Baiting violations
There is now finalized information related to baiting violations that were investigated by Minnesota conservation officers during the deer hunting seasons.
There is now finalized information related to baiting violations that were investigated by Minnesota conservation officers during the deer hunting seasons.
- Conservation officers received 545 baiting complaints during the 2009 deer seasons (archery, firearms, muzzleloader), resulting in 129 citations being issued and 140 firearms seized.
- Half of the conservation officers encountered other hunting violations while conducting baiting investigations.
- Apples, corn and sugar beets dispersed in open areas figured in 87 percent of deer baiting cases this season.
- Officers reported that nearly 60 percent of the hunters who were cited for violations admitted to conservation officers that they knew baiting was illegal, but chose to do it anyway.
Tags: two harbors, outdoors, baiting, hunting
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