Bydand
New member
Have any of you had any experience talking to non-hunters about baiting bears? What would your advice be on how to best explain that it's not "cheating."
I do have a friend who mentioned once that using bait for hunting bears seemed like cheating (non-hunter). I told him that I was going to be packing in some bait that weekend, and it would be great if he could join me. After the third trip in (over a mile, and about 500 feet of elevation gain at 8000 ft altitude with a 50 pound pack), I think he decided that it wasn't "cheating."
If you look at the bear harvest stats for any western state, I'd expect us to do much better if we were allowed to cheat.
Anyway, thoughts on how to discuss the subject with both non-hunters and fellow hunters?
I do have a friend who mentioned once that using bait for hunting bears seemed like cheating (non-hunter). I told him that I was going to be packing in some bait that weekend, and it would be great if he could join me. After the third trip in (over a mile, and about 500 feet of elevation gain at 8000 ft altitude with a 50 pound pack), I think he decided that it wasn't "cheating."
If you look at the bear harvest stats for any western state, I'd expect us to do much better if we were allowed to cheat.
Anyway, thoughts on how to discuss the subject with both non-hunters and fellow hunters?