ORIGINAL: Killer_Primate
But, here we are. It is indeed much more complicated, isn’t it. I mean, Dan, you are a tax paying business owner who rents out tree stands to bear hunters. I wonder if you bait those stands? No wonder you sounded so angry in your post. I wonder what would happen to your business if this type of hunting were to all of the sudden become illegal? I’m sure your representatives would not allow that to happen, since you have a vote, and so do the hunters. Laws and regulations will follow.
I get sick of it too Dan, but I get sick for another reason. People pretending that it is some great accomplishment to kill an animal over a bait pile. If I needed the meat, I'd do it to, and be really happy for it. But I hunt to challenge myself.
I sounded angry? Maybe I sounded angry to you, because I disagreed with you. I was stating a fact that you are posting your opinions on a topic that you admittedly are ignorant about, and not asking questions.
Do I bait bear? Of course. If I didn't I would not have posted an off the cuff comment about something I am ignorant about. If they closed the season would it financially ruin me? Nope, I do it more for the joy of taking people hunting and getting them their trophy. Representatives not allow it to happen? LOL, they already closed the spring season.
Your last statement is like many other on here, an opinion based on your ego. You just can't get over the fact that some people hunt different than you and you don't like it. That's fine, but keep it to yourself and quit dividing hunters. Plus like I said earlier, baiting bear is no walk in the park. Getting trophy bears to show themsleves during daylight is extremely difficult.