deer feeders and baiting
08-06-2007, 06:56 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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deer feeders and baiting
i do not wont to start a long back and fourthdebate as to weather baiting and feeders are right that is not my question with this post
i am buying some land for hunting i had planed to but out some food plots and feeders but i have read alot of post that say feeders make deer nocterl and so on are feeders a bad idea or is it something i should think about doing to help give the deer that little extra food source
i am buying some land for hunting i had planed to but out some food plots and feeders but i have read alot of post that say feeders make deer nocterl and so on are feeders a bad idea or is it something i should think about doing to help give the deer that little extra food source
08-06-2007, 06:59 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: deer feeders and baiting
I feed.
I have my feeder's timer set for 1 hour after sunrise......andabout 2 hrs before nightfall.
If you're a deer....and you come looking for a meal out of my feeders....you'd better come, then. Between the squirrels, turkeys and coons......if you wait 'til nightfall.....you're missing out on a freebie.
I have my feeder's timer set for 1 hour after sunrise......andabout 2 hrs before nightfall.
If you're a deer....and you come looking for a meal out of my feeders....you'd better come, then. Between the squirrels, turkeys and coons......if you wait 'til nightfall.....you're missing out on a freebie.
08-06-2007, 07:46 AM
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RE: deer feeders and baiting
First thought: Get a noisy feeder with a timer. I understand the deer get acclimated to when the feeder comes on and you can time your hunt accordingly. They hear the feeder running, and they come running!
Looks to me like there are some parts of the country where you pretty much need to set out feeders to draw them in. Some of you brush-poppers down in Texas for instance can't see far enough through (or over) the scrub brush to ever harvest a deer (or whatever). We can bait bear here, but nothing else. There's a reason a Game & Fish would allow baiting or not.
Looks to me like there are some parts of the country where you pretty much need to set out feeders to draw them in. Some of you brush-poppers down in Texas for instance can't see far enough through (or over) the scrub brush to ever harvest a deer (or whatever). We can bait bear here, but nothing else. There's a reason a Game & Fish would allow baiting or not.
08-06-2007, 07:51 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: deer feeders and baiting
Baiting isntthe sure thingthat everyone makes it out to be. If you simply throw out a ton of corn or whatnot, the deer will learn that they dont have to come to it early, and will come at night. The best way to bait them is like someone mentioned, get a feeder that is loud and has a timer on it, set it out to go off after dawn and before dusk and they will learn that they need to get there quick or they will miss out.
08-06-2007, 07:55 AM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Quincy, IL
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RE: deer feeders and baiting
Before you start baiting, I'd check with your local authorities to make sure it isn't illegal. Also, I'd find out how early you have to have the feeders removed before hunting season. With CWD, some states have outlawed all types of feeders.
