RE: Why bait?
 

My Grampa baits to this day, I carry the bait out for him.

For those who say "You're not a real hunter or man if you bait", well when you go see the Movie Flags of our Fathers remember this,he was there.

Anybody else who does not bait have that on their resume? He lied about his age, he was still a kid, 17.
He enjoys watching those deer come into hissetup. These days he just likes to watch them.

RE: Why bait?
 

Since you're from Indiana and don't bait have you ever tried to shoot a mature buck over bait?? Ain't gonna happen very often. I have 2 baited stands I almost never use. I use those locations for my trail cameras to get pictures of deer to judge size. I rarely sit in them as I know big bucks don't come to bait in the daylight.

As stated above baiting is an excellent management tool. Does come to bait readily and that makes for a more ethical standing shot. It's a more effective means to control an out of control population.

I personally will take much more pride in a big buck that I take without bait (feed) than one over bait. Callingand scents aren't baitingIMO.Those are natural in the deer world. A corn pile in the middle of the woods isnot.

RE: Why bait?
 

I would say that 90 to 95% of the people who hunt and bait deer, fish also. How do you catch fish? If you don't have a problem using bait for fishing then why would you have a problem baiting a deer?

RE: Why bait?
 

Bingo! Welcome to the board.

RE: Why bait?
 

corn piles in open country is nothing. especially since big bucks dont use corn piles, aleast ive never seen one at mine. i always see them farther in the woods. like said above, cor piles are better used for taking does and controling the population.

RE: Why bait?
 

You know what....everybody has made some great points.And I had voiced my opinion to start off with. I feel like the points made taught me a lot. Yes I do use scents andyes I do hunt corn fields/oak trees.

So if you wanna classify me as a baiter go ahead. I can tell you what though, after hearing everyone's opinion, which is what I wanted, Irealizednow that itisn'twhat I thought. All it takes isfor a little explanation.No excuse for what I had said before, bc that's how I felt, butI think my opinion haschanged. Sorry if I said that wasn't hunting. I feel like a big dumba** right about now.

RE: Why bait?
 

I will add one more thought to the baiting issue. I have young children. I would like to see some of the people who are so judgemental towards baiting take their child into the middle of the woods and wait for the deer to just happen to come by. I have three feeders on my lease, and the two other hunters on my lease have a couple of feeders each. We don't hunt those feeders ourselves, but we love taking our children hunting and teaching them about the outdoors. A child cannot sit there all day. A child cannot be quiet all day. A child cannot be still all day. They need some help. I will take my kids to a tower stand, with a feeder about 150 yards away, and let them have a chance to shoot a deer. Right now it is perfectly acceptable,and when they get older they can be taught how to pattern and set up on a deer. But I wanted to start them out at a young age, so they might learn to love the land and all God's creatures, like I do. Now if you still have a problem with people who "bait", so be it........ But please understand one thing, YOU are the one with the problem, not me.

God Bless

RE: Why bait?
 

Well said MichaelT.

RE: Why bait?
 

i bait do you know how many 8 point or better i have killed 1 not to say i havent seen more but you try to go deep in my woods you wont come back unscathed and will be picking out briars all day long but i also hunt acorn ridges rub lines and scrape lines use calls not really a big fan of scents though

RE: Why bait?
 

I do not bait. Too much hassel. I could never figure out a reason to throw out a corn pile between the two big corn fields wheremy stand is.