Yep in idaho you can bait. There is not very much pressure where i am hunting. It is in public, but in idaho, public is good land. There are a few hunters who hunt this area, but i have never seen them while hunting. The area is huge, as far as you can see around. So pressure is not a lot, and there are plenty of bears. My dad has shot three while hunting for deer. With out bait, just kind of ran into them. So we decided that this year we would set up a stand for deer, and while at it we would set up for bear at the same time.