Manitoba derek wrote:I obviously live in Manitoba where we have a spring bear season that we run baits for. Honestly I would never hunt bear another way. The number of times you see a big sow and your trying to sex her then all of a sudden 15 min later 2-3 cubs come walking in that she had stashed close by. Baiting in the spring season is the only way to ensure clean ethical kills are made and selectively harvesting mature boars to ensure the longevity of our spring traditions. I am also a firm believer that dogs have no place in hunting bearunless you are tracking a wounded or lost bear. In Manitoba we are not even allowed to track with a dog. If they do give you guys a spring season I hope for your sakes your allowed to hunt over baits and no dogs outside of tracking.
I don't hunt with hounds but support them as a form of bear hunting, its a long tradition here in Wisconsin. Our hunting rights and the change of our hunting culture is slowly disappearing, we need to support what is already in place. I never did personally care for bear hunting over 55 gallon barrels, barrels have no place in hunting bears, it doesn't look natural.