Guessing there will be a drop in whitatail archers

[baldopepper]

I mainly run bait for river bottom mulies to see what bucks are in the area, most of the time they rub velvet and chose a new location, prior to thus bait ban my family and I bought property up out of springdale and was planning on getting a food plot made for future use. So my question is does this bait ban make it so we can't make food plots deer and turkeys?

I believe it exempts food plots from the ban. Suspect they might be watching for small plots that are actually being baited. Guess that's a problem in some states that allow plots but not baiting.

[hughjorgan]

Wonder if the scum that turn in bait sites will get points??  I’m not talking a truck load of bait, the simple couple arm loads of alfalfa or wet cob.  Wardens could be chasing bait sites instead of poachers.

So an individual turning in a poacher is scum? LMAO...  If you're baiting, you're poaching, no different than any other non-baiting states. Poaching is poaching and it's a sure bonus 10pts for someone lol. Do I think the decision was an overreach on the states part,  yes.

yeah, in my opinion, if some snowflake, mask wearing, covid shot getting, falling in line pu$$y, calls someone in for putting a few flakes of alfalfa out is scum. Just my opinion.  I hate poachers as much as most people, can’t stand them, but when commie, antis start passing stupid laws, I’ll just decide to mind my own business when I see some alfalfa on the ground.

LOL, it's POACHING no matter how you look at it. Hopefully someone don't earn 10 points off you.  What you fail to realize is that guys in this forum actually voted against baiting, not just antis...

You do realize the state just told hunters we can’t feed deer or elk because of CWD but these f tards are going to continue to feed thousands of elk all winter long and not even blink an eye. They’ve been trying to ban baiting for a while now; all the discovery of CWD did was give them an excuse. If they were truly believing that feeding is detrimental then they would include feeding stations in the new WAC!

[Bunny Thumper]

Never shot a deer or elk over bait. Don’t care if you continue to bait or not. What is ridiculous is WDFW is so worried about the future of deer and elk populations that they think outlawing baiting will help keep them from congregating and passing CWD to each other.
At my property there are not enough deer left to congregate. I get more pictures of things that eat deer than deer ( bears, cougars, coyotes). Controlling predators would go a lot farther towards healthy ungulate populations than outlawing feeding wildlife.

[jasnt]

Seems like a knee jerk reaction to me with the amount of cwd we have seen here. 
This is going to hurt new hunters, youth hunters, disabled hunters.  Going to make it really tough for that old vet in the wheelchair to have an opportunity to harvest a deer.  I don’t bait anymore.  My food plots bring more animals than baiting ever did.  But what baiting can do is help hold an animal in a place so a new hunter of disabled hunter can get a good shot.  I will always support baiting for those that don’t have the experience or ability to actually get out and hunt.   Pretty disappointed in many of you for not supporting those folks that can’t do it like you do.   Can’t count how many times this conversation has been talked about here.  We need to support each other’s rights or slowly we will lose our ways too

The world is bigger than just you and your way of hunting

[trophyhunt]

Great last couple posts ! 

[Ghost Hunter]

Great last couple posts ! 

 

[Birdguy]

We put out some wet cob and alfalfa at our property every year in November usually Veteran's day weekend just to see what is around during the rut. I have never hunted anything other than modern and there is not late modern season in our GMU. When the kids were starting out, we put out some wet cob and apples and it was awesome to have the deer stop for a minute for the kids to get all set up and make that first shot count. It was a special time. We also learned that year that bears LOVE wet cob  thus none goes out until November since then. Always enjoy seeing what the local does bring onto the place during the rut. That said we run cameras year-round and the number of different bears in summer outnumber the different deer on our place. The cougar swings by about every 3 months but usually only on one camera and generally a different camera each trip.

I will definitely miss not putting out the feed and seeing what is there while we are not. It will not impact our hunting these days, but I do think the premise of this ban has NOTHING to do with science or the spread of CWD. Reality is it will be all over just like wolves before too long and that too will change things. We are certainly on the tail end of hunting in our state. With the price tag for the "privilege" of taking a deer of our property I may not be hunting much longer anyway. It will literally become a camping and shooting trip each fall. Maybe I'll start just going in November and watching the rut  around the place. As previously mentioned just another "take" from our community.

Good news is turkey season is coming fast!

[kodiak06]

Wonder if the scum that turn in bait sites will get points??  I’m not talking a truck load of bait, the simple couple arm loads of alfalfa or wet cob.  Wardens could be chasing bait sites instead of poachers.

So an individual turning in a poacher is scum? LMAO...  If you're baiting, you're poaching, no different than any other non-baiting states. Poaching is poaching and it's a sure bonus 10pts for someone lol. Do I think the decision was an overreach on the states part,  yes.

yeah, in my opinion, if some snowflake, mask wearing, covid shot getting, falling in line pu$$y, calls someone in for putting a few flakes of alfalfa out is scum. Just my opinion.  I hate poachers as much as most people, can’t stand them, but when commie, antis start passing stupid laws, I’ll just decide to mind my own business when I see some alfalfa on the ground.

LOL, it's POACHING no matter how you look at it. Hopefully someone don't earn 10 points off you.  What you fail to realize is that guys in this forum actually voted against baiting, not just antis...

You do realize the state just told hunters we can’t feed deer or elk because of CWD but these f tards are going to continue to feed thousands of elk all winter long and not even blink an eye. They’ve been trying to ban baiting for a while now; all the discovery of CWD did was give them an excuse. If they were truly believing that feeding is detrimental then they would include feeding stations in the new WAC!

LOL, That has nothing to do with the fact it is POACHING lol. And if you read everything proposed by WDFW, winter feeding is also part of the discussion.

[kodiak06]

Seems like a knee jerk reaction to me with the amount of cwd we have seen here. 
This is going to hurt new hunters, youth hunters, disabled hunters.  Going to make it really tough for that old vet in the wheelchair to have an opportunity to harvest a deer.  I don’t bait anymore.  My food plots bring more animals than baiting ever did.  But what baiting can do is help hold an animal in a place so a new hunter of disabled hunter can get a good shot.  I will always support baiting for those that don’t have the experience or ability to actually get out and hunt.   Pretty disappointed in many of you for not supporting those folks that can’t do it like you do.   Can’t count how many times this conversation has been talked about here.  We need to support each other’s rights or slowly we will lose our ways too

The world is bigger than just you and your way of hunting

I know of a few "hunters" using their real names in the public comments supporting the ban. It's sad but, hunters against hunters is a no win. A section of the proposal was actually written with false information and luckily pointed out in emails and public comments.

[hughjorgan]

Wonder if the scum that turn in bait sites will get points??  I’m not talking a truck load of bait, the simple couple arm loads of alfalfa or wet cob.  Wardens could be chasing bait sites instead of poachers.

So an individual turning in a poacher is scum? LMAO...  If you're baiting, you're poaching, no different than any other non-baiting states. Poaching is poaching and it's a sure bonus 10pts for someone lol. Do I think the decision was an overreach on the states part,  yes.

yeah, in my opinion, if some snowflake, mask wearing, covid shot getting, falling in line pu$$y, calls someone in for putting a few flakes of alfalfa out is scum. Just my opinion.  I hate poachers as much as most people, can’t stand them, but when commie, antis start passing stupid laws, I’ll just decide to mind my own business when I see some alfalfa on the ground.

LOL, it's POACHING no matter how you look at it. Hopefully someone don't earn 10 points off you.  What you fail to realize is that guys in this forum actually voted against baiting, not just antis...

You do realize the state just told hunters we can’t feed deer or elk because of CWD but these f tards are going to continue to feed thousands of elk all winter long and not even blink an eye. They’ve been trying to ban baiting for a while now; all the discovery of CWD did was give them an excuse. If they were truly believing that feeding is detrimental then they would include feeding stations in the new WAC!

LOL, That has nothing to do with the fact it is POACHING lol. And if you read everything proposed by WDFW, winter feeding is also part of the discussion.

There is a reason they feed the elk and have miles upon miles of elk fence. It isn’t because the elk need the food. If you can’t see the writing on the wall if they don’t feed the elk the only option is to drastically reduce one of the most prized elk herds in the state.

[LDennis24]

This is the new idea

https://wyofile.com/paying-ranchers-to-host-elk-novel-approach-could-help-wean-wyoming-off-its-feedground-habit/

[dilleytech]

Yesterday people who bait are just normal hunters. Today they are poachers lol. I gave up on baiting years ago. Bears just eat anything I put out for deer and deer don’t care about alfalfa.

I haven’t seen yet. Does this include salt blocks?

[jasnt]

Yesterday people who bait are just normal hunters. Today they are poachers lol. I gave up on baiting years ago. Bears just eat anything I put out for deer and deer don’t care about alfalfa.

I haven’t seen yet. Does this include salt blocks?

Yes minerals are included

[lewy]

Huge increase in cost this year and another loss of opportunity for hunters, typical!!!

[trophyhunt]

Yesterday people who bait are just normal hunters. Today they are poachers lol. I gave up on baiting years ago. Bears just eat anything I put out for deer and deer don’t care about alfalfa.

I haven’t seen yet. Does this include salt blocks?

Exactly, hunter yesterday, poacher today and that's why I called the guys looking for baits to call the wdfw police scum.