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    Re: Why not bait bears

    Quote Originally Posted by Wild one View Post
    No opposed to legalizing baiting bears in BC but the only thing that could be an issue is BCs grizzly populations

    Don’t know how other western areas deal with baiting black bear in grizzly areas within a season but I know with Alberta it’s no baiting in areas that are likely to have grizzly conflict.

    They Bait Black Bears in Alaska, cant shoot a Grizzly over Bait.

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    Re: Why not bait bears

    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    Baiting habituates them to human food. If there are to many bear and increasing why not legalize the sale of gall bladders and thus increase legal hunting pressure?
    Yes baiting can habituate them, another reason to maybe stop all the wolf baiting or make them be cleaned up, for bears are hitting the ones put out to early and using them in the spring.
    You want to get more people out hunting bears get rid of the having to bring out meat rule.

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    Re: Why not bait bears

    Quote Originally Posted by Pauly View Post
    I’ve been fortunate enough to know a few biologist in my time and what they think in private vs public are entirely two different things some times. Take our shrinking grass lands.. one retired biologist I knew fairly well once told me all the pass lake country needed to burn in order to create new grasslands for burrowing owls,sharp tails ect. He also said he’d never say that in public or to his boss. Believe me the biologist are victims of politics as well and they do get quite frustrated.. special interests groups with lots of cash. Not an easy job
    Absolutely my experience as well, would hate to be a Biologist for the BC Government.

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    Re: Why not bait bears

    Quote Originally Posted by Downtown View Post
    They Bait Black Bears in Alaska, cant shoot a Grizzly over Bait.

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    Theres baited grizzly/ brown bear hunts in Alaska.

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    Re: Why not bait bears

    If you know someone who hunts Black Bear , ask them for a sample of Smokies or Sausage. Good stuff! I'd rather eat bear than stinky ol Mulie buck.
    One of my buddies at work, a non hunter , said the meat pies he made from my bear burger were awesome.

    Oh and I can see the reason for not baiting , cause of the G-bear issue. But in my opinion you don't have to in the spring around here. Just go for a
    drive in late May and look for green grass and dandylions , and be ready for action.
    Last edited by BRrooster; 11-27-2019 at 05:19 PM. Reason: more info

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    Re: Why not bait bears

    Consider too that a baiting ban in our province dims the optics somewhat of our continued black bear hunt. Eco politics paints a broad brush which is held by a huge power group against all of our traditional hunts. So not turning a floodlight on an already controversial hunt imo makes sound business sense. Our interests require good management in the fight against way left anti harvesters.
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    Re: Why not bait bears

    Quote Originally Posted by Gateholio View Post
    Nothing to do with baiting, but on the topic of bears....After listening to a podcast where Valerius Geist discusses predators, and how wolves knock ungulate populations down and then move on, but bears will KEEP the population down, I think BC hunters need to make a much bigger effort to hunt bears. We are allowed 2 a year and the tags are not difficult to fill right now, there seems to be bears all over these days.

    Maybe it's time to resurrect the HBC Spring Bear Contest, and encourage young and old alike to target some bears!
    I have hardly seen any bears around - not that I don't believe the region 3 biologist that they are abundant, but man, I have seen one in the last couple years and I took him (deer hunting / predator call at lunch / nap / bear)

    I concentrate on still hunting deer - don't drive around much. I should support bear baiting.

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    Re: Why not bait bears

    Quote Originally Posted by warnniklz View Post
    I don't think there's anywhere in BC that doesn't have grizzly bears... can even find them pretty close to Vancouver.
    I think officially here on the Island there isn't supposed to be any Grizzlies....doesnt mean there isnt any of course. But really I can't see any reason why baiting black bears on the Island shouldn't be allowed...might even luck into the odd wolf or cougar(depending on the bait) which would be great ! Too many damn predators in this province if you ask me !

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    Re: Why not bait bears

    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    Baiting habituates them to human food. If there are to many bear and increasing why not legalize the sale of gall bladders and thus increase legal hunting pressure?
    Baiting bears in a wilderness setting does not habituate bears. When’s the last time u saw a bear roll up at a Tim’s drive through. Secondly to suggest the open sale of bear parts just to manage numbers is offensive to all hunters. The only value is the hunt and the meat. Sustainable harvest not wholesale slaughter. You can’t be a hunter but must be something else.
    sorry

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    Re: Why not bait bears

    Fun fact, not related to baiting, A while ago I heard the bear population increase was correlated to the introduction of viagra.

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