What types of problems, if any, have been associated with bait stations?
An earlier problem associated with the clean-up and removal of bait sites is addressed in the regulatory framework governing the timing of bait placement and its required clean-up. Occasionally there are “problems” that arise when hound-hunters and bait-hunters are hunting in proximity to each other and bear hounds run through a bait site or the hounds give chase to a bear from a bait site. Bear hunters generally resolve these problems by talking to each other and by showing respect for the hunting activities of the other. As appropriate, the Department helps to facilitate communication between hound-hunters and bait-hunters.
