Comments on: Deer Baiting Across The U.S.

By: bob mastie

bob mastie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:45:14 +0000

There is nothing wrong with baiting for deer it you stop baiting then no food plots, farmers need to fence in all fields with what deer will eat. Deer go where there is food and whether you want to beleive or not deer get together in food plots, farmers fields, under oak stand, under apple trees, in gardens, any of them could cause illness in deer. People who own land pay taxs and should be able to hunt it. Grant it I do not think you should throw out pick up loads but 10 to 15 gallons is not much. There is nothing wrong with baiting in the UP.

Zip from the UP

By: SC Hunter

SC Hunter — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:05:05 +0000

FYI – Hunting Deer over bait is only allowed in the lower half of South Carolina. Baiting is still illegal in the upper Piedmont area.

By: Hunting Guy

Hunting Guy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:16:07 +0000

baiting is not allowed. the camp want to test hunters how good they really are without using those baits. hey, how about dummies?

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By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:21:58 +0000

I am a Michigan resident but hunt on a family farm in Missouri where baiting is not allowed. I have never had a problem filling my tag there. Last year during firearm season 215,000 deer were taken in MO.

MI hunters will have to go through an adjustment period and change tactics. I am sure success will come to those who are willing to go through the effort.

Good Luck

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:36:25 +0000

There are a few things that DNR is at fault which isn’t helping the situation at all. One is that they should be using the media to get information out to the hunters as to what is going on, what they know, and their reasonings behind what they are doing. Why they are not I don’t understand. With the bad public image that they had before all this I and fully well knowing how people would react to the baiting ban I would think that they would want to do evething they can to not make it worst. The other mistake they have made in my opinion is that they should have put the ban on for the whole state in stead of just the lower. I half wonder if the reason that they didn’t put a ban on in the UP is because they have already ruffled hunters feathers up there with new deer hunting restrictions.

By: Matt W

Matt W — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:04:17 +0000

Intereting…funny how the states that allow baiting only Kansas is known for big bucks…I wanna be known as a master hunter not a master…well I won’t go there!

By: MikeAdams

MikeAdams — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:46:32 +0000

Robert, I do agree with you that this will decrease numbers in the harvest this year. It goes against what the DNR wants, reduced deer herd populations. As for hunter numbers, I think a lot of the hunters have already bought tags, but whether they hit the field or not remains to be seen.
Garch1 I understand your position on the food plots, but what do you suggest we do with agricultural fields? How are you going to address the farmers who have a field full of corn that deer are eating and depositing droppings and prions in that field? There is no way to enforce and distinguish the difference between a cash crop and a food plot. The DNR cannot enforce this. These are all interesting issues that will have to play out this season and be dealt with. That is what makes this issue so complicated and emotional. Everyone has a vested interest in it.

By: Garch1

Garch1 — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:06:58 +0000

So more intresting is how is Kansas,Utah, and Oklahoma doing.

By: Garch1

Garch1 — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:03:24 +0000

Chronic wasting disense alliance web site.
FAQ: ?How is CWD Spread: Answer: It is not known exactly how CWD is transmitted. After reading more on there site I came away with food plots are worse. There statement Contaminated pastures appear to have served as a sources of infection in some CWD epidemics. Food plot would be a pasture ware deer gather.