last year , while bowhunting on private land my dad heard an awfull noise, then deer ran from all directions to the area he heard the noise , well it got dark and the next evening my dad locked up on a trail he saw a doe on the day before and put me on a tree were he saw some more go by,well 30 minute before dark crash the noise again ,and like clockwork the deer were troting down our trails , i stuck one and so did my dad, after returning to our car we found the neighboor all ticked off he had placed a feeder in the thickets on the bourder of our property and we cut him off he watch the whole thing from his ground blind about 1oo yards away,,,,,,, i never in my life seen anything like that ,i have placed bags of corn out infront of my stand and it took weeks for the deer to eat it , not once did i see a deer eat the corn.......

Should baiting be legal? YES, with certain exceptions. Like in areas with CWD problems.

I think it's funny how the people talk about they wouldn't be proud of a deer they killed over bait probably never have hunted over it because it's illegal to do so in their state. In Texas we can hunt over bait legally. Last year the three of us that bowhunt together never shot any of our deer hunting over bait. Just because it's there doesn't necessarily mean it's like riniging a dinner bell. I didn't even see a deer near my feeders and 99% of our pics of deer at the feeders were at night.

This is like the high fence debate, if we keep arguing about it amongst ourselves, chances are that at some point in the future we won't have to worry about it anyway because none of us will be hunting. If you don't believe me just ask hunters that use dogs in parts Alabama; or at least used to use dogs. That's been going on for generations in the South but now there are several counties where you can't hunt with dogs. Don't fool yourself into thinking that it can't happen to "ethical" hunters because you're only kidding yourselves.

(thanks guys)

I'd don't care either way, but I'd rather have Sunday hunting here!

Illegal.

leagle

I realy see no differince in baiting and hunting over a food plot,agg filde or for that matter over oak trees.

You are hunting over a food scorice in each of thoes situations

i agree with bt

your pretty much baiting if you hunt under an oak tree deer change their patterns for the acorns

I think baiting should be up to whoever is hunting.Whatever tickles your fancy.As long as it is done in an ethical manner.
I wouldn't mind baiting bears if it were legal.
Elkshed