Who told you bear meat is bad?? I think its a delacasy. Unless its been eating garbage or fish. But a berry fed bear taste delish! And here in Oregon its spot and stalk. So its a challenge, alot more than deer! Bear baiting does not seem appealing to me at all but I dont knock anyone who does it. Sitting in a tree stand all day is not my idea of hunting. If I'm looking for something that slow I might as well fish.