused of bear baiting. Not something I would worry about but if you are then leave the tag in the truck.

At a baited stand/blind etc., if you have a bear tag in your pocket, you for sure will get to explain it to the judge and it wont be free.   :twocents:
So what you saying.....
I can't carry a firearm for protection ,while tending game cams.
Maybe I hunt coyote year round.
Ya accused,or charged is one thing.
When I talk to the prosecuter,the state ,county,or whatever ,better have there p and q and I ,dotted .
Cause at the end of the day they better have some evidence to prove what ,where,and how I'm hunting.
I carry a firearm in the woods regardless of what I'm "hunting" that given day.
Yes it will be free ,cause a case is not gonna be followed through without evidence.
And honestly you should know better with wolves and huge amount of predators in our county ,there's really no reason you shouldn't have a firearm for protection alone.
Just an FYI ,you don't have to have a tag in your pocket to be accused of hunting ,per definition of hunting according to state law.

Of course you can carry a fire arm. Just don’t carry a bear tag. If your headed to check a cam that has salt you really shouldn’t have to worry as a game warden won’t assume your baiting bear. If your sitting in a stand over the salt with a gun during bear season and bear tag then don’t be surprised to receive a ticket.
It's Alot more than a ticket. Reply #46-page 4
I'm not sure why everybody believe that if you leave the tag in the truck ,your not hunting.
No tag needed in Washington to be "Hunting" in this state.
No tag - not hunting if that was the case ,we would have poachers on every mountain. Cause they wouldn't get in trouble till they downed a animal.
That's not the way it works.
Your body language,what you have in your pack and on your person will be evidence enough.
Example.........
You have a rifle,pack with kill kit,knife,your glassing hillsides,ect,ect.
They can base that your hunting off of that alone,no tag needed,basically doesn't matter if you leave the tag.

You will lose your license for two years.
They will take your weapon and more than likely keep it.
Then you will see a judge and pay fines or whatever.
Page 84 in the regs I believe.

True you can be cited as hunting without a tag, that seems to obvious. But you do have to have your tag and license on your person to legally harvest an animal. As you are legally required to tag your animal immediately at the time of the kill. Not after you get back from hiking to your truck to retrieve your tag.

 


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