Thank you. Truth be told, I was having an anxiety attack when I thought about that and posted it. Thanks for all that info. I am calm now. Tomorrow, I’m going to call Idaho Fish and game, because I couldn’t find it in the regulations. I may have missed it, but they’ll know better than anybody.

Besides, even if another Hunter does show up, I’m a very nice guy. I’m sure if I handle it nicely, they’ll understand and I can maybe work up a compromise. You actually brought up a very good point. My spot is about 200 yards away from the road, so I guess I was being lazy. Do you think I should find a spot a little bit deeper?

I don’t mind walking a long distance, as long as I don’t get lost. I had that happened to a friend once. She got lost for a full day, and search and rescue finally found her after 24 hours.

Then again, I have seen bears at the spot, and it is at the legal distance I can bait from the road.

tough decision.

Again, thanks for all the advice. If you’d like, I can shoot you the link of the bear seasons and rules for Idaho, just in case you’re interested in looking at them.

Jared

https://idfg.idaho.gov/sites/default...black-bear.pdf

here are the regulations for my state, in case anyone is interested.

I wasn't saying being close to road makes anyone lazy, but there are many lazy hunters that will only go so far(or have health or age issue's) if a spot is secluded enough and where few folks go, then close to a road MIGHT be ok
I cannot say one way or the other not knowing all the details on things

but what I do know is they have done MANY many studies over the yrs and found that MOST hunters don;'t walk far from there vehicle,
thus, that means, any spot close to a road that has good food, cover, safety and so on, is more likely to have someone walk in on you!
as to a spot farther off the road would be of same conditions!

some times easy access spots can be over looked and well some times they can be over run with hunters
this is something more seasoned and experienced hunters learn fast?
and as such, most when scouting an area, also look for sign of other hunters , and not just sign of the game there after!

signs from hunters can be, walking paths, , markers to stand sites, trash, markings on tree;'s from using climbing stands and the likes,

based on a quick read of the rules, your BAIT SITE must be legally tagged with your info, thus, that would mean, if anyone came on it, they could tell who's bait site it is, and well, odds are NO other hunter would be using it, unless a outfitter set them up on it!
or at least if someone DID show up, you could maybe get help from the state game dept!

again, when baiting its YOUR job to know all the rules and details on things,(like what you need to carry on you, post near site and everything else) failure to know them can result in you getting a fine if caught doing ANYTHING wrong!
I cannot tell you what all in needed in your STATE, YOUR area/zone or management area
too many rules vary from state to state , area to area

but most all have VERY specific rules , on what TYPE of foods can be used, how they have to be set up, how an area has to be marked or NOT, and after every season or time frame, thing HAVE to be removed 100% from the site

this s why I stated this in the very beginning, the time to learn all the details is WAY before you start to bait or time to hunt, !
your season didn;t start yet, so your still good, but if I was you , I would be making sure I had a 100% full understanding of ALL you need to comply with
be it in emails (which are nice as then you have PROOF of what you were told)
as small details can bite you in the butt here if your site is not up to spec and you don;'t have it all done correctly!!

NOT trying so dampen anything on you, just don't want you top get in any trouble,
wardens are normally VERY helpful as they DON"T really want top see you do wrong, better to ask and Know, than guess and be wrong!
info on a forum is a starting point, but I would never take words on a screen on a forum, over words from a WARDEN in YOUR AREA/STATE!
as if you get BAD advice online in a forum, its still your butt on the line,
where asking a warden, you get REAL accurate info! and again, if you get things in answers in emails,. you have PROOF what THEY told you!

I just read through all that, thank you. I appreciate you taking the time to help me. Yes, I have been studying all the regulations. I’ve been studying it for some time. Just so you know. I’m the type of person who does not want to get in trouble. I try to follow the rules the best I can. Even if there’s no one around, I follow the rules. Why? That’s the right thing to do.

Jared

I just spoke with a fish and game officer. He says that the spots are first come first serve, however, that cannot stop another Hunter from hunting over your bait site. Yes, it is common courtesy that you shouldn’t hunt over another persons bait site, but there’s no regulation to enforce it.

I guess if I run into other hunters, i’ll have to compromise and work with them.

I got my Bait Barrel today! Picking up my tag tomorrow.

staying busy,
and again
, best of luck to you

I got my bear tag and baiting permit. Now I just need to modify the barrel I got to be a bear bait container.

Sounds like you're having a lot of fun. As it should be. Best of luck in your hunt.