I don't feel that feeders are "unethical", nor do I feel they are a surefire way to harvest a deer. Do I feel they can make it easier? Yes. CAN is the key word. I would guess that it depends a lot on the area one hunts, and the other available food sources nearby. I don't hunt over feeders, and really do not have that interest. (Illegal here anyhow.) If I grew up hunting over them, then I probably would have an interest. If that is what a person does, then I don't see the problem and certainly don't see a need to bash another hunter for it. If someone would have asked me a year ago how I felt, I probably would have said it shouldn't be allowed. But i've become a little more informed on the subject from some guys on this site, and just with talking to other hunters etc. The one argument I don't buy however, is that it is no different than hunting a corn field. The idea might be the same (simply hunting a food source), but most corn fields (I'm talking crops, not food plots for animals) are not a 10' by 10' area. So if the deer do decide thats what they are going to eat, they are concentrated to the small area around the feeder. That makes it a little easier to decide where to put up your stand doesn't it? The corn fields I am familiar with are anywhere from 10 acres to several hundred. And the deer will not feed in a 10 by 10 area in those fields. Although you find a hot trail and your in business. Again, I am not bashing feeders, or those who hunt over them in any way, shape, or form. Just don't say it is no different than hunting a crop field full of corn. I would guess that you probably have to be a lot more careful hunting over a feeder though (unless there are an unusually high # of deer). You get busted by a couple deer while hunting over a feeder, and you probably won't see them again. But you get busted hunting a big corn field, then you can move your stand to the next hot trail down the field and start all over again. Just my opinion.

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