Madsnooker
Senior Member
I know this has been discussed over and over but I have a question that I feel is fair and needs to be answered.
Do you feel a pile of corn will draw a deer better than a well placed 1 acre plot of Iron-clay peas? Please answer this as honest as you can with no motives guiding your answer. This will be easy for those that have done both but more difficult for those that have never used corn (whether becuase you feel it's unfair or it's illegal were you hunt) as you can only answer based on your perception of how much a pile of corn draws deer.
The reason I ask this is becuase if your answer is no, than can you fairly say baiting with a corn pile is less fair chase than that acre of peas?
For me the answer is no and that's where I draw the line. I have done both. I used corn many years ago when I hunted in S.C. and I only use plots now in Ga. If given the chance I would vote against legalizing baiting for many reasons but not becuase it's not fair chase. For me, if it's not fair chase than my plots are not either. I would take my plot any day over a pile of corn. The bottom line is our Iron-clay plots are absolutely deadly. I can count on 2 fingers the times in the 8 years I have been in Ga. that I didn't see deer in our pea plots on afternoon hunts.
S.C. is were I started my hunting for the most part and it was just the way most hunted. I was very young and didn't put much thought into if it was fair chase or not. The bottom line was, 50% of the time, the few piles I hunted went untouched until it rotted.
No matter what my feelings are now on using corn piles, if I say that is an unfair advantage than I can hardly go hunt my plots and not feel hypocritical. I have to be honest, As I've said before, the day I quit hunting will be the day I quit putting countless hours in food plots. I have a funny feeling that is also the case for 99.9% of hunters. I think this fact is more telling than the excuses commonly used as "it's for the deer" and "it's hard work". Although I do agree the plots are benificial to the deer and can provide good nitrition during stressed times I wonder who many hunters will continue putting in plots after their hunting days are over.
I know this was a little long but wanted to be clear on my feelings.
This is not meant to try to change any minds as thats almost impossible I just want some honest answers on my questions.
Do you feel a pile of corn will draw a deer better than a well placed 1 acre plot of Iron-clay peas? Please answer this as honest as you can with no motives guiding your answer. This will be easy for those that have done both but more difficult for those that have never used corn (whether becuase you feel it's unfair or it's illegal were you hunt) as you can only answer based on your perception of how much a pile of corn draws deer.
The reason I ask this is becuase if your answer is no, than can you fairly say baiting with a corn pile is less fair chase than that acre of peas?
For me the answer is no and that's where I draw the line. I have done both. I used corn many years ago when I hunted in S.C. and I only use plots now in Ga. If given the chance I would vote against legalizing baiting for many reasons but not becuase it's not fair chase. For me, if it's not fair chase than my plots are not either. I would take my plot any day over a pile of corn. The bottom line is our Iron-clay plots are absolutely deadly. I can count on 2 fingers the times in the 8 years I have been in Ga. that I didn't see deer in our pea plots on afternoon hunts.
S.C. is were I started my hunting for the most part and it was just the way most hunted. I was very young and didn't put much thought into if it was fair chase or not. The bottom line was, 50% of the time, the few piles I hunted went untouched until it rotted.
No matter what my feelings are now on using corn piles, if I say that is an unfair advantage than I can hardly go hunt my plots and not feel hypocritical. I have to be honest, As I've said before, the day I quit hunting will be the day I quit putting countless hours in food plots. I have a funny feeling that is also the case for 99.9% of hunters. I think this fact is more telling than the excuses commonly used as "it's for the deer" and "it's hard work". Although I do agree the plots are benificial to the deer and can provide good nitrition during stressed times I wonder who many hunters will continue putting in plots after their hunting days are over.
I know this was a little long but wanted to be clear on my feelings.
This is not meant to try to change any minds as thats almost impossible I just want some honest answers on my questions.