I always considered poaching taking any game animal out of season, without a legal tag that is your own, or on a property which you should not be hunting on for whatever reason.. My only thought on it was when your baiting an animal is it poaching.. I can agree that in most cases if something is taken illegaly then it could be considered poaching but baiting is legal in some states and some areas, or leading up to a season you can sometime bait or feed but it must be removed within a certain ammount of time before hunting season. Whatever the case is I always thought this to be illegal baiting and not poaching but I suppose with the definition being used "loosely" it could cover anything taken outside of the exact law.

As noted in the post that I believe started this I know a few guys that "toss" apples before the season. While I don't do this or agree with it I don't run out and turn them in. I just hunt by the law and feel good when I'm successful at hunting by the rules.
Then again if ya turned in everyone that used corn, peanut butter, apples or even a salt lick then there will be a lot more deer for me to hunt.

Honestly though, If I even tried to "bait" I think all I would attract are them darn cows.. lol

Just follow the laws guys, they are there for a reason. No matter what definition you use I will say the one word that covers it all.. ILLEGAL
Call it what you want but if that's words involved then it'll catch up to ya one day...