bear bait
Lure for ursines
Bear bait is food or scent placed to attract bears for hunting, a practice legal in some jurisdictions and controversial in others.
The term extends to anything that attracts unwanted bear encounters: Don't leave garbage out—it's bear bait.
Figuratively, bear bait can describe someone or something vulnerable to attack or exploitation.
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- blood sportEntertainment through harm
- blood lustMurderous craving
- provocationAct that triggers response
- pit bullMuscular short-haired terrier type
attractant · cruelty · dead fish · wild game · big game · cockfighting · hounding · endangered species · persecution · gladiatorial games · maltreatment · wildlife protection · arena · lure · scent trail · predator control · animal welfare · spectacle
bear baitbear spray
Pressurized capsaicin for wildlife
air horn · pepper spray · electric fence · ammonia · mothballs
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