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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: robmill70 on September 12, 2010, 09:43:57 AM

Title: Baiting
Post by: robmill70 on September 12, 2010, 09:43:57 AM: Been looking the regs and can't find anything....is it legal to bait deer and elk (ie salt licks, COB) during hunting season??? I know the reg says you can't bait bears...but I find nothing for deer and elk.

Gonna post same question is Deer section.
Title: Re: Baiting
Post by: Basket Rack on September 12, 2010, 04:37:15 PM: Yes, it is legal for deer and elk.
Title: Re: Baiting
Post by: spottedhand on September 12, 2010, 04:53:31 PM: I was totally shocked when a guy at work told me he had been baiting for elk a couple years ago and thought it was illegal since very few places in the country allow it and with the ban on baiting for bear I called WDFW and they clarified that it was indeed legal. I was still shocked as I started buying bags of deer cane and baiting in some of my select deer spots :chuckle:
Title: Re: Baiting
Post by: robmill70 on September 12, 2010, 07:58:57 PM: Ok....thanks for verifying that...I thought I was missing something in the regs.....Off to the feed store for a bale of Alf, bags of COB and a couple salt licks!!!!
Title: Re: Baiting
Post by: highside74 on September 12, 2010, 08:59:29 PM: Our State is odd in the fact that if it isn't in the Reg's as a rule against, then it's legal. So if you can't find anywhere that it say's not to do something then you can do it. :dunno:
Title: Re: Baiting
Post by: dblakney on September 14, 2010, 03:04:49 PM: Just use a fishing pole and some corn on the cob...
Title: Re: Baiting
Post by: robmill70 on September 14, 2010, 03:26:41 PM: That would awesome.....combine hunting and fishing!! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Baiting
Post by: bobcat on September 14, 2010, 03:31:56 PM: Quote from: highside74 on September 12, 2010, 08:59:29 PM
Our State is odd in the fact that if it isn't in the Reg's as a rule against, then it's legal. So if you can't find anywhere that it say's not to do something then you can do it. :dunno:

It doesn't seem odd to me at all. It would be odder if they listed EVERYTHING that is legal. Some people think the regulation pamphlet is too big now, just think how thick it would be if they had to list everying that is legal. In fact, I'm not sure it would be possible to list every single thing that is legal to do while hunting.
Title: Re: Baiting
Post by: alanger on September 14, 2010, 03:53:16 PM: Quote from: bobcat on September 14, 2010, 03:31:56 PM
Quote from: highside74 on September 12, 2010, 08:59:29 PM
Our State is odd in the fact that if it isn't in the Reg's as a rule against, then it's legal. So if you can't find anywhere that it say's not to do something then you can do it. :dunno:

It doesn't seem odd to me at all. It would be odder if they listed EVERYTHING that is legal. Some people think the regulation pamphlet is too big now, just think how thick it would be if they had to list everying that is legal. In fact, I'm not sure it would be possible to list every single thing that is legal to do while hunting.

maybe we should go as simple as the tribes :P