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Bear hunters will be allowed to place baits before the opening of the hunting season this spring in one area of north Idaho.
Meeting in Coeur d’Alene April 4-5, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to allow bear baits to be placed before the season opener in that portion of Unit 12, described in the big game rules booklet, where bear and mountain lion predation on elk is under study. In all other areas, bear baits cannot be placed before the opening of the hunting season.
The Commission has previously considered other methods of increasing the take of bear and lion in the study area. The ratio of elk calves to adults has been shown to be low in Unit 12 and some surrounding units.
Uploaded: 4/22/2001
Uploaded: 4/22/2001