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<blockquote data-quote="DoubleRidge" data-source="post: 5535511" data-attributes="member: 20594"><p>I don't want to argue either but I do enjoy discussing wildlife and habitat management...best practices...what works and what doesn't.</p><p></p><p>As for food plots not being "natural"...ok, they are planted by man and they don't occur naturally...just like timber stand improvements, big Ag, etc....so the conversation should shift to what truly benefits wildlife? Or what's healthier? A plant grown from the soil or a core pile?</p><p></p><p>I also won't argue with MSU deer lab program. They have performed so many studies on whitetail deer and published multiple articles on the topic and they say:</p><p></p><p>"Depending on the level of aflatoxin and how much is eaten, large mammals such as white-tailed deer can experience weight loss, anemia and reproductive problems and <strong>It can kill smaller animals and birds".</strong></p><p></p><p>Then many land managers on TnDeer discuss the desire to see the quail return ....So in Texas several studies have been done on the effects of aflatoxin on quail</p><p></p><p>What they found was that levels of aflatoxin as low as 25 ppb had a negative health effect but death did not occur until doses exceeded 500 ppb, but acute low doses caused a reduction in immune system function in birds which can lead to other health related issues.</p><p></p><p>Documented studies show the same thing for turkey poults and various song birds....less healthy birds and death in higher doses.</p><p></p><p>So...does wildlife eat bagged deer corn and fall over dead? No...but aflatoxin can and does kill animals ...and all corn doesn't have or develop aflatoxin...But even when death doesn't occur the documented negative health effects should be enough to give land managers pause.</p><p></p><p>And those that are "pro corn baiting" always point to other states...but there are so many variables in that conversation... humidity, feeder type, certified or non certified feed, etc....and a simple question is....how much healthier or better could the deer, turkey and other birds be if baiting were not allowed in those areas?</p><p></p><p>I don't expect to change anyone's mind but I do hope to give land and habitat managers information to think about when they are trying to do what's best for wildlife.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DoubleRidge, post: 5535511, member: 20594"] I don't want to argue either but I do enjoy discussing wildlife and habitat management...best practices...what works and what doesn't. As for food plots not being "natural"...ok, they are planted by man and they don't occur naturally...just like timber stand improvements, big Ag, etc....so the conversation should shift to what truly benefits wildlife? Or what's healthier? A plant grown from the soil or a core pile? I also won't argue with MSU deer lab program. They have performed so many studies on whitetail deer and published multiple articles on the topic and they say: "Depending on the level of aflatoxin and how much is eaten, large mammals such as white-tailed deer can experience weight loss, anemia and reproductive problems and [B]It can kill smaller animals and birds".[/B] Then many land managers on TnDeer discuss the desire to see the quail return ....So in Texas several studies have been done on the effects of aflatoxin on quail What they found was that levels of aflatoxin as low as 25 ppb had a negative health effect but death did not occur until doses exceeded 500 ppb, but acute low doses caused a reduction in immune system function in birds which can lead to other health related issues. Documented studies show the same thing for turkey poults and various song birds....less healthy birds and death in higher doses. So...does wildlife eat bagged deer corn and fall over dead? No...but aflatoxin can and does kill animals ...and all corn doesn't have or develop aflatoxin...But even when death doesn't occur the documented negative health effects should be enough to give land managers pause. And those that are "pro corn baiting" always point to other states...but there are so many variables in that conversation... humidity, feeder type, certified or non certified feed, etc....and a simple question is....how much healthier or better could the deer, turkey and other birds be if baiting were not allowed in those areas? I don't expect to change anyone's mind but I do hope to give land and habitat managers information to think about when they are trying to do what's best for wildlife. [/QUOTE]
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