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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5636343" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>To a point, this can be correct.</p><p>But it often isn't.</p><p></p><p>As to any "baiting" controversy, "baiting" seems to be more productive & more unethical for killing turkeys than killing deer.</p><p></p><p>When deer have certain wild-growing plants growing just about everywhere, they will often be cued in to simply roam around "browsing" for those plants. This could be honeysuckle, ragweed, greenbrier, even acorns, whatever. But if you have a steadily replenished corn feeder, that turns deer into habitually feeding at <u>a specific "spot</u>", <u>instead of their normal roaming around "browsing</u>" over a much larger area.</p><p></p><p>Sure, someone can argue a productive oak tree (when acorns are scarce) is someone akin to hunting over a corn feeder. I would argue you place & replenish the corn feeder, while you have to hunt to find that productive oak tree, which likely isn't the only one around.</p><p></p><p>I sometimes hunt near some big fields. I have at times positioned myself to have a 400-yd shot in 3 directions, yet never know where within that 400 yds a deer may step out. But more typically for me, the older bucks have a tendency to just suddenly be seen running full gallop never offering me a high probability shot. </p><p></p><p>For that reason, I usually pick a trail leading to the big field, and just hope what I'm after will choose the trail I'm watching instead of another. This is very different than hunting over a corn feeder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5636343, member: 1409"] To a point, this can be correct. But it often isn't. As to any "baiting" controversy, "baiting" seems to be more productive & more unethical for killing turkeys than killing deer. When deer have certain wild-growing plants growing just about everywhere, they will often be cued in to simply roam around "browsing" for those plants. This could be honeysuckle, ragweed, greenbrier, even acorns, whatever. But if you have a steadily replenished corn feeder, that turns deer into habitually feeding at [U]a specific "spot[/U]", [U]instead of their normal roaming around "browsing[/U]" over a much larger area. Sure, someone can argue a productive oak tree (when acorns are scarce) is someone akin to hunting over a corn feeder. I would argue you place & replenish the corn feeder, while you have to hunt to find that productive oak tree, which likely isn't the only one around. I sometimes hunt near some big fields. I have at times positioned myself to have a 400-yd shot in 3 directions, yet never know where within that 400 yds a deer may step out. But more typically for me, the older bucks have a tendency to just suddenly be seen running full gallop never offering me a high probability shot. For that reason, I usually pick a trail leading to the big field, and just hope what I'm after will choose the trail I'm watching instead of another. This is very different than hunting over a corn feeder. [/QUOTE]
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