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This is a SAFETY concern as far as distance from a right of way
Safety for the road users and safety for the bears and hunters
Possibly 200 m may have been far or farther than most Outfitters / hunters have gone in the past ( pre 2016 ) to set up a bear bait.
But I would also consider a distance of 30 m to set up a bear bait forma roadway way too CLOSE
I would consider a distance of 100 m appropriate from a public roadway for a bear bait
I say this from experience as I've seen bears that were shot properly and travelled ( ran wounded) distances of 25 m to 80 m before dying
If appropriately a 100m bear bait distance was applied away from a roadway/ trail it would be sufficient to avoid conflicts / accidents with multi use users scubas hikers, joggers , canoe portages, and motor vehicular traffic
Submitted May 3, 2019 11:24 AM
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Proposal to reduce the minimum distance requirement for placement of bait from rights of way and trails for black bear hunting
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