Whats the rules on baiting?

[edmondshunter]

Can we use Salt Licks?  What type of bait can we or cannot we use?  anyone try C'Mere deer attractant

[PolarBear]

Anything is legal for deer and elk as far as attractants, for now at least.  It will probably change within the next few years, I hope. 

[jackelope]

I hope

I hope too.

[edmondshunter]

Why do you hope so? Just curious ?

 I'm against baiting,  It kills me to think people put out a pile of rotten apples, or corn, then shoot the deer that come in to eat it.  Not so keen on feeders either

[spin05]

Were do you draw  the  line  on  baiting?? If you   hunt anywere around a orchard  you  would baiting!!!!!!Anywere around wheat feilds same thing. Ive used salt blocks for elk just to see how many elk are in a area that i cant get  to alot to scout.I seen elk lick a salt block down to a softball size in 2 weeks.I have yet to shoot anything in these areas thou. I know a guy who hunted over Johnny appleseeds rotting apple pile in Malot,wa. They were happy to send them up there and have them curtale the herd a bit

[Slider]

I agree with ya Spin. The same holds true around  Alfalfa or a food plot!!! If that ain"t baiting I don't know what is!!!

[PolarBear]

I'm against it mainly because I see no sport in shooting "trained"  animals.  I know folks who feed deer and elk for months before season.  To me shooting big game animals over bait takes about as much skill as shooting one of my cows from the porch.  I feel the same about folks who bait trail cam sites for months then pick and chose which critter they want to harvest.  I'm kinda old school when it comes to hunting.  A hard earned trophy is much nicer than one that is practically a pet.  By hard earned I dont mean how many times you had to haul 50# bags of grain to your feeder or how many trips you had to make with a bushel of apples or a bale of alfalfa to your spot.  I say leave the baiting for the diabled and kids.  IMO

[Ironhead]

 I too don't like baiting but, I think orchards, winter wheat, black berries, and high country berry feilds are OK. I don't like it when people plant feed to hunt over though.

[singleshot12]

I can't understand why it is legal to bait deer in Washington, especially since it's illegal to bait bear and cougar.
I can understand helping out some of the deer during the post-rut in areas where their food source is depleted.  But to shoot a deer over a bait station and call it hunting is just SO wrong.

[edmondshunter]

I'm on the fence with food plots.  I see the benefits of having them if you own land. It betters the health and quality of the animals in the area.  I also think its a bad idea to supply crops to animals then hunt them. 

If you hunt in an area where apples, acorn, berries, locust etc. ,  grow wild, and you use those resources to your benefit to take an animal. Is that also baiting?  I think not

[robodad]

I think that animals that are killed on public hunting grounds in fair chase conditions should be the only entries in the record books, Just like baseball the chances of these critters becoming chemically enhanced on private property is far greater then public land and you know how we feel about chemically enhanced baseball players.

If you live in an area that has a high mortality rate due to winter conditions then you should be able to put supplemental feed out for the animals but only after the hunting season is over and must quit before spring is over. other then that the animals will get enough food naturally. .02

[ICEMAN]

Agree.

[addicted]

I think that animals that are killed on public hunting grounds in fair chase conditions should be the only entries in the record books, Just like baseball the chances of these critters becoming chemically enhanced on private property is far greater then public land and you know how we feel about chemically enhanced baseball players.

If you live in an area that has a high mortality rate due to winter conditions then you should be able to put supplemental feed out for the animals but only after the hunting season is over and must quit before spring is over. other then that the animals will get enough food naturally. .02

i like that 2cents

[PolarBear]

Robodad, I agree 100%! 
I get tired of guys who brag about monster bucks that they shot on private land, off of a food plot or feeder etc.  To me the deer become livestock at that point.  I say keep those critters out of the P&Y and B&C books and send them over to S.C.I. where they encourage canned or private land hunts.     I agree with supplementing feed for wildlife but only during harsh periods of winter weather or drought, not as an attractant for hunting.

[singleshot12]

I'm really glad to know there are a few ethical and logical hunters out there.
I don't understand how anyone could be very proud about shooting an animal over a foodplot,bait station,high fence etc.
To even associate it with hunting only hurts the future of traditional hunters...from the outside looking in that is.