I also feel it is perfectly ok. And lot less bear is killed here by hunting with
hounds. The only time I felt frustrated is when setting waiting for a deer
during archery season to have hounds run by you. But, that is ok with me
as they have a right to hunt too. I was once driving in to go archery
hunting and saw a big buckrun across a dirt road on the way in. Wouldn't
you know it a big bear came right out behind it. It stopped in the road for
about half a minute, and then continued on the chase. Others went in and
tried baiting it and had no luck, as, the bear preffered meat over sweets.
So, I asked a freind if he would run his hounds through there. He said no
way, forget it that bear will not tree. He continued on and told me how
this big bear had already killed 2 of his hounds on him. And as stated
above they cost them way to much time and money to have this stuff
happen to them. And of corse there is times they chase them for miles
and miles and never get to see the bear at all. So I would have to say
that the bear still has a better chance at getting away than hunting over bait.