and....an old man like me can't tote a 50lb bag or corn too far.
Just FYI…I have two clients who are game wardens…one just recently retired. We've had this discussion. Both said all they do is "put out fires". They don't have time to be proactive looking for baiters, so the only baiters they can bust are those us ethical hunters turn in to them, but then they generally only have time to try to catch them once or twice before having to move onto the next "fire". So, my guess is this goes on more than we know, especially on privately owned properties. I'd imagine the skyrocketing price has curbed it somewhat, but it's goes on more than we know. My neighbors on two adjoining sides have been busted for baiting over the years. I don't know how the game warden found out
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I may have completely misinterpreted your post since I'm on my second Margarita, but I have permission to be on both my neighbors property so probably not good to make assumptions. In both cases the hunters baiting didn't have permission, so there's that. I'm not against baiting either with the obvious exception it's illegal in TN.
Did I call you a trespasser?
No sir you didn't. Just couldn't make sense of the trespassing correlation with the exception it came right after my post. Like I said, could have completely misinterpreted it
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It really had nothing to do with you, but you see it year after my year. My neighbor, my neighbor. He does this or that. If most of the baiters are being turned in because someone stumbled upon a corn pile, didn't that guy most likely break a law too.No sir you didn't. Just couldn't make sense of the trespassing correlation with the exception it came right after my post. Like I said, could have completely misinterpreted it
Yep that makes sense for sure. I get what you're saying
This is very true, except, have you bought fertilizer lately for your food plot?
I would nearly say most violators are only caught because someone was where they weren't supposed to be lol. Funny how it works out.Yep that makes sense for sure. I get what you're saying
I know snitches get stitches but ill turn in every piece of sh&t that baits on public all day every day and twice on Tuesdays. turned one in this year and warden busted him. it sucks when you work hard to pattern deer in an area and then a guy starts doing that and changes everything. I abandoned that whole piece of public for the rest of the season after that. hopefully it's back to normal next season.Just FYI…I have two clients who are game wardens…one just recently retired. We've had this discussion. Both said all they do is "put out fires". They don't have time to be proactive looking for baiters, so the only baiters they can bust are those us ethical hunters turn in to them, but then they generally only have time to try to catch them once or twice before having to move onto the next "fire". So, my guess is this goes on more than we know, especially on privately owned properties. I'd imagine the skyrocketing price has curbed it somewhat, but it's goes on more than we know. My neighbors on two adjoining sides have been busted for baiting over the years. I don't know how the game warden found out
I have leases in Tn & Ky. I spent far more on my Tn food plot that I did corn in Ky.This is very true, except, have you bought fertilizer lately for your food plot?
I do not hunt public land...but you're starting to scare me.
I work in the fertilizer business and looks like the cost may be down, a little, as of now but who knows what it'll be come next month... or the next.This is very true, except, have you bought fertilizer lately for your food plot?
Still cheaper by a lot lol. Have you seen what a 50 pound bag of corn is? It hurts don't get me wrong farming in this craziness is not for the faint of heart. But in the end baiting for us would turn out a whole lot higher even if we buy it in bulk.This is very true, except, have you bought fertilizer lately for your food plot?
Yeah I guess it's relative to the size of the food plot compared to the intensity of the baiting. We keep a corn feeder going in the side yard 24/7 so we can enjoy watching all the wildlife but no hunting remotely close to the house for those wandering. Anyway, the last corn I bought was $10.75, so yes it's crazy expensive no doubt! To another ones point, I put a camera on that feeder a couple years ago in November and didn't have one single mature buck visit it one time even during the rut. Yet, the next ridge over probably 350 yds away had a several visits by mature bucks even in daylight on mock scrapes. I suppose if someone just wanted to kill any size buck, then a pile of bait is probably effective.
I suspect not very well. Sure, there are some rare occasions. We put corn out on our Ky lease this year. We never hunt over it and only put it out a couple times. Primarily for photo ops. I killed a big nine this year. Buddy passed on a couple decent bucks. No bait was out. I do, however, believe if you put some out right now you may have a decent chance of seeing a mature buck simply because there isn't much to eat.
How is a lush food plot a natural environment ? Not trying to start an argument but food plots are on most leases now and really effective but not natural. If the data says these corn piles or feeders are killing our deer plus our turkeys why are more and more states bordering us allowing it.
