I am asking the person that planted them .

Yes (for bear)

Yes (for bear)

So let me get this straight.......If the intent of the planter is to make a buck off whatever he plants......it's not baiting?

Or...if attracting deer is simply a side-effect of the planting......it's not baiting....no matter the hunter's intent for setting up where he does?

why is baiting just considerd pouring food out of a bag, its illegal where i hunt yet everyone has feilds to hunt over. And why are scents and calls legal than, your baiting the animal to come in?

I don't need to bait for deer to shoot them where I live. Baiting Bear on the other hand is a must in Northern Minnesota. You wouldn't hardly have any luck unless you were sitting on a corn or oats field that was matured and ready. Speaking from expierence here.

Is an oak tree that drops acorns that grow into more oak tress baiting? Is a honeysuckle vine that propagates itself baiting?

Once again IMO, the purpose, the reason, the food source was planted/placed determines what it is.

If a hunter's intent is to setup on a rubline is the rubline now bait?

No. Hunting over the food source, is.

No. Hunting over that food source.....knowing it attracts deer, is.

To "Me"....no moreso than a hunter choosing to set up on a turd.....because he knows a deer's been there. But that's just me.

See....I view MANY, MANY things as ""baiting".....but I also don't view "baiting" as a dirty word.

Well there is something we can agree on. I've been baiting (putting a food source out for the purpose of attracting them)foxes for some time now. My plan is to shoot groundhogs to get more bait .

yes and yes.

I have baited. I am not for baiting. I have nothing against anyone who chooses to bait.
If earn a buck is implimented in my hunting area I will bait to quickly get my buck tag.