Wolves / Outfitters

[sourdough doug]

I have not done any inquiring about a situation on my line but can outfitters
bait for furbearing animals (wolves)on a registered trapline. Just asking..

[sourdough doug]

In answer to the above, I guess if they can bait for furbearing bear, they can do the same for wolves...????

[moose maniac]

Originally Posted by sourdough doug

I have not done any inquiring about a situation on my line but can outfitters
bait for furbearing animals (wolves)on a registered trapline. Just asking..

Yup they can unfortunately

[Marty S]

Just not with livestock carcasses as far as I understand. Heard of a local guy that was in some foreign WMUs and got in trouble.

[sourdough doug]

Last year, when I FIRST came upon this site, in Feb / Mar, fully furred beaver were being used as bait....So, giving the benefit of the doubt, I figures that they may have been damage control beaver, taken in the fall..???. Then this year, at the same site, half a moose was being used, with a remote viewing camera set up. Again, i figured that the moose may have been "road kill"..
It isn't just the moose and beaver, that gives me a bad taste......but...???

[bushbug]

Have the same issue been going on for years and yes they can legally put out baits not domestic baits but they also have to clean up the sites when done

[sourdough doug]

Like I said from the get/go, I was just asking if others had encountered the same as myself. I could not see an outfitter jeopardizing his business if he was within his rights. It would have been nice of him to give a heads up or to touch base with me or any trappers whose line they are on..but then many have heard of their ethics.