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<blockquote data-quote="DoubleRidge" data-source="post: 5129484" data-attributes="member: 20594"><p>I'm guessing by your "LOL" your kinda joking....but I've had similar conversations with a co-worker who felt if food plots were legal then corn pile bait sites should be legal....and I couldn't disagree more. The following comments taken from a QDMA article makes several good points to consider:</p><p></p><p>"Due to their size and amount of food produced, food plots spread deer out over a much larger area than bait sites, and thus they mimic natural forage in woods and fields. This reduces stress on animals, minimizes aggressive behavior, reduces direct contact with individuals thus reducing possible transmission of diseases and parasites, provides more access to forage by subordinate animals, and allows more individuals to feed at the same time. In contrast, bait sites tend to congregate animals in a very small area which exacerbates stress, aggression, exclusion, disease transmission, and habitat degradation."</p><p></p><p>In addition to food plots being a healthy food source....they can also provide cover... plantings such as sorghum and sunflowers provide cover for deer and other species, while many other food plot varieties provide cover for a variety of small game and birds....Bait sites only provide cover for pathogens and parasites.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DoubleRidge, post: 5129484, member: 20594"] I'm guessing by your "LOL" your kinda joking....but I've had similar conversations with a co-worker who felt if food plots were legal then corn pile bait sites should be legal....and I couldn't disagree more. The following comments taken from a QDMA article makes several good points to consider: "Due to their size and amount of food produced, food plots spread deer out over a much larger area than bait sites, and thus they mimic natural forage in woods and fields. This reduces stress on animals, minimizes aggressive behavior, reduces direct contact with individuals thus reducing possible transmission of diseases and parasites, provides more access to forage by subordinate animals, and allows more individuals to feed at the same time. In contrast, bait sites tend to congregate animals in a very small area which exacerbates stress, aggression, exclusion, disease transmission, and habitat degradation." In addition to food plots being a healthy food source....they can also provide cover... plantings such as sorghum and sunflowers provide cover for deer and other species, while many other food plot varieties provide cover for a variety of small game and birds....Bait sites only provide cover for pathogens and parasites. [/QUOTE]
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