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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 1774127" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>Perhaps this was not meant to be judgemental, however from here..........I prefer to focus upon <u><em><strong>what I can do</strong></em></u> instead of what I "cannot" do, and for <strong><u><em>"some"</em></u></strong> of us hunting over a <u>bucket of donuts and fat</u> is the preferred method because <u><em>that is what we can do</em></u> due to physical restrictions!! As for bear hunting using hounds I have never done it, I only hunt over barrels of donuts and fat. But....what I can state is that there is a problem with hounds and bait sights. In Maine there are issues/conflicts between bait hunters and hound hunters due to competition for the areas where they hunt. There are times when the hound hunters will come into the baited areas to start their hounds, thus driving the bear in the area out. I've never experienced this on one of my hunts, but have heard from other hunters that has happened to them. Most bait areas are well known, and sometimes boundaries are knowingly overlooked. As with many things there are pluses and minuses with hunting with hounds and with hunting over bait.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 1774127, member: 69192"] Perhaps this was not meant to be judgemental, however from here..........I prefer to focus upon [U][I][B]what I can do[/B][/I][/U] instead of what I "cannot" do, and for [B][U][I]"some"[/I][/U][/B] of us hunting over a [U]bucket of donuts and fat[/U] is the preferred method because [U][I]that is what we can do[/I][/U] due to physical restrictions!! As for bear hunting using hounds I have never done it, I only hunt over barrels of donuts and fat. But....what I can state is that there is a problem with hounds and bait sights. In Maine there are issues/conflicts between bait hunters and hound hunters due to competition for the areas where they hunt. There are times when the hound hunters will come into the baited areas to start their hounds, thus driving the bear in the area out. I've never experienced this on one of my hunts, but have heard from other hunters that has happened to them. Most bait areas are well known, and sometimes boundaries are knowingly overlooked. As with many things there are pluses and minuses with hunting with hounds and with hunting over bait. [/QUOTE]
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