Originally Posted by
Windwalker7
I'm wondering about the 30 day rule for baiting. The PGC warned him 2 weeks before the season. That means that area was baited if he got a warning.
30 days did not elapse.
IMHO, that means that the bear was taken well far away from where he was fed. Otherwise, there would have been baiting charges filed. I simply cant imagine that a WCO would "look the other way" with a bear this big.
Does anyone even know how far, exactly the bear was taken from Leroys place?
Not necessarily giving this hunter a pass on his ethics but Leroy was flat out wrong. 17 years is way more than simply rescuing a cub. He made a pet of a wild animal and that generally is signing a death warrant for the animal. It's remarkable that Bozo lived this long in spite of Leroys irresponsible behavior.