ORIGINAL: Hoytteen
I understand that puttin truck loads out is bad. But what about feeders for the spring and summer. We have tons of stateland by us and all it is is pine tree's. why not give them nutrition while they grow? Not saying that you should hunt over the feeder in the fall but whats the differance between a feeder and a corn field or soy bean. Same thing, just differant location. All you guys that hunt bean fields and corn fields and big food plots thinks baiting and feeding is wrong, but when you look at it through the eyes of the hunters that can't afford to lease those prime propertys or don't have enough land to do work with. Of coarse you can say, just go scout scout and set upand learn. Pressured Whitetails arn't that easy to pattern when you have little land to hunt and no baiters. The most deer i seen on a feeder this year was 3. Pretty sure you got more deer on a trail than on a feeder. I personaly hunt runways and stuff but its people like my grandparents that like to watch the deer 20 yards outside their cabin window i'm talkin about. Why take that enjoyment away from them before they pass away. Sorry but i just had to vent a little.
Very Well said Hoytteen, I agree. People who hunt small acreage and can't afford food plots do need a little help with attracting deer. Food plots aren't always and option and when you are hunting in a heavily pressured area, you need something to draw deer your way when there are many agricultural fields surrounding your property and neighbors who think laws don't apply to them. Personally, I think Corn should still be allowed, but spread over a wide area where the deer are less likely to transfor saliva. Use a spreader or something along that lines. Apples, Sugar beats, carrots, pumpkins, no way, not anymore.
I know the rule was 2 gallons of bait which was strictly followed where I hunt, but I know for a fact that a few neighbors were putting 50 to 100 sugar beats at a time. Unfortunately, even with this law, I know there still going to bait and it sucks for the legal hunter like myself.