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what about salt licks?Do they count too?
This will limit or eliminate some hunters. I think it is a crappy deal. Very selfish of others to take away an option for others.
LOL, you guys make it sound like hunting will never be the same without baiting if WDFW chooses to make some changes. I never heard of anybody baiting deer or elk 20 years ago. Also, you're telling me I can't choose to have any say on an issue and I should just make a decision based on how certain others feel? Get real. Yay or nay on supporting baiting, there needs to be some modifications regardless, IN MY OPINION.
Quote from: WARHORSE on October 29, 2014, 08:10:55 PMYes it does effect my hunting!To your earlier point that it's bad for deer because they won't know what to eat when the apples are gone is IMHO absurd. You think they will just starve to death because the apples are gone? No they will go back to what they ate before the apples were there. And the yearlings will learn from the older ones.
Yes it does effect my hunting!
Never sat over a bait site so I have no idea how productive it would be. With that said I would bet money that there are more animals that fall to the lure of artificial calls. Maybe DFW should consider banning calls. Only calling that could be done is what one could generate with their own vocal cords.... I know a few folks that can pull that off just fine. Gotta love hunters here in WA; we are our own worst enemy as we cannot come together on any issue of substance and take a unified stand on important matters and have a singular voice when speaking to WDFW. Don't know how many times someone has mentioned a boycott for a couple of years and remove the $$$ we spend on licenses so our voices may once again be heard and the response is always "not me I only have so many hunting seasons and opportunities" etc..... The whole baiting issue to me is a non-issue as I truly do not believe the impact on herds throughout the state are that dramatic or it would have been banned years a go. I would bet that this is an issue being submitted for consideration based on a few individuals and their way is the most sporting.The endangered species in WA is the hunter and we are to blind to see our own demise....... Divide and conquer is alive and well..... twocents: