Definition of baiting?

Been watching the Outdoor Channel which has been loaded with deer hunting shows. Baiting in Tennessee is allowed on private land with the appropriate permit. One show had several acres planted with a combination of seeds. OK, what is the difference in dumping a bag of corn on the ground or planting a food plot with brassica, etc.? BTW, was hunting with the grandson and found an empty bag for deer corn. For those who are curious, the link explains Tennessee's new regulations; https://www.tn.gov/twra/search-results.html#q=baiting deer&tab=department. State website is: www.tnwildlife.org.

 

The difference? Well depending on state, several hundred or a thousand or two plus a possible hunting suspension , I would assume.
It's a matter of the state not being able to tell a land owner what he is allowed to plant in the ground on their private property. In example a person could have a 3acre lawn and does'nt want to mow so they put in a clover lawn They do not like hard woods so plant an orchard.

 

I recall hunting a planted food plot in an old WMA back in the mid 60s. The state agency planted it and several others in that WMA. Tennessee allows baiting but the link will show limitations. Worked with a guy who hunted an old farm's apple orchard.

 

In Ohio, baiting is what almost every landowner does. I hunted out there one year, and the guy hosting me said if you don't bait (corn) the deer will go where there is bait. I'm not a fan of baiting at all though.

 

My uncle was picking corn one fall. He noticed the center of the field look odd. After a few more rounds, he saw deer had moved to the inside of the corn field and ate the corn there, hidden from view.

 

I was raised, that if you shake it more than twice... Your baitin

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Times like this makes me wish the hypocrite Rancid Crabtree was still around.

 

Love those McManus stories.

 

I don't think this Rancid is the same one McManus writes about.

 

Rancid called several groups of hunters baiters, if they had a food plot. Guy was a d-bag that got caught hunting over bait after shooting a spike buck. It was a entertaining fall from grace.

 

Yep I remember

 

Thanks for the clarification.

 

Think his name was Ron Kulas

 

Indiana DNR :

To ensure fair hunting practices, here are the key rules you need to know:

• It is against the law to use snares, salt, or bait to attract and harvest deer. Bait includes anything you bring into a hunting area to feed the animals, such as salt, mineral blocks, prepared food, apples, and other forms of food. Once you’ve placed the bait, that area is considered “baited” for 10 days after the bait has been removed. After 11 days, it is no longer considered baited, and you can hunt there.
  • If salt, or minerals, or other bait have gone into the soil, that soil will also need to be removed before it can be considered as being bait free.
• You cannot use dogs or other pets to hunt deer. However, you can use dogs on a leash to help track or find injured deer.
• Using artificial deer decoys for hunting deer is allowed.

 

When I think of baiting I envision a pile of corn, and IMO you're basically bringing a deer to a SPECIFIC location for a shot, making a kill much more likely. Unlike with a food plot, where a deer can browse aimlessly and not necessarily give you a slam dunk shot at a given location. I'm not a fan of baiting.

 

I would plant a small food plot close the treestand or blind.

 

So is taking a hot doe stink stick to your stand and rubbing it on trees considered baiting? Asking for a friend. j/k

Baiting in my mind is physically placing any edible food source in a specific place for the purpose of ambushing animals. Technically food plots, ag fields, gardens, fruit trees, specialized oak trees could all kinda fall in that category if you use them as a ambush point.

Most folks hunt what gives them the best chance at seeing animals. If baiting increases that chance and is legal and ethical in your mind go for it.

Do you think indians had treestands by their corn patches and gardens?

 

From what I have read, American Indians either still hunted or ambushed game while watching a game trail. Tree stands didn't come into vogue until after WWII. Enterprising deer hunters copied the idea of tree platforms that Japanese snipers used in the PTO.

 

I have never heard of the Japanese influence of building deer stands.

 

We might say that the original tree stands were: Made in Japan.