#1715335 - 01/08/10 07:54 PM
Baiting/ BSK or Bowriter or anyone
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HotshaftZ7
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Why is it that in Tennessee, its legal to feed deer and turkey, but its illegal to hunt over bait? Ive read many people's comments on this website about being opposed to baiting because of the possibility of spreading disease. But, if you ask a g.w. why baiting is illegal, they will say it concentrates the animals in an area making them susceptible to disease. However, feeding these same animals also concentrates them making them just as susceptible to the same diseases. We are allowed to feed the animals where we hunt, but the food source is supposed to be gone so many days prior to hunting this spot. This makes no sense to me. Share your thoughts. Thanks!
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#1715349 - 01/08/10 08:00 PM
Re: Baiting/ BSK or Bowriter or anyone
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bowriter
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Baiting and feeding are same thing. The only difference is when you start hunting over it. Why one is legal and the other is not, is beyond me.
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#1715360 - 01/08/10 08:05 PM
Re: Baiting/ BSK or Bowriter or anyone
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I agree
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#1715370 - 01/08/10 08:11 PM
Re: Baiting/ BSK or Bowriter or anyone
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IceMann
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Baiting and feeding are same thing. The only difference is when you start hunting over it. Why one is legal and the other is not, is beyond me.
Baiting will be legal soon as they figure out how to turn a profit from it, same as the 20 .00 doe tags un less you have your sportsmans..
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#1715387 - 01/08/10 08:19 PM
Re: Baiting/ BSK or Bowriter or anyone
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HotshaftZ7
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Baiting and feeding are same thing. The only difference is when you start hunting over it. Why one is legal and the other is not, is beyond me. Baiting will be legal soon as they figure out how to turn a profit from it, same as the 20 .00 doe tags un less you have your sportsmans..
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#1715456 - 01/08/10 08:50 PM
Re: Baiting/ BSK or Bowriter or anyone
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Baiting and feeding are same thing. The only difference is when you start hunting over it. Why one is legal and the other is not, is beyond me. Baiting will be legal soon as they figure out how to turn a profit from it, same as the 20 .00 doe tags un less you have your sportsmans.. Say, that's not a half bad idea. I think I remember one state or province where they have to register bear bait sites. Say $50 a site times the thousands across the state-we might be talking some real money here.....
Just like the guy the other day talking about the Elk stocking,then saying how he heard that TWRA was "re" stocking Moose back into the area..LMAO And then got on the subject of rattlesnake and cougar stockings!! I just laughed and said "huh"!! LOL
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#1715463 - 01/08/10 08:54 PM
Re: Baiting/ BSK or Bowriter or anyone
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trealtree
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Alaska charges for bear bait sites. Wyoming does too. TWRA should start with Feral Hog bait sites this summer. 100 bucks per year. Just send the GPS coordinates to TWRA for them to keep on file and if they want to inspect them.
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#1715526 - 01/08/10 09:22 PM
Re: Baiting/ BSK or Bowriter or anyone
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huntinman
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I work for an automotive crash parts warehouse. October thru December was an unbelievably profitable 3 months for us. The insurance companies took a bath in all the car repairs due to deer hits. I would have to guess the automotive insurance industry will be pressing all the wildlife agencies to do everything they can do to take more deer out of the Fall equations, whether it is more does taken, allowing baiting for more hunters to be successful etc... I have seen more changes in the past 3 years related to our deer seasons than I can remember in the past 10-15 years. We can now hunt with crossbows, they have expanded our muzzleloading season to coincide with the rut, they now allow a .223 round to be used for taking deer, Our bowseason starts another week earlier. I'm not complaining about any of the changes. I just feel that legal baiting will be in our near future (3-4 years if not earlier)
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#1715581 - 01/08/10 09:40 PM
Re: Baiting/ BSK or Bowriter or anyone
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huntinman
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On another note....How many will be supplemental feeding after the season is over?
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