Hi everyone. I read the regulations and it says it is illegal to bait for bears and I've seen a couple posts here with oats as bait. Is it illegal to bait for the PURPOSE of hunting bears, or is it illegal to bait with anything that attracts bears? If I leave apples for the PURPOSE of hunting deer but a bear comes along, am I committing an offense? I've never used bait before so I'd like to get some clarification of the law.
Please, I understand that there's many differing opinions about baiting, but I'm here just for legalities.