Baiting ungulates clarification required

[ACB]

Yep!

Sooner or later baiting ungulates will be illegal too - just give it time. We keep adding laws on top of laws, rules on top of rules and restrictions on top of restrictions, all in the guise of conservation - meanwhile the resource continues to decline despite the endless rules apparently enacted to save it.

It was illegal in B.C. fore ever to hunt ungulates over bait but it changed not to long a go, I don't think for the good. It's not hunting.

[Gateholio]

It was illegal in B.C. fore ever to hunt ungulates over bait but it changed not to long a go, I don't think for the good. It's not hunting.

When did it change? I don't ever recall reading in the "It is unlawful" section about baiting ungulates being illegal. But I guess I have only been looking at the regs for about 30 years or so....

[bruce44]

Thanks to those who answered the question. Baiting animals to hunt have been around long before quads and side by sides have been. How many of you use those and still consider it hunting? Theres a lot of people who don't consider those equipment hunting either.
I hunt to put food on the table and I'll use every trick I legally can.

[boxhitch]

Yep!

Sooner or later baiting ungulates will be illegal too - just give it time. We keep adding laws on top of laws, rules on top of rules and restrictions on top of restrictions, all in the guise of conservation - meanwhile the resource continues to decline despite the endless rules apparently enacted to save it.

Likely to be bundled with 'no placing feed for ungulates' as a measure against CWD spreading, if and when needed

[bownut]

Oh it's going to happen. look at the regs down south and you will see our future.
Stay tuned!

[bighornbob]

Oh it's going to happen. look at the regs down south and you will see our future.
Stay tuned!

A lot of places banned hunting on Sunday's. That never came here. In fact a lot of states are starting to reverse old laws.

bhb

[HighCountryBC]

Oh it's going to happen. look at the regs down south and you will see our future.
Stay tuned!

Don't count on it.

Stay tuned!

[boxhitch]

turn on , tune in, drop out

[Rick42wood]

Personally, if I had bait out for an ungulate and a bear came along I wouldn’t shoot it. Too hard to justify to a CO that your intention was not to attract a bear and you probably wouldn’t win in court.

[BearSupreme]

Isn't it unlawful to feed any wildlife?

Feeding wildlife is illegal, baiting wildlife means you are feeding them for the purpose of hunting them which is legal. The reason for this is they dont want people feeding animals and getting them accustom to humans because all those animals become problems, ungulates or predators.