here in the show me state the skunk police will give you a stiff fine and your will be put on a nation board, you can not buy out of state tag that are on the board, its just like poaching

for those who can plant food plots "great", but i have to hunt public land here in ohio and usually only for two days at a time on weekends. therefor i bait with corn(its legal) and sometimes soybeans if i can get them but i still have to find a place i believe deer will be, i still have to hang a stand in a good tree. my opinion is that with usually only two days at a time hunt i use bait. it only helps to bring them in anyway. i still have to be scent free, quiet, wind in right direction, etc,etc. the deer are still free range deer.
just my 2cents and season opens next sat and my corn is out and i have tree picked out for stand, travel path to stand tree and i won't think twice about it. not alot of food plot to hunt on public land or i would save the money for the corn

Well, why not continue the fun. How many have bought a trail cam? If yes, do you use it for hunting? If yes, do you use bait as an attractant? For those who answered yes, yes, no, lets see those cow pasture pictures with 4 bucks in the photo. I am not in the same boat that if it is legal then do it because I was not out flinging bullets this past weekend for the opener of early doe season, but I do sit in the whatever makes you happy boat. Let's see those pics and we can say ligite or BS.

I have been hunting the last 6 years, and I have used corn as bait everyone of those six years. I hunt in NC so it is legal. I dont see a problem with using a bait pile. To me it gives the hunter more opprutunity to take an ethical shot. I dont know how many stories ive read on here about losing deer due to bad shot angle. Most of the time with bait piles deer will hang around longer and possibly give the hunter a better shot.

I also wanted to point out that I grow the corn I use for bait, so how is that easier than hunting a food plot. I have to put in the same amount of work, if not more, to use the corn as bait.

I ultimately feel that if it is legal to bait and you want to do it, you shouldnt be condemned for it. I also think that it doesnt take anything away from the deer you do kill. Using baits, you still have to know where the deer are and you still have to make a lethal shot.

Horse feed works amazing! Get the molasses blend and be blown away by the deer that come!

You're spot-on with your assessment.



I don't refer to it as baiting anyway... I call it supplementing! The deer need the corn for it's nutritional value j/k

wow. you're tough.

I have had good success by dumping shelled corn in a five gallon bucket and then dumping a 2 liter bottle of root beer, throw in some salt and mix. You'd be surprised how fast they eat it up.

So you used pencil and paper in math class while everyone else used a calculator?

I don't hunt over bait piles unless I realize it is needed, which is rare since I own my own land and can usually scout early and regularly. But some people don't have time to plant a food plot, or even scout during the off season like a lot of us do. I have friends who work the same job as me, but have to support a family and their kids (who have school, sports, activities, etc.).

Not saying this is true for everyone, but don't be too quick to judge people, especially in this case, where it is legal to bait in some areas while hunting.