Originally Posted by Terasec

i wont get into whether hunting over bait is right or wrong,
if its legal there then its fine,
i dont hunt over bait here because its illegal to do so,
if law here allowed it would i hunt over bait? maybe, dont know.

i will take issue as to why you hunt bait,
i live in NYC, have land in upstate NY thats 6 hrs away,
rarely get to hunt that land,
when i do, time is usually very limited.
i also have a place in PA where i hunt public lands,
i am a weekend hunter,
some seasons may get out several times
some seasons may have 1 weekend to hunt,
last season didnt get out at all,
yet i still manage to learn the lands and scout.
once you learn an area, that knowledge stays with you a lifetime,
even though i rarely get out, i can go to several spots i know usually hold deer,
if i go and a pattern has changed, i can pretty much figure out what changed, and where the deer moved to,
wont take me all summer of scouting to figure out the change.

have limited time to hunt and want to fill that freezer as soon as possible? thats fine i have absolutely no gripes with that.
but to use bait because claim dont have time to learn the lands and patterns?
that i aint buying.