I have yet to hear any argument as to why I should side with you on this issue. All I have heard is that its considered to be not "sporting"
I have, along with others, presented stats, WDFW recomendations and expendatures about hounding, trapping, baiting.

What have you presented ? an opinion? woohoo!
Where's ya facts? No need to answer that loaded question, cause I know where they are. I have been asking that question since 1995 and have yet to get a logical answer. I even debated this on the "buzz" radio station. I asked a simple question about the Black Bear EIS guess what none of those folks even had taken the time to educate themselves with it? Needless to say I had alot of fun with that live conversation..