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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
That's not the thing. Bear baiting is legal in some places in Alberta but illegal almost everywhere else in North America. And I'm fairly sure the spirit of the laws that allow you to shoot bears on your property (protection) and allows you to bait bears, does not mean baiting them on to your property. As much as these dummies think it's controlling the population, it's patently not. The guy is feeding bears "honey, cookies and grain with a lot of deep fryer grease" on his own property after they haven't eaten for six months. That's ######ed. The kid is thrilled that there are seven other bears hanging around waiting to get shot too. All of those bears are good as dead. That's not predator control. He's creating problem bears on his own land. And he's creating thrill seeker kids. It's one thing to provide your kid with thrilling experiences that can be replicated and built upon to create a meaningful and fulfilling life. It's another entirely to get off on pot shooting big animals. The reward to effort ratio is dangerous. How do you top a sure thing? What are you going to do when the kid turns 10? The kid literally says "seven more to go!". This is why people become addicts and psychopaths. The problem is not hunting at all. I respect ethical hunters. It's the method and the motivation here that is pathetic.
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Thank you, this is an excellent response, far better than "hoping a lot of bad stuff happens to the guy".