ORIGINAL: GMMAT
You're acting like every (or even the "average") person who baits does so with precision and unabated tact.
Get real, Trevor.
We're not discussing the people who have this down to an art form. I thought we were discussing the practice "in general". Your example is like trying to compare Phil Mickelson going for a par 5 in two from 277yds......and whether or not "golfers" should try it. Hell yeah it works most times......if you're Phil.
Most baiters ain't Phil
Most baiters dump it in the drink and make 8.
ORIGINAL: BigJ71
I hear ya Jeff, there are a lot of knuckle heads out there who probably do more to ruin a hunting spot by trying to bait it but that's not my point. If done correctly (like anything else) is should produce better results over not baiting at all. I still can't see how it doesn't.
Jeff,
So you do agree that it's true and my above statement correct......IF done correctlybaiting will produce better results than if not done at all?
So getting back to the original question, isbaiting (and yes I mean done correctly)different than hunting over a cut corn field....The answer then HAS to be yes it is. If done correctly baiting will give you a distinct advantage because you can pinpoint with far greater accuracy where and in some cases when the deer will show up. You simply set up in that location and your odds of killing a deer....any deer increase dramatically.
With your average crop field(multi acre) you won't be able to predict with much accuracy where the deer will enter the field because their food source IS the entire crop field. Sure you can locate trails and set up their but unlike the pile of corn or automatic feeder, you can't be sure exactly where the deer will be.
That feeder out in the middle of nowhere when other sources of food is scarce is going to be an oasis for the deer....and they will go to it. People feed deer all the time and they keep coming day in and day out. You can even see them on line now with those streaming videos of the deer feeding. They have even been posted right here in the bow hunting forum.
Bottom line....if done correctly it will give you an advantage and yes it's different and more advantageous than hunting over a crop field.
Can we put this thread to rest now??