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Baiting deer but not other animals?
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<blockquote data-quote="PillsburyDoughboy" data-source="post: 4172677" data-attributes="member: 14197"><p>Well I am a seasoned hunter who has hunted many of the states where baiting is legal and I gotta tell you I cannot see any difference between the current legal forms of "baiting" in TN as you put it VS TN regulations of illegal baiting.</p><p></p><p>Putting out a salt lick or mineral block in order to lure the deer in and attract the deer is no different IMHO than putting out loose corn or sweet feed. They are both a natural attractant brought in from outside the natural environment of the surrounding area. Neither are grown there on site. Neither are growing out of the ground. Yet somehow Its legal to introduce a foreign attractant into the woods in the form of a mineral block or salt lick but bringing in corn or sweet feed is not. :bash: </p><p></p><p>Planting a row of corn and hunting directly over it is no different IMHO than putting out loose corn and hunting directly over it. You are still putting yourself up against the animal in a fair chase situation.</p><p></p><p>Ive heard people on here bad mouthing TV hunters and hunters in other states for hunting over corn or feeders. But those same hunters that were doing the bad mouthing don't seem to have a problem a few threads back talking about deer lures, urines, decoys, game calls, salt licks and mineral blocks that they themselves are using. Its irony at its best. One form of attractant should be as good as any. I think each and everyone of us has their own line in the sand of where they feel ETHICAL begins and where ETHICAL ends. Bottom line is it ends in the regulations till we get them changed. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Ive heard all the mumbo jumbo reasons for keeping baiting out of Tn and they are simply invalid IMHO. Baiting is both LEGAL and ETHICAL in many many states and until such time as the regulations are changed we will have to abide by it. Some of the states that approved it with limitations saw the benefit of it and have expanded on the regulations and made it more open and accessible to hunters to bait without heavy restrictions. Tn will eventually legalize baiting practices. It will take some well organized groups that are well funded and politically organized to get it done. Perhaps even putting pressure on current seated voting members to get on board with it or get them removed. That's how things get done. Moaning and griping about it on Tn Deer will do no good so its really wasted breath even talking about it. It divides the board as much as buck limits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PillsburyDoughboy, post: 4172677, member: 14197"] Well I am a seasoned hunter who has hunted many of the states where baiting is legal and I gotta tell you I cannot see any difference between the current legal forms of "baiting" in TN as you put it VS TN regulations of illegal baiting. Putting out a salt lick or mineral block in order to lure the deer in and attract the deer is no different IMHO than putting out loose corn or sweet feed. They are both a natural attractant brought in from outside the natural environment of the surrounding area. Neither are grown there on site. Neither are growing out of the ground. Yet somehow Its legal to introduce a foreign attractant into the woods in the form of a mineral block or salt lick but bringing in corn or sweet feed is not. :bash: Planting a row of corn and hunting directly over it is no different IMHO than putting out loose corn and hunting directly over it. You are still putting yourself up against the animal in a fair chase situation. Ive heard people on here bad mouthing TV hunters and hunters in other states for hunting over corn or feeders. But those same hunters that were doing the bad mouthing don't seem to have a problem a few threads back talking about deer lures, urines, decoys, game calls, salt licks and mineral blocks that they themselves are using. Its irony at its best. One form of attractant should be as good as any. I think each and everyone of us has their own line in the sand of where they feel ETHICAL begins and where ETHICAL ends. Bottom line is it ends in the regulations till we get them changed. Ive heard all the mumbo jumbo reasons for keeping baiting out of Tn and they are simply invalid IMHO. Baiting is both LEGAL and ETHICAL in many many states and until such time as the regulations are changed we will have to abide by it. Some of the states that approved it with limitations saw the benefit of it and have expanded on the regulations and made it more open and accessible to hunters to bait without heavy restrictions. Tn will eventually legalize baiting practices. It will take some well organized groups that are well funded and politically organized to get it done. Perhaps even putting pressure on current seated voting members to get on board with it or get them removed. That's how things get done. Moaning and griping about it on Tn Deer will do no good so its really wasted breath even talking about it. It divides the board as much as buck limits. [/QUOTE]
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