My opinion has always been when hunting over baits that you areenticing the animal to a specific area. It ups the hunters odds no doubt in most cases. The animals become more relaxed in most cases at these bait stations because they become somewhat use to the scent of man and except the scent at the bait station as it has become something normal to the area. In some cases they even begin to accept the presence of man coming and going to the area to fill these stations.

It also takes away the need for prescouting and putting in a little more effort by the hunter to meet the animal on its own grounds, not something that is artifically set up by man in the form of easy feed. Thus the way I come up with a lazy way to hunt.

I have hunted for many years. Mainly whitetail and turkey. Taken my share of critters through those years. But itdoes sadden me to some extent to see whereour sport is heading in thefuture. The use of hunting overbait stations for one. The use of firearms capable of hitting a targetsome 700 yards away for big game especially.

I love to hunt,love the challenge in it. The challenge being someof the biggest reward to me,knowing I put in my homework for the ultimate reward. Notjust going out and setting up a bait station, enticing the animals toan area, letting themget somewhat used to man's presense there also and then setting up over the station. That isn't my way.