ORIGINAL: HuntingBry
ORIGINAL: Killer_Primate
I would not get the same level of satisfaction out of shooting a deer over a pile of corn. Sorry, no offense, but that is just me. I'd rather earn it the hard way and be proud of it. I can't imagine teaching my children to hunt by setting up over a pile of corn.
Growing up hunting in PA where baiting was taboo for so long I kind of felt the same way. However, after hunting in NJ for a couple of years and seeing that on public land there will be a pile of corn put out right on a well used trail that sits and grows moldy and seeing deer pass it up showed me that baiting doesn't improve your odds in some cases. It's just like anything else, a tool that can help when used at the appropriate time.
So then it is sat outto increase the odds. I understand that it isn't a sure thing, but to me (me, and just me) this crosses over into a place that is synthetic. I say this because it either places the deer in a location that it either would not be in, not be in at the same time of day, or would stay longer than usual. It also creates a situation where you tie yourself to that area. To me (again, just me) finding them, sneaking up on them in thier house, or figureing them out and beating them at thier game is what it is about. It seems very similar to mouse traps to me. Only difference is you pull the trigger and see it take place. I guess really, you could call it trapping. Trapping just usually involves more than one trap to increase the odds.