Proposal idea for Utah archery bear?

I have heard of and idea out there to seperate or extend the bear hunt into two hunts. One for the hound hunters and one for the archery hunters. This would give the hound huters freedom to hunt without worrying about archery hunters baits and give archery hunters the chance to hunt over baits without bears being run off by hounds. I don't by any means have all the details but I think this sounds like an excellent idea and something we may want to support if it gets proposed at the RAC meeting. Your thoughts???

Sounds like a great idea! Any rumors on the dates for each?

Not that I have heard of yet. I had someone ask my thoughts on this idea trying to gather feedback. This is the year the DWR reviews the bear hunting regulations and it sounds like this may be presented at the Dec. RAC meeting. I don't know what hunting group or organization is trying to put this together (trying to figure that out also) but I think it sounds like a great idea. My only concern would be them trying to split the season into two short hunts instead of adding an additional "baiting" season.

Hopefully the bait season would go a lot further into June...