Lions are a growing menace here in CA. The Dept. of fish and Game actually kill smore of them using deprivation permits than hunters used to take when we had a season for them.

We turned a noble big game trophy into a pest species. What a country.

I don't think you can bait them. Dogs work well, but keeping,training, and using dogs requires a huge commitment and lots of work. Then when you use them a bunch of ignorant people act like you are taking the easy way out.