RE: Simple question....Do you hunt "Baited" animals?
 

We should make this a Poll. YES OR NO


We have a 2 gallon rule here in Michigan. I bait deer on most occasions near home and one in a while on the 500 acres I hunt in the thumb...During late season when going for a Muzzleloader doe.

RE: Simple question....Do you hunt "Baited" animals?
 

Yes & Yes.

RE: Simple question....Do you hunt "Baited" animals?
 

In Michigan its 3 gallons spread out over a 10ftx10ft area. Thats some pretty sparse feed. But it is to keep the deer from nose feeding, and spreading TB. Bow hunting isnt so busy, but if you hunt state land during rifle season, baiting really helps. The woods are so full and the deer are so pressured, that if you dont give them a reason to show up, they wont. I always bait during firearm season, and have yet to shoot a buck off the pile. They are usually too jittery once the shooting starts to stop and eat for very long. But it brings in the does, and the immature bucks. Usually once the does show up, a buck will show up sooner or later. All the bucks I've killed while baiting were not within 15ft of the pile, only passing through looking for the does.

RE: Simple question....Do you hunt "Baited" animals?
 

I don't view a food plot as bait. Do I have them? Yes. Do I hunt them? Yes. I view them as something that is providing a YEAR LONG benefit to my deer herd. I have both warm season and cool season plots. I don't solely plant them to hunt on them. There is a major difference between the guy that buys a 200 dollar feeder and 300 lbs of corn and sits 20 yards away verses a guy that gets out and sweats clearing land, tilling land, and plants and maintains plots.

No, I don't bait. Yes, it is illegal in my hunting area.

RE: Simple question....Do you hunt "Baited" animals?
 

Nope, not legal here in Minnesota, but if it was.......... yes I would. ;)

RE: Simple question....Do you hunt "Baited" animals?
 

YEs it is legal and yes I do it on corn piles. I hardly ever kill a buck off of a corn pile and I havent in two years. The food plot is by far more productive (and cheaper to boot) so I am switching to all food plots and acorns.;)

RE: Simple question....Do you hunt "Baited" animals?
 

Now that you have a 105+ answers, I was wondering what the point of this thread actually is?? No disrespect just curious???:eek:

RE: Simple question....Do you hunt "Baited" animals?
 

Yes its legal, no I do not hunt baited animals.

RE: Simple question....Do you hunt "Baited" animals?
 

Not allowed in alot of WI do to CWD. So I don't and wouldn't anyway.

RE: Simple question....Do you hunt "Baited" animals?
 

yes i bait and plant food plots ,yes i hunt the corn feeder although i set up away from it and try to intercept the deer,yes i would enter a p&y buck even if i shot him standing directly under my feeder and it is legal.