I don't care one way or another deerdogdude.

But fwiw, most folks I know (and nearly all the folks I know outside of VA) don't.

My point though, is that the blanket ban on bait is asinine. But its even more ludicrous how willing hunters are to throw other hunters under the bus (for supposed ethical/moral/whatever reasons) if those other hunters have a different view point.

Pennsylvania is an utter mess because of this. And, living now in Northern Virginia, I see the same thing happening in Virginia. Over bait. over dogs. over sunday hunting.

Really, what I'd like, is for DGIF to set a target harvest rate. Maybe help manage for rack size. But beyond that, get the F out of the way and let people do what they want.

If you don't want people running dogs on your land. post it. If your ok with it, allow it.
If you dont want people hunting on your land on sunday, don't allow it. If your ok with it, allow it.
If you dont want people baiting on your land, dont let them. If your ok with it, then let them.

But Virginia is a massive state. And the differences between NoVA, and SW VA and Central VA and the SE coast are tremendous. Add to that, the diversity of hunters (especially around DC) who grew up elsewhere in the country and hunted differently (no one outside of the South East can believe there is still a ban on Sunday hunting) really demand that DGIF just get out of the way.

They shouldn't be regulating morals or ethics. And neither should anyone else.