Originally Posted by
GPMD
Not sure either way but I would lean to no. 2 years ago i started getting a really nice 10 pointer at my bait pile all summer during daylight hours. A week before the season it stopped dead. I mean he didn't show up 1 more time during daylight the whole season. My visits to the camera were the same since May.
The following year I just had a mineral site in the same spot. The same buck started visitiing it again. I never went in to freshen up lick or add food and even checked the camera less than the previous season hoping he would keep his daylight visits going at least for the first few days of the season. Almost to the day, he stopped showing up during daylight hours. I have no explanation but that darn buck has yet to show himself during light hours with or without food or me checking cameras
He probably found a bait pile closer to his bedding area. Why walk 400 yds for food when you can walk 200? Your neighbors probably started baiting a week before season in each case.