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The article I read addressed food plots.

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Yep this about sums things up.

As a side note the only time I ever hunted over bait was for hogs in South Texas where it is freaking hard core brush country. I did feel like I was cheating a little but if there were not cut roads and bait stations then I think one would have a really really hard time unless you used dogs. They were free ranging hogs so I only felt like I was cheating half way(if there is such a thing).

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Same here. Now, if I was looking to shoot a young eater doe, then I'd park right over a feeder about 1/2 hour before it's timer is set to go off. Does and young bucks will start showing up in the brush around the feeder a few minutes before it goes off and then it looks like a white sale at J.C. Penny's when the tray drops.

But the big boys? They won't come to it.

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What did it say about them? In your post you only referenced baiting and bait stations............did I miss it?

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It was the only REALLY interesting thing cited in the article. The rest (RE: food plots) was citing the percentages of those surveyed who utilized them (83%).

So.....if you're an extrapolating man.....given the choice of food plots v. bait stations.....it's EASIER to kill 'em over the food plots.....atnearly 3:1.;)

I think we're gonna need a big glass of water for some to swallow THAT pill.

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Jeff you needed an article to tell you that:D

Deer: look clover I will go get some

Deer: Look Apples dipped in peanut butter, hmmmmm, he's around here somewhere[:-]

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Gasp******Gasp*****[:o]

But, baiters are slob hunters...........right? :D

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That is interesting... Here in MN Baiting is Ilegal I guess I havent really thought much about the morals of baiting a deer it does take away from the aspect of "fair chase" or according to this article does it?

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I agree with that statement considering a whitetail's food intake will consist of 85% browse (grasses, Food plots) and the other 15% comes from supplemental feed such as corn, protein and so on...

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What the article is stating would not be consistent with the experiences I have had.We are not permitted to bait In New York but years ago it was not illegal to feed game in non hunting seasons.My wife and I purchased our home from folks who used to feed deer in the winter,so we continued that tradition for a couple of years.Well I over did it with the amount of corn I was putting out.I literally had deer coming from all directions.When I would raise the garage door in the morning they would come running.
I can't believe that baiting would not assist someone in killing a deer,probably more so when other desireable food sources were scarce.They kill a lot of mature bucks over bait in Canada,so I wouldn't agree with folks who say it cannot be done at the very least if you had doe's coming in to bait consistently during the rut,you would have bucks cruising down wind of them,they may not come into the bait but they wont be that far away.