Probably shouldn't open this thread back up... but I will anyway.

I am looking for a fight here so shoot, bang. I, in fact, live about 3 miles from the area in which the deer with CWD was found.

We use bait while hunting, almost everytime I go hunting I will refreshen this bait. It honestly doesn't matter how much bait (as long as it is legal) wether it is three apples, or two gallons. Its still baiting right. I find nothing to be wrong with it. I agree that many "bait-hunters" can be lazy, but I will guarentee you that I spend as much if not much more time than most of you in the field. I also know that there are many people that have seen this thread and not posted because the do not want to be criticized. It's business, and I believe I could easily get deer without the bait. I wouldn't see nearly as many, nearly as early. In the winter (december), after every deer in the state has been put through a rough year, I see deer because I put out some bait. I would never see these deer otherwise, because they would honestly never come out before dark.

Guys seem to rant and rave about baiting, but don't you find doing deer drives the same, in essences? Pushing deer of all kinds, sometimes mature bucks out of their sanctuaries, only to see there tail and never even see that big buck in a shooting circumstancemost likely.

Just my two cents, comment away!

I will try to check back in a few days, I'm going hunting!