[Snowbrushy]

Two poachers were caught illegally hunting bear on the Mountain Loop. "Tracking armed hunters deep in the woods is terrifying, Cook said." http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20070814/NEWS01/708140339/0/BIZ01

[lookout bob]

I suspect a lot of poaching is going on....yesterday at Kelly Butte we had three folks come up in camo gear with binoculars and a high powered rifle with telescopic sight who said they were 'spotting for elk' I think if noone was around, they would have been hunting for elk. Two weeks ago, we met someone on the road who was "looking at a cougar" with a spotting scope who also had rifles in the rack.....I suspect they were hunting goat. (Which is illegal now, and especially at Kelly Butte as it is a game protection area.....)

[Magellan]

It appears that the bear was in season, but they were baiting, which is illegal.

[Snowbrushy]

[jenjen]

Bear is indeed in season, but elk are not. Nor are deer and goats. Good for those cops for making the arrest! Baiting really is unsporting and unfair.