▁could ▁hold ▁an ▁ele ph ant , ▁before ▁using ▁its ▁large ▁p aws ▁to ▁carry ▁and ▁throw ▁an ▁oppos ing ▁b ull ▁head first ▁into ▁the ▁hole , ▁p aw - sw ipe ▁its ▁side ▁till ▁its ▁breath ▁appeared ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁half - k no ck ed ▁out ▁of ▁its ▁body , ▁and ▁then ▁use ▁one ▁p aw ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁b ull , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁to ▁b ury ▁it ▁alive . ▁ ▁Other ▁uses ▁The ▁term ▁" b ear ▁b ait ing " ▁may ▁be ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁hunting ▁practice ▁of ▁l uring ▁a ▁bear ▁with ▁b ait ▁to ▁an ▁arranged ▁killing ▁spot . ▁The ▁h unter ▁places ▁an ▁amount ▁of ▁food , ▁such ▁as ▁raw ▁meat ▁or ▁swe ets , ▁every ▁day ▁at ▁a ▁given ▁spot ▁until ▁the ▁h unter ▁not ices ▁the ▁food ▁is ▁being ▁taken ▁each ▁day , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁bear ▁tracks . ▁He ▁then ▁cho oses ▁a ▁day ▁to ▁await ▁the ▁bear , ▁killing ▁it ▁when ▁it ▁arriv es ▁to ▁feed . ▁Such ▁bear ▁b ait ing ▁is ▁legal ▁in ▁many ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁with ▁the ▁Hum ane ▁Society ▁reporting ▁that : ▁Bear ▁b ait ing ▁is ▁b anned ▁in ▁ 1 8 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 8 ▁states ▁that ▁allow ▁bear ▁hunting . ▁It ▁pers ists ... ▁in ▁Al aska , ▁Id aho , ▁Maine , ▁Michigan , ▁Minnesota , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁Ut ah , ▁Wisconsin , ▁and ▁Wy oming . ▁For ▁instance , ▁in ▁Wisconsin ▁in ▁ 2