ORIGINAL: wahoohunter
ORIGINAL: TEmbry
If I was trying to go out and kill any oledeer, I believe 100% a cornpile 20 yards from my stand increases my odds, regardless of any study by any scientists. I used to do it, and umm...well, it works. It brings in deer. I haven't baited for 3-4 years now, and have success without it. But that's not to say a cornpile doesn't help. I can't believe people actually believe it actually hurts your chances?
Jeff, you target more specific deer, and older ones at that. I wouldn't consider you as someone who would benefit from baiting. But do you honestly feel if you were going to shoot the first deer, doe spike 14 pt doesnt matter, that came in...that it would be easier without a cornpile than with one?
I want to say that the study to which gmmat is referring involved year round baiting/feeding, not just a one or two time deal during hunting season. As far as doing this (year round) then it absolutely hurts your chances
I wasn't talking about year round baiting, that seems more like feeding deer than baiting. I'm talking about a guy who puts out a big ole corn pile or a automatic feeder a few weeks or so before the season and keeps it supplied during the entire hunting season. Again bating is illegal here in Illinois so I don't know much about it but it only stands to reason if you only set bait out during the hunting season then I can't see how in the world it doesn't improve your odds of killing "A" deer....any deer.
I'd like to read where it actually hurts your chances (in the scenario I listed) because I just don't see that happening. Seems like every thing I read about it says it works and works well.