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I have never heard of the DNR of WDFW using hound hunters to kill bears on state land. As far as I know, by law they are not allowed to do so. Unless of course it's just one specific problem bear in a populated area. This is why they had the spring bear permits in Capitol Forest for several years. If they could have got depredation permits and used hound hunters to reduce the bear population like the private timber companies do, then I'm pretty sure they would have done that.
Quote from: bobcat on December 13, 2011, 11:51:54 PMI have never heard of the DNR of WDFW using hound hunters to kill bears on state land. As far as I know, by law they are not allowed to do so. Unless of course it's just one specific problem bear in a populated area. This is why they had the spring bear permits in Capitol Forest for several years. If they could have got depredation permits and used hound hunters to reduce the bear population like the private timber companies do, then I'm pretty sure they would have done that.What? "not allowed to do so,"Gottatree mentioned that he has paystubbs to prove DNR pays him to kill bears on state land.
Timber companies pay not the state.
Stories of 2,000 bear by a single hunter would seem to me to be either a wives tail or a government hunter many, many, years ago.
I guess my main gripe is that if a timber company is having problems with bears, they should have to open up their access for paying hunters before being allowed to have the state hire and pay for a professional trapper / hunter to kill them. That's OUR tax dollars being spent to hire someone to bear hunt on land that is closed to the public, yet enjoys a HUGE property tax break.Just don't seem right...
how can a timber company hire someone to bait or use hounds when there is absolutly no hunting by use of hounds or bait
It's no story I read this story many years ago in the Aberdeen Daily World, but here's a copy of it in the LA Times.Ralph came up with a concoction that bears seemed to like to eat and changed from a hunter to a feeder of bears. Not sure how well it all worked out or if his "Bear Feed" is still used, but it's an interesting story none the less. Note this story is from 1986.http://articles.latimes.com/1986-09-28/news/mn-9706_1_bear-damage
Bobcat, we did a lot of the work for them. they where very happy with us and the would ask us to go to a lot of different ares. In state out of state they didn't have to pay us they did pay us. When called we would go!!! We caught bears!!!! We produced!!! There are a lot of people who have hounds that don't catch much. If we put the dogs down we caught if we went out we caught. If you want to think im bsing on here than fine I know what I have done. People can try to pick this a part I don't care, I'm just going to sit back and watch this i'm done.
Quote from: D-Rock425 on December 12, 2011, 08:46:08 AMI don't know any numbers but I know some master hunters are starting to bait and kill bears now.Are you sure about that. I was in contact last spring with the person in charge of trying to set this up. They wanted to hit specific problem areas with heavy peeling.It didnt happen fast enough.So my understanding was that it is on hold.Maybe I better make a phone call.
I don't know any numbers but I know some master hunters are starting to bait and kill bears now.