baiting deer?

Wa_Coyote_Hunter

Wa_Coyote_Hunter

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I just heard last year it was leagal to bait deer in our state. So what is a good bait to put out in public land to attract deer. I was thinking corn with a little of the deer lick syrup stuff on it and maybe also put the syrup on a log or something. Does anyone have any advice?
 
i use deer cane with very good sucsess.that is
also on public land.just pour over a rotting
stump.this is the time of the year to start

flitz
 
What state are you in? Baiting deer is legal in Texas on private land, but is illegal on most public land.

The reason it is illegal on most public land is because if a person baits a spot he tends to feel like he has "ownership" of that spot or "exclusive" rights to it. In other words, he's mad if he puts out a feeder and then when he gets there someone else is hunting over it.

So, it may or may not be legal on public land depending on where you are.
 
I mostly use plain ol' corn. Only problem with that is that it brings in the raccoons too.

I also use blocks of salt and when I get the chance to make it out to a local orchards, I use apples. They love apples or pears. The place I go to, lets me take all the 'expired' apples I want to for free. Doesn't take long to get a few hampers full.

I'm cheap so I try to find the best deal possible. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
We use just a little bit of corn. I found if you put alot out that they arent in a rush to check it out. If i put a gallon of shelled corn out every couple of days they come in better than if i put out 50 lbs of shelled corn. Check your local game laws on what is allowed. Every state i have hunted in it is illegal to use a salt block. And alot of states feeders are not legal also.
 
One big thing to avoid is putting something out that bears like because it is highly illegal to bait them. Like apples or sweet stuff. I think some members here got busted for baiting. It puts an end to hunting.
 
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One big thing to avoid is putting something out that bears like because it is highly illegal to bait them. Like apples or sweet stuff.



No bears in my area...I guess I'm lucky not to have to worry about that one. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
 
What Yellowhammer said! I'm in NC and its legal here. The deer hunt leases my 2 clubs have checked our usage and found shelled corn to be more efficient for us in terms of cost and amount and critter usage. Everything likes to eat our corn! But here's some advice. Hunt acorns where you have them, hunt food crops like peanuts and soybeans, or corn if possible, or whatever the deer go to in its time. If you want to get stealthy, fertilize one honeysuckle patch, or two or three crab apple trees in an out of the way place. Find that one persimmon tree no one knows about. I know this is eastern advice, but surely there are equivalents. Sometimes when its really dry and deer bed in high cutovers without watey, guess where the first place they go to is as evening comes? Good luck, Harry
 
what a lovley state TX is,people on private land get more hunting rights than people hunting on public land?That sux!There is a sweet syrup like product u can get at the feed stores,it a feed supplement,you have to put it in a basin or big rubber bowl to keep it from seeing into the soil,elk and deer love it.
 
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what a lovley state TX is,people on private land get more hunting rights than people hunting on public land?



There are no hunting "rights" in any state as far as I know. There are hunting priveledges. Rights cannot be denied. Privaledges can.

Yes, there are more restrictions on public land than private. I'm sure that is the case in most states, since landowners have "rights" and hunters don't.

Most of added restrictions are aimed at leveling the playing field, or keeping a person from trying to have exclusive "rights" to a public area. Public land is just that, Public. If you get to the spot first, you can hunt it no matter how long the other guys has been coming to that spot. The other guy may even consider it "his" spot. As a matter of fact, if you are hunting on public land, and somebody else desides to come and sit down right beside you, you have no legal right to do anything other than keep hunting with him sitting there or get up and leave. It makes you mad as heck, but that is the risk that comes with public hunting.
 
Here in MT a private land owner has the same hunting regs as anyone hunting public land,the ONLY thing that a private land owner owning 640 acres or more has going for him is that he can give land owner preference point to one person each year which increases thier odds of drawing a tag in that area,if the land is in a draw area.Our state doesnt cowtow to big land owners in the hunting regs any more,last year they did away with all the special seasons that had been placed in the regs as favors to different landowners in return for things like letting the familys of F&G commisioners hunt thier land.Every bigwig in the state had special early and late hunts on thier place and none of them alowed public access.Our new commision did away with all of these special non public hunts and told these landowners if they want a special late "damage" hunt it will be antlerless only and they have to allow some public to hunt.We havnt had many since,these guys want to outfit a early and late season along wiith the general season but wouldnt think of allowing some kid on thier place to shoot a cow elk,now they get the same season everyone does,5 weeks.
 
Be sure to check the regulations carefully when baiting. Here in WI it has been a hot topic for years. The law is always changing. There are many types of bait not allowed. There is a limit as to how much you can put out per 40 acres (2 gallons) and how far apart bait piles on adjacent 40's must be. Also what type of containers can be used. We have CWD in parts of WI that has played a big role in the changing laws. I use whole corn, about $7 per hundred lbs. I don't mind the occasional coon or bear coming in. It gives me something to watch, and I figure that's part of the game. I also plant food plots which are maybe more effective than putting down corn.
 


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