Two permits are provided to you when you register your bait station. Be sure to carefully review the hunting regulations governing the use of bait to take black bears. These regulations are summarized on the back of your bait station registration signs and in the current Alaska Hunting Regulations booklet. Obey the regulations and use common sense. Because baiting bears concerns or offends some people, please use good judgement when establishing bear bait stations.
Black bears prefer areas with natural foods close to water and heavy forested cover.
Remember, only biodegradable materials and only heads, bones viscera or skin of legally harvested fish and game may be used. Meat scraps, old fry grease mixed with dog food, bakery goods or fish carcasses from which the meat has been filleted can all prove attractive to black bears. Whatever bait you use, take care to remove and dispose of plastic and paper wrapping before placing bait in the woods. This makes cleanup a lot easier. Check the bait at least every other day until a bear begins eating it.