Deer hunting while bear hunting

[dakids]

Hopefully I will get drawn for my bear lisense this year.  Where we have had a bear bait station set up(close to a swamp), there is also a deer trail about 20 yards behind my stand.  The trail and bait station are 40 yards apart.  The question that I have is can I shoot a deer  from this stand while I'm bear hunting over bait? 

[Mayfly]

Hopefully I will get drawn for my bear lisense this year.  Where we have had a bear bait station set up(close to a swamp), there is also a deer trail about 20 yards behind my stand.  The trail and bait station are 40 yards apart.  The question that I have is can I shoot a deer  from this stand while I'm bear hunting over bait? 

I wouldn't. And are you shooting the bear with a bow?

[dakids]

Thinking about it.

[MTCOMMER]

Thinking about it.

Make sure you have a powerful sidearm handy 

   Im not sure about the regulations on that, it sounds like something you wouldnt be able to do, but i am not sure!  I would ask a CO.... or someone else that might know. 

[Cody Gruchow]

well that is tricky. i do think however you can if its with the same weapon with no sidearm because if your deer hunting your not allowed a sidearm its because you could possibly shoot a deer with it out of season. (not saying you would) i think its completly legal and that would be something if ya got a double in one morning your bear then your deer or vise versa

[bowhunter73]

Yes you can, However keep in mind like said earlier. No firearms while archery hunting deer. Also the seasons are about 2 weeks apart. The odds are that if you don’t get your bear in the first two weeks. It ant going to happen anyway. I did get one in late season before however the odds are. So basically I would bear hunt with weapon of choice until archery opens then I would archery deer hunt with a bear tag in my pocket. Just in case one comes around, just be careful on your bait and don’t use “deer attractant” bait (read the deer bait reg’s)
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 Good luck and post the pics of a bear and deer hanging together

[dakids]

Thanks for the input guys.  I will talk to the local CO before doing it to make sure his interpratations of the law are the same as mine.

[HD]

This one had me scratch'in my head 

My first reacion would be no, because of the reasoning of what bowhunter73 said. (Thought the same about the bait)

So, I sent a e-mail to my buddy...he's a old time CO...
When I get it back, I'll post what he said.

He's on vaca now...so it might be a little while.


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