Honestly I bait here in OH but dont hunt over my bait. I simply use it to keep deer on my property and off my neighbors who shoot anything. This year has been my most productive for baiting but gun season will be the test. Hoping they push some more big guys over.
So I post a thread and leave for Thanksgiving and come back to to a debate. Sometimes my hope outweighs my judgement.
I feed corn and other yummy treats for my deer in several locations on my property. Primarily I do this to hold deer and provide them with suplemental food. My results are as follows. it holds deer on my property. I see mostly does and young bucks on my feeders for most of the year, However once the rut is in full swing I find suddenly 95% of my pics become mature bucks. Many of which I have no previous pictures of. At this point my pics of does almost stop and now I am only monitering bucks. Are most of my pics at night? YES But once I know when the big boy is on my side of the fence it lets me know its time to be at said place at said time, and if you've done your home work and know where that particular place is likely to be... Well you will most likely be able to harvest that deer.
Im all for baiting and consider myself to be a " masterbaiter" I use bait for doe hunting and found out over the last couple of years the BIG boys wont come near it.
