Bear Baiting Legal?

[Tall Chief Hunting Club]

that sucks....i would have bet that scent was legal. i guess i will back out of areas where i know i can smell vanilla or attractants. i have come across smells and poeple a few times inthe 460 unit....not goo. besides i don't usually need scents to get bears close. i have yet to shoot a bear that has been more than 15 feet from me. they like to get real close for some reason

[WDFW-SUX]

460 is ground zero for shady hunters

[Tall Chief Hunting Club]

ouch....that hurts...lol. there are a few good ones but i have come across some idiots...must be a king county thing

[HEADSHOT]

thats a bunch of crap and they wonder why bear and cougar are on the rebound! Been hunting the west side of wash/or. for 15+ yrs and have only seen 2 cats in washington and 7 on the oregon coast! Bear on the other hand depending on the area can be a daily sight! The bad thing is, take the dogs n bait out of the woods and the critters numbers increase! scents should be legal! Baiting "placing food" should be reconsidered! Oh well my opinion doesnt matter, but I wonder where are you supposed to use all the chemical attractants "cover scents" at? If they are illegal?

[billythekidrock]

take the dogs n bait out of the woods and the critters numbers increase!

I have to disagree with this one statement. We are killing more bears now then we did before and the population is still increasing. It has nothing to do with the lack of bait or hounds. It is (was) sound management by F&G and sportsmen that allowed the population to grow into a large breeding base that now expands exponentially.

[HEADSHOT]

Okay sound management was the same 10 yrs ago, the difference is when you use bait an attractant and or dogs breed to track, I feel your chances are greater at taking a bear or cat? Yes sound game management is a reason for all game on the rise, but all I was saying maybe "misunderstood" I saw more animals by dog n bait then I ever saw by tracking or spotting. Not to say anyone is wrong....

[billythekidrock]

I definately saw more bears before the ban. I think that most of them were traveling back to their hiding spots after being chased.

[Bofire]

I don't think using cover scent,on your body, is illegal. BUT call your local office of Game Dept. first. A few years ago a Lady lawyer fought a case where a guy was using cover scent, on his body, and won.

She argued that a guy cooking in camp carried scent on him, a woman in her time has a scent, even a guy camping for several days without bathing facilities carries a scent. Does that mean they are baiting?
Anyway she won the case and her argument was used to win other cases.
Carl

[robodad]

I agree with you Bofire but I don't think I would want to be caught with attractant on me ever in the woods while hunting for cougars or bears, it just don't seem too safe IMO. Nevermind the GW it is the game I would worry about especially if I were to take a little nap or something. 

I think the law is for spreading the stuff for the purpose of attracting them or intentionally placing a substance out for the purpose of hunting over and not necessarily for what kind of perfume you prefer !!!

[DeKuma]

You don't like Cologne de Bacon?

[Coasthunterjay]

i would still like an absolute answer because now that this comes up it makes it very vague, and ide love nothing more than to bait some bears........hell yah!

[robodad]

i would still like an absolute answer because now that this comes up it makes it very vague, and ide love nothing more than to bait some bears........hell yah!

OMG !! OK, NO BAIT.

How's that 

If you want to put a doughnut or two in your pocket, that is up to you, the law does not say you cannot pack a lunch, if you take the doughnuts out of your pocket and set them on a stump it is illegal.

Same with scents, if you want to attract a cougar to you by placing scent on your body then you are an idiot IMO but legal, squirting it on a trail or bush or stump or whatever would be illegal.

[Bofire]

Call the game agent in the area you are gonna hunt Jay. What I do is use a scent that cant be an attractant, like Cedar, dirt, fir etc. no berry, vanilla, anise, bacon or anything like that.

I like to spray some around me and the caller.
Carl

[bearmanric]

most gamewarden's are going to bust you if you have scent on you even elk one told me. that is what i use to spray around when bear calling. not now go ahead and fight it. cost those bunch of guy's that baited up on the coast big money. they had scent on there feet. it's funny how preople say i will fight it. first they take your gun. that is at least $450.00 you dont get it back. gamewarden's are alot different now. not friendly. you would be surprised at all the thing's they could bust us for. need a laywer with you now day's. i spot and stock and call. i'll try fir or ceder for a cover help's a little. Rick

[ThePascoKid]

it would almost be worth it to have them smell the elk piss on your boots,  almost.