Bob' s right, bait has always been allowed in MI.

I recall when I was a kid almost no one baited that I knew of. I' m sure some did, but they were few. Now this is a extremly wide practice. As Bob said the increase in archers started it back in the 70' s. Some who were new to archery were looking for a edge, to make it easier to take a deer with the bow.

Now however it' s gun hunters and all, and it' s not a good thing. Not for the game and not for the hunters. I think Bob is right when he says we now have a generation that thinks they need bait to " hunt" , what BS. Would be best if things could go back to what once was.

I' m 48 years old, & in over 30 years of hunting I' ve only failed to fill my tag twice. And I' ve never once shot a single one of those deer over bait.