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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: micahash1 on August 19, 2010, 12:45:37 PM

Title: Elk/Deer Baiting?
Post by: micahash1 on August 19, 2010, 12:45:37 PM: Is Elk and Deer baiting legal? If so what would you recomment for Deer? Hoping to do this for my trail cams for pics.
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Post by: alwinearcher on August 19, 2010, 12:54:03 PM: Yes it is..

Apples and sweet Cob for deer..
Elk seem to really like Alfalfa...
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Post by: 400out on August 19, 2010, 08:19:20 PM: yes! it makes thing a lot better
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 19, 2010, 08:32:30 PM: yep 100% legal here. i use to think it was not but now know for a fact that it is legal.
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Post by: D-Rock425 on August 20, 2010, 05:59:02 AM: What part of the state? Trophy rock will help a bait too :tung:
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Post by: BLUEBULLS on August 20, 2010, 06:04:23 AM: It's legal but it can have a negative impact.

Up around our cabin, there's so much salt and bait up there that it doesn't work near as well as it once did. Just too many sources.

I think it's cool to use as a tool to see what's out there but I don't hunt over bait, I don't really have a problem with others doing it, just not what I'm into.
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Post by: seth30 on August 20, 2010, 06:14:45 AM: I am going to try it for the first time this season. I use it for my trail cams, but since my honey hole has been taken over by dirtbikes, I am scrambling to find a new one before the season starts. All that hard work for nothing :bash:
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Post by: GoldTip on August 20, 2010, 06:56:45 AM: Sweet feed works real good to get them coming in quick, they can smell it for quite a ways. I've used it for trail cams and hunted over it when I first moved to Washington. Haven't used deer/elk bait for quite a while now, but have no problem with those that do.
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Post by: seth30 on August 20, 2010, 07:08:51 AM: any products at wholesale sports that would work great?? There is a ton to chooose from but not sure which ones will work.
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Post by: GoldTip on August 20, 2010, 07:14:54 AM: Quote from: seth30 on August 20, 2010, 07:08:51 AM
any products at wholesale sports that would work great?? There is a ton to chooose from but not sure which ones will work.

Cheaper to just go to the local feed store. But yeah, I am sure some of the products at Wholesale would work.
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Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on August 20, 2010, 07:30:12 AM: Seth,
Stop by and see me today.... Wet COB you can get at Skagit farmers supply... works great for deer. 30% selenium will get the elk coming into an area but you need to get it out a efw weeeks before they'll be really hitting it. You can never go wrong with apples either with the deer!
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Post by: seth30 on August 20, 2010, 09:10:06 AM: I forgot which W/C are you in?
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Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on August 20, 2010, 09:13:06 AM: 600 div office
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Post by: seth30 on August 20, 2010, 09:13:34 AM: On my way
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Post by: kramman on August 20, 2010, 09:27:15 AM: It maybe legal but is it ethical.If you are really into fair chase?
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Post by: micahash1 on August 20, 2010, 09:37:12 AM: Quote from: D-Rock425 on August 20, 2010, 05:59:02 AM
What part of the state? Trophy rock will help a bait too :tung:

I live on the Eastern slopes of the Cascades in the Southern part of the state next to the Columbia. I don't want to hunt over it as I don't have the patience, I love hiking around in the woods too much to sit in one spot. Plus my wife will be with me and she loves hiking around as well. I would love though, to get some good trail cam pics of some of the game I have been seeing to share on here. It's always one thing to tell you guys that I spotted a 340+ class bull but anothere to show you. :chuckle:
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Post by: WASHBCBOOK on August 20, 2010, 02:45:54 PM: does this count i think they like apples
plus at 230 in the afternoon
try it it might work well for you
but in order to keep them coming youll
need alot of apples i have about 30 different homes i get
apples from most of the time people are really happy
to get them of there yard..
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn160/washbcbook/DSC04443.jpg (http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn160/washbcbook/DSC04443.jpg)
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Post by: 520backyard on August 20, 2010, 03:05:47 PM: Quote from: WASHBCBOOK on August 20, 2010, 02:45:54 PM
does this count i think they like apples
plus at 230 in the afternoon
try it it might work well for you
but in order to keep them coming youll
need alot of apples i have about 30 different homes i get
apples from most of the time people are really happy
to get them of there yard..
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn160/washbcbook/DSC04443.jpg (http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn160/washbcbook/DSC04443.jpg)
Someones been back on the 1800 hundred.
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Post by: spikehunter on August 20, 2010, 04:49:27 PM: I have so many mineral/salt blocks i won't need to season my food, and my doc. will tell me my cholesterol is too hi!!!
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Post by: Button Nubbs on August 21, 2010, 09:54:06 AM: The wildgame innovations "deer corn" works well.dumped 15Olbs a week and a half ago in various locations and its more than half gone. Make sure you spread it out, if you put it in piles it will be gone in a night. Its like 8 bucks for a 5O lb bag at wally world