Headhunter
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Food plots are not the same as baiting.I think food plots should be illegal...let's even the playing field here
Food plots are not the same as baiting.I think food plots should be illegal...let's even the playing field here
Sugar is "food".Sure...and there are healthy sources of food that are good and beneficial....and there are other sources of food that do the body no good and can actually be harmful...but yeah I guess any edible material could be called food by definition.
Show me one child who has died from eating candy, yet we know too much sugar harms health.Show me one deer that has died of alfatoxin poisoning.
Good point.. . ... show me one deer that benefits from eating toxic food?
Point being there are so many other healthy options to actually help wildlife...but they require more effort than opening a bag.
ExactlySame can be said for the argument of widespread corn feeding in the arid Texas climate vs the humid TN climate. Humidity is a driver of aflatoxin, and corn fed in Texas is not nearly as dangerous to wildlife as corn f
You can't tell me a half acre or less food plot isn't the same as baiting. 1 acre or more yeah that'll definitely benefit deer and turkeysFood plots are not the same as baiting.
No I think improving what nature has already provided is completely different than planting a half acre kill plot. I think planting an apple tree with the intention to kill deer from it later is baiting as well.
A food plot, no matter the size is not baiting. Putting food out, corn, fruit, candy, etc. is not the same as preparing ground, planting or sowing seed, and waiting to see if it grows or not. 2 completely different things. Yes I can tell you it isn't the same, well common sense tells me it isn't the same.You can't tell me a half acre or less food plot isn't the same as baiting. 1 acre or more yeah that'll definitely benefit deer and turkeys
Planting a half acre or less food plot with the intention to draw deer into a area of your choosing for killing is not baiting? Sounds like disease central if you got many mouths feeding and defeacting in such a small area. I did it once and it felt the same as sitting over a corn pile in Georgia. Also did that once. It is legal so i dont care either way just not my style of hunting. Keep telling yourself it's different if that helps you sleep at night.A food plot, no matter the size is not baiting. Putting food out, corn, fruit, candy, etc. is not the same as preparing ground, planting or sowing seed, and waiting to see if it grows or not. 2 completely different things. Yes I can tell you it isn't the same, well common sense tells me it isn't the same.
I don't need any help sleeping, thanks for being concerned about it though.Planting a half acre or less food plot with the intention to draw deer into a area of your choosing for killing is not baiting? Sounds like disease central if you got many mouths feeding and defeacting in such a small area. I did it once and it felt the same as sitting over a corn pile in Georgia. Also did that once. It is legal so i dont care either way just not my style of hunting. Keep telling yourself it's different if that helps you sleep at night.
Actually, even a 1/4 to 1/2 acre cultivated plot is very different from a pile of corn.You can't tell me a half acre or less food plot isn't the same as baiting.
Since you mentioned "fescue",I've planted food plots the last two years and will again this fall. It's an agricultural practice i use to convert fescue pasture in the fall into crop land in the spring. It has nothing to do with wildlife or hunting although im sure they enjoy the food.
It's been shown to hurt milk production in deerSince you mentioned "fescue",
that invasive grass is the scourge of the earth.
Not only is it of zero value to wildlife,
but it has displaced many native grasses & forbs that were highly beneficial to wildlife.
Few things can do more to help your local wildlife than the simple elimination of fescue grass on your property. But good luck with that. It's sometimes easier to get rid of Johnson grass.
Where did I say ban it? We need less government. You are right food is food. To me It feels the same hunting over a small food plot planted to lure deer in for the kill same as it did hunting over bait in Georgia. Not my style of hunting. I don't want food plots banned. I don't even care if they legalize baiting. I just see it as no different. I think native habitat and even large plots are just as important as Agriculture.So creating a small woodland meadow and seeding with native clover, AKA a food plot, should be banned? But removing undesirable trees because they're not worth much money or have and allowing that space grow back in native weeds such as clover is ok? If you're going to ban plots and fruit tree planting then it would be hypocritical not to also ban TSI. Food is food, right?
We converted about 50 acres from fescue to native grasses years ago through the old WHIP program and it is still holding up from fescue pretty well. The Johnson grass here keeps coming. My grandfather referred to it as "the enemy".Since you mentioned "fescue",
that invasive grass is the scourge of the earth.
Not only is it of zero value to wildlife,
but it has displaced many native grasses & forbs that were highly beneficial to wildlife.
Few things can do more to help your local wildlife than the simple elimination of fescue grass on your property. But good luck with that. It's sometimes easier to get rid of Johnson grass.