Don't think for a minute that every bear from miles around shows up at the bait waiting to get killed.If this is what you think bait hunting is all about it shows you've never done it.The same people would not think twice about taking a whitetail off of an alfalfa field.Isn't that baiting? Do you put worms on a hook?Typically an older big bear will circle a bait setup downwind and lay there for sometimes hours deciding if it's safe to feed.The hunter must be willing to sit for extended periods [quietly].I once sat in a tree in freezing sleet in early May from 1300hrs-1930hrs before a bear showed and I shot him.Danmed near froze but I wanted him.You can judge hide quality and pass up bears that are rubbed unlike spot + stalk where the range can be longer.If you havn't done this style of hunting don't condenm others who have.Like dogmen etc.......not many cougars shot without them...See where I'm going...............Harold