Well I hunt bear by bait here in wisconsin minnesota canada and michigan. I wouldnt mind hound hunters if they would have more respect then the ones i have came across. I prefer minnesota for bear hunting because there you cant hunt with the aid of hounds. When I hunt wisconsin there always seems to be a dog hunter who will raid my bait stations and run my bears off. I know this do to them telling me, them leaving notes, them leaving video tapes. dog hunters around northern wi allways drive the roads looking for bait hunters spots so they can either place a small bucket full of bait close to our bait so they can steal bears from our baits then run their dogs there.