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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: woodsmen on September 14, 2015, 11:36:47 AM

Title: Baiting or not?
Post by: woodsmen on September 14, 2015, 11:36:47 AM: OK, I am sure this is a dumb question... Has anyone used the scent/attractants feed stuff that comes in the bag, always has a really tough name like RAGE, CRUSH, APPLE SMASH...? It seems to be very prevalent on all the archery hunting shows, but this seems to me to be baiting? I am assuming this is illegal in Wa. Just wondering what the ruling is on this, as I stumbled on a pile of it last year during late buck.
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Title: Re: Baiting or not?
Post by: westsidehntr on September 14, 2015, 11:37:47 AM: Quote from: woodsmen on September 14, 2015, 11:36:47 AM
OK, I am sure this is a dumb question... Has anyone used the scent/attractants feed stuff that comes in the bag, always has a really tough name like RAGE, CRUSH, APPLE SMASH...? It seems to be very prevalent on all the archery hunting shows, but this seems to me to be baiting? I am assuming this is illegal in Wa. Just wondering what the ruling is on this, as I stumbled on a pile of it last year during late buck.
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Baiting deer is legal in Washington.
Title: Re: Baiting or not?
Post by: h20hunter on September 14, 2015, 11:43:55 AM: I've used most of that stuff.....not worth the money. Some apples, alfalfa, or cob is far better.
Title: Re: Baiting or not?
Post by: Rainier10 on September 14, 2015, 11:45:05 AM: Yes it is bait and no it is not illegal during deer season.
Title: Re: Baiting or not?
Post by: woodsmen on September 14, 2015, 11:49:29 AM: That answers my question. Thank you gentlemen.
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Title: Re: Baiting or not?
Post by: outlawbuck on September 14, 2015, 02:06:21 PM: Tried apples and all it attracted was bees and lots of them... in fact enough to eat all the apples in 3 spots in under a week. Did separate areas with Big & J liquid luck and the deer devoured it, tried peanut butter with no luck, and currently have some home made stuff I found on youtube and will know on that this weekend when I check the camera.
Title: Re: Baiting or not?
Post by: 724wd on September 14, 2015, 02:43:39 PM: couple years ago i got some stump licker and by golly, i had deer licking the stump! :yike: :tup: I'd put the stump licker down at a new bait pile and wanted the deer to find it with the sweet smell.
Title: Re: Baiting or not?
Post by: gilroym on September 15, 2015, 12:18:56 PM: We use apples, stump licker, and cob all work only thing we didn't have success with were pears not sure why either. :dunno:
Title: Re: Baiting or not?
Post by: tgomez on September 15, 2015, 12:48:18 PM: I use winter wheat fields as my bait! :tup:
Title: Re: Baiting or not?
Post by: lokidog on September 15, 2015, 03:47:44 PM: Quote from: gilroym on September 15, 2015, 12:18:56 PM
We use apples, stump licker, and cob all work only thing we didn't have success with were pears not sure why either. :dunno:

That's interesting, I've had blacktails eating pears off my front step, forgot to bring the box in..... >:( :chuckle:
Title: Re: Baiting or not?
Post by: huntnnw on September 15, 2015, 10:27:11 PM: they eat pears here ,but they usually need the first frost then they will gorge on them
Title: Re: Baiting or not?
Post by: lokidog on September 15, 2015, 10:32:25 PM: Quote from: huntnnw on September 15, 2015, 10:27:11 PM
they eat pears here ,but they usually need the first frost then they will gorge on them

They do seem to like them really ripe.
Title: Re: Baiting or not?
Post by: huntnnw on September 15, 2015, 10:38:12 PM: Bears are pretty picky with them too when there is food around they usually wait to raid pear trees till they are ripe