RE: Whats with deer feeders?
Redman60, how do you hunt bears? I know of many who think the same as you, yet their method is to drive cuts or ridges in quads, feilds border dense bush....or like in BC logging roads. Spot a bear and stock (if necessary)....is this a better way than baiting? I am not saying you do this by any means, I'd like to hear your method?
I hunt bears over "Jelly Doughnuts", so I am a wuss I guess. However I still have to be their and the animal has to show up in legal. To date I have only arrowed one bear in 8 years of this method. However I have shot 2 in oat fields with the rifle....wow big time fun and 1 ML in a tree, equally specatcular. I place my baits in their territory and while it does attract, many cruise right by, so I don't share the opinion of it being wussy hunting.
As far as huning over bait, yeah you don't want to come to Saskatchewan for Deer or Bear....that is the outfitters main method up here. Why, b/c guys want to see animals and possibly take a shot. It is not gauranteed that a trophy will walk in, but you'll get to see some game and that makes you want to come back.
Have an opinion, will share! I don't believe in critizing any method of hunting where the animals are free and wild...as long as it legal...GO HARD!!!!!