Baiting is allowed on private property
the baiting is how they have the best luck over here, I baited up a barrel a couple of years, had tracks but I never did see a bear. a friend took one over the back of the hill from us, he just wanted the hide, so I took the meat to the butcher and had sausage made, it was really good. he used dog food and donuts for the bait
I'm torn on the issue. I think it sucks you might buy a tag and never get a chance to use it. On the other had, I think it's a great way to fund bear research to make hunting them just that much better in the future.
If I lived in a part of the state with bears, I'd buy one. Of course I'd do so knowing that I might not get anything for my money, but that it's going to a good cause.
If I lived in a part of the state with bears, I'd buy one. Of course I'd do so knowing that I might not get anything for my money, but that it's going to a good cause.
Bullboy, I think you got the wrong idea here. That is not how it is at all.
When I bought my lifetime license it had a SPECIFIC list of what I would be exempt from (General, deer, turkey etc.). I still have that list.
The reason I used deer tags as an example is the agreement I signed said I would specifally be exempt from them. Not so with bear tags.
A lifetime does not exempt you from a trapping license, trout stamp and several others. The bear season did not exist when I bought it, and it made no mention of being exempt from any future season.
They did not lie to me, they did not take away what was promised to me.
It's weird that we have all kinds of people on here that make threads about supporting police officers, fireman, teachers etc., saying how they don't get paid enough and listing all they work they do for us and how expensive it is for them just to do their job.
If there was a proposed tax increase to fund more cops we would have a HUGE support of that from alot of people. After all, they need that money to do there jobs, it's expensive right?
But hardly anybody is supportive when the ODWC wants more money or resources, even though it is all entirely voluntary and they don't get any tax money.
If there was a proposed tax increase to fund more cops we would have a HUGE support of that from alot of people. After all, they need that money to do there jobs, it's expensive right?
But hardly anybody is supportive when the ODWC wants more money or resources, even though it is all entirely voluntary and they don't get any tax money.
Ridgehunter I am with you 100% on this. I think its awesome that oklahoma is trying to improve the bear population. This isn't some kind of tax if you don't like it don't by one. Nothing is being forced on anyone. The ODWC does a great job for the most part. I can't wait to move back east and maybe get in on some of this bear hunting!!
Makes sense to me. Like I said - that is the way it had sounded to me. When you describe it - totally makes sense!
I'm all for wildlife and helping the bear population - but not quite the same thing as raising taxes to support public safety.
But, a pay to play (like the bear tag) is fair and sounds fine to me. I didn't know until you described it that the lifetime license listed the animals.
