Black bear Regs up for discussion...

[elks96]

Not much to see yet. They are changing the number of containers available to a bait location, but not the total square footage... They are considering increasing quotas in areas hit by winter kill, but since they do not have the last 3 years data they are waiting to make adjustments... Hopefully they will increase the quotas in most areas. The area we hunt we saw more bears than normal. 8 this last season. Unfortunately all were during the archery season and we were not able to connect.

http://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefind...nuary Regulations/CH-3-Draft-09-22-2023-3.pdf

 

[Bookhead]

Legalize hound hunting

 

[elks96]

Legalize hound hunting

We have it. The real discussion will be around increasing harvest quotas in certain areas. That will be the fight that the anti have a fit about…

 

[jm77]

We have it. The real discussion will be around increasing harvest quotas in certain areas. That will be the fight that the anti have a fit about…

We do not have hound hunting for bear in Wyoming.

 

[BuzzH]

Legalize hound hunting

Montana and Idaho are close by and tags are cheap and OTC.

 

[Bookhead]

Montana and Idaho are close by and tags are cheap and OTC.

I think montana only residents can hound hunt for bears I don't know much about idaho but I think the good tags to hound hunt are a draw I've been to Utah with my dogs that was pretty fun

 

[Bookhead]

Why not have it here as well?

 

[elks96]

We do not have hound hunting for bear in Wyoming.

Sorry I thought we did. I saw a guy running hounds on bear… Can they run bears and not hunt? Because I saw dogs running a bear last year? Maybe it was the state trapper.

Good to know I was wrong.

But I agree using hounds for bear would be a good thing to allow!!!

 

[Bookhead]

Sorry I thought we did. I saw a guy running hounds on bear… Can they run bears and not hunt? Because I saw dogs running a bear last year? Maybe it was the state trapper.

Good to know I was wrong.

But I agree using hounds for bear would be a good thing to allow!!!

Govt trappers can no one else is allowed to

 

[elks96]

Govt trappers can no one else is allowed to

That must have been who it was…

 

[BuzzH]

Why not have it here as well?

Lots of reasons why not.

 

[Bookhead]

Lots of reasons why not.

Too efficient? Got to be fair for everyone?

 

[Bookhead]

Doesn't really bother me if bear hunting with hounds was legal here there would be allot more lion hunters too

 

[nfh]

I can see it already. Pack of hounds mauled by a grizzly

 

[Bookhead]

I can see it already. Pack of hounds mauled by a grizzly

Happens to the govt hunters dogs already

 

[nfh]

Happens to the govt hunters dogs already

And the wolves got the game wardens dog

 

[Bookhead]

And the wolves got the game wardens dog

Wolves kill the hell out of lion hunters dogs all the time. Especially in Montana and idaho

 

[Danny_Ocean]

What needs to happen is if you shoot a sow, You’re on the bench the next season.

 

[elks96]

What needs to happen is if you shoot a sow, You’re on the bench the next season.

Haha. Not if you want to decrease the bear population. Shooting a doe is the best way to mange the population….

 

[Danny_Ocean]

Haha. Not if you want to decrease the bear population. Shooting a doe is the best way to mange the population….

In theory yes, but when the quota is 10 females and you want to kill more bears, but still hamstringed by a quota dependent on females, quess what? You kill less bears in the end.


I wish they would move the archery dates that make sense.

Anyways, I’m the end, if you’re still bound by a quota, the season will still end in short order as guys have to shoot “a bear”