Do you think hunting over baited corn is right?
 

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Just woundering what everybody that about this subject

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Throwing corn out and "hunting" over it is wrong. I am really not sure why I think it is wrong, but deep down I know it is. Give me a few minutes to think about it, and a few replies so I can jump start my mind. :D

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I think it depends on the person. I don't really care I know you strick fellas think it is just wrong plan and simple but This past year I got to watch a child that had never been hunting beforesee hogs and turkey and kill a small spike due to hunting over corn. What a happy little kid. If thats wrong Im sorry I think that its fine to do it. In Florida It is legal.If it is legal it is not wrong.

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I think hunting over corn is wrong. Even if a little kid is hunting over it sorry to say. i just dont think its right to throw corn out to attract deer and then shoot them when they are eating over it. I just dont see the "sport" in that.

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Why is it wrong? If its legal then all the power to you.I have baited deer before. And all the ppl who plant food plots that is no different than baiting deer(its planted to bring the deer in). to each his own, just my opinion

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I really don't care what other people do as long as it is legal.It is illegal to do so here in my state.

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i just feel like it takes the sport out of it, i doubt i would do it even if it was legal, however, if its legal then its not wrong just my opinion

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I just dont see the "sport" in that. One could say the same for shooting deer with a high powered rifle. Does that bother you to? Or how bout planting food plots? Or using calls or scents to lure them in? All the same its giving you an unfair advantage to kill the animal. I call it hunting. Its fun. this is why we are humans and they are animals.

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Hunting over a bait pile IMO is wrong .
But I hunt on trails leading to corn feilds.

A big differance IMO

Johnch

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I do notagree withany of the above. I have no problem if someone does, but Iwon't take part in it.

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I use scents and calls dont get me wrong but i am against high powered rifles. I mean whats the fun shooting at a deer half a mile away? :eek:

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so you just kill deer going to corn rather than hunt right on it lol

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I agree moose. Their is absolutely no difference between a pile of corn and a food plot, deer scent, grunt tube, or rattling antlers. It is simply another tool some people can utilize. If we could use rifles here in Illinois, I would never have a year of not filling my tags. I have no problem with any method being used that the state allows. It really is a matter of personal opinion, on whether it is "sporting".

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It isn't wrong nor is it unethical.

It's not something I agree with and it isn't something I plan on doing, but if someone wishes to "hunt" that way then who am I to tell them they are wrong?

This debate pops up every so often and I for one am tired of it. This is my first and final post in this thread.

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If it's legal and it's your cup of tea , then NO , I dont think it's wrong.

Wrong = starting a baiting thread , which always turns into a heated debate , without just using the search function to get an idea how others feel about it.;)

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At 880yds. (1/2 mile) there is moreshooting skill involved than just being "fun". I for one would be proud to say I shot one at that distance. All the practice, judging wind and knowing the exact range would've paid off.

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Hunting over corn isn't very challenging however if your goal is to fill doe tags and the freezer with meat, its very effective

Is large deer drives with a dozen people "right" ?
Hunting with a rifle ......... is that "right" ?
Hunting a natural food source thats drawing deer like magnets .... "right" ?
Fenced ranches ....... "right" ?

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There's so much food around where I hunt, I have yet to see a deer over corn piles except on pics. What's the difference between hunting over the 1 acre clover plot I planted and the corn I pile out on the ground? Anyone?

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I don't feel that it's wrong as long as it's legal where you hunt. getting the deer in is hard enough. After that you have to stand, position yourself, draw and release without spooking a deer that is usually no closer than 30 yards at the most. Good luck...

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We can't do that here , but I see little difference between that and hunting over a food plot .

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Lol:D

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I voted "no" simply because of the state that I hunt in. It is illegal to do so and therefore I do not believe it is right. In the bigger scheme of things if a state allows it then I don't have a problem with a person doing it. From what I have heard it isn't as cut and dry as many people make it out to be.

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If it's legal in your state it's fine.

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To each their own...:)

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The differance in baiting and food plots is that the food plot is there all winter still feeding game and your bait pile was gone as soon as you did not need it anymore.

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So if you keep putting out corn after the season it would be ok to you? Guys, "baiting" is Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation. So corn, food plots, doe in heat scents, decoys, and all calls are some form of "baiting" a deer to come within range of a hunter. To say one is right or better than another is really cutting hairs. In states where it is illegal, the reason most often given is for the protection of the deer as it has been proven to foster the passing of certain diseases more easily by concentrating deer to a small area. If legal, it is just another form of attracting deer, exactly like a food plot or planted apple tree or scent wick. In states where it is illegal, it is one less tool in the arsenal of tricks hunters use to attract deer within range.

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I agree with the above scents, rattling, food plots, water source and any thing else that "baits" is baiting. So most of usbait.

I say baiting is a great thing. It allows us to take more ethical shots and provides deer and other animals withfood during the hunting season.

Animals hunt this way. I watch this cat in my back yard and it hunts these berry bushes that are there. He waits and when a bird lands to eat, lunch time! I hope that someone takes the cats hunting permit away soon he is huntingunethiclly. I think he should stand in the middle of my yard and hope that bird flys by mistaking him for a stump.

Tom

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Coming from a state that sells deer corn at the convenience stores and grocery stores during deer season I’ve got to wonder how many farms are out there soley for the production of deer corn.
Like it or not, they sell it by the ton down here. If it's helping our farmers out one iotta (sp?) I'm all for it.

PIGS like it too

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I have never seen a "crop" of corn concentrated into a 300 lb mound - "growing" in a 5 ' x5' lump on the edge of hardwoods and a thick bedding area. I hate corners to the point I can't even eat the stuff come hunting season[:@]

AND I have never seen a can of tinks change the entire deer pattern of a piece of woods for weeks at a time............lol.........to put scent lures in the same sentence as corn is[:'(]

It is illegal here - and there is more corn piles in the woods than on ole Mcdonalds farm[:-].......you know a duck duck here..............................a duck duck there.......

I carry shock with me when I scout - thats pool clorine - nothing like a little bit of that stuff to kill a pile:D- its easier to carry than deisel fuel;)

I hate corn - I hate the practice - I hate the reasons - and I hate the "character" of those I see using it. It has become a desease in the woods I hunt.

Funny how it is legal and O.K. in some states yet it is flat out POACHING where I hunt.

These are just the opinions of one who hunts in woods that corning is ILLEGAL - so it is poaching. Do not take it personally if you bait where it is legal to do so.

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I think this post reminds me of a farmer who feeds his cows a lot of corn starting a month before turkey season.

Maybe baiting, maybe not, but one thing for sure. There will be a bunch of turkey's along on a regular basis to pick at this sh_t.

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So is shooting a crossbow or a rifle or hunting with an arrow that weighs less than 400 gr. etc. etc. There are a lot of things that are legal in some states that aren't legal in others. That doesn't mean the practice is wrong or should be banned. Using that logic you would be a POACHER if you happened to shoot an arrow that weighs less than 400 gr. because other states have that law. I think that is going a bit to the extreme just as you have. You may not do it and that' fine but don't categorize everyone else that does it as as a poacher. Those kind of things can be flipped right back around on you and you don't want anyone calling you a poacher. You can make your own justifications in your own mind for what you do as far as seperating feeding from food plots or scents etc. but at the end of the day you are the only one qualified to judge how you hunt. I for one resent the implication that I am a poacher if I choose to hunt over corn in my state where it is totally legal.

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I'm from Wisconsin where it is legal to hunt deer over a bait pile. What is the difference if you lure deer in with calls and scents or if you do it with a pile of corn? Either way there is a certain number of deer that need to be harvested to keep the herd healthy so it shouldnt' matter how you kill the deer as long as it is legal. I think the majority of people who are against it are just jealous because their states dont allow it.:)

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IMO if it's legal, it's totally up to the individual. Personally, you couldn't pay me to hunt over bait. Thats just me. However, as much as I dislike baiting, I'm not going to run someone down for doing whatthey like, as long asit is legal. We have enough enemies without addingmore fuel from within our own ranks.
IMO, based on the way our country is heading, baiting and hunting with dogs will eventually go bye bye, unless the hunters standtogether on issues like those.

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Wow, I think we all need to agree to disagree on this subject or else it will never end.
IMO I feel that putting corn out in a specific location to lure deer to that one spot is unethical. I see this different then planting a food plot because a food plot is multiple acres(ie. hundreds of square feet) where as a corn pile is maybe 3 square feet. When deer are coming to a pile of corn they are walking to a specific, small area. However when deer go to a food plot....They have hundreds of square feet to roam, and seeing how this is a bowhunting forum....most of us take shots of under 30 yds so if would be impossible to cover the entire food plot in your effective killing range. Back to the pile of corn....you can cover the entire pile with one stand and get shots at all deer coming to the pile....Back at the plot, you have to put up multiple stands and try to guess which trail the deer will take to the field. So my point here is that even with the advantage of a food plot you can't get all of the deer within range, where as with a pile of corn you can....that is why I don't think food plots are considered baiting.

As to all of this BS with scents and lures and decoys being baiting...as one other person on hear mentioned but I don't remember who...I've never seena herd of deer change their daily patterns to go to a can of tinks.

In the end, its legal in some states, illegal in others, so wether you feel it is right or wrong, ethical or unethical, fair or unfair, it happens so you are going to have to deal with it and allow people to have their own opinions because thats what we live in....a Democracy, not a Dictatorship.

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That depends on the size of the plot but I have seen several plots over the years that were no bigger than 30 yards in diameter. You could effectively hunt the entire plot from one tree. Many of the hunting plots in the south are made this way. Do you consider it unethical if you can cover the entire plot from one tree?

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All I have to say is come fall Im going to have a freezer full of venison to feed my family and I will have done my part to keep the deer herd in balance.All of this thanks to my corn piles.....

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There is not point to arguing over this issue. It is a personal judgment call. I say as long as you bait in a way that doesn't promote the spread of disease you are fine. I pait with one bag of bait which is about 25lbs. I is usually gone in about 3 days time.

As for deer not changing pattern because of scents. Not sure what to say to that. Deer are curious animals you can use ammonia to hunt deer. So if they come into scents or chemicals I would say that their pattern has been changed.

I also agree with what was said above. A certain number of deer have to be taken. Who cares how they are taken.

As for the sporting part of it. Yeah I am a sportsman but I am a carnivore first.

Tom

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No offense taken. Good post. Very funny and with some valid points.

I eat corn come hunting season for a cover scent. How's that fit into things.

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Native Americans baited, heck they ran bison herds off cliffs. Ethical? If it is legal go for it. If you don't agree, then don't do it. I don't hunt over bait, but I would sure hunt an oak stand or apple orchard when fruit is dopping.

My two cents, I hope you all get it figured out.