This is posted over in the deer hunting section, but thought it would be good to have here as well.
Interesting data
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To poison small feathered things.Legalizing baiting was a good idea why again?
Turkeys are pretty good size by preseason scouting time for the normal hatch. And concentrated and contaminated ground fed sites would be the worst. First thing the biologist said that visited our neck of the woods was "if you must feed, get it off the ground".Not disagreeing with the baiting argument, just a few devils advocate questions.
How long have folks put out corn for deer in the summer for pre season scouting before baiting was made legal?
MSU says aflatoxins have been found in soybeans, rice, and wheat. Both in feeders and cut fields. Should we also stop planting corn, soybeans, and wheat?
What keeps turkey populations in states where baiting has been legal for as long as I can remember stable and not others?
Right there with you on this one, buckpasser. This stuff is bad news, I’m telling you. Back in school, and that was in the 70’s, the research that was underway in our microbiology department at Alabama showed just how toxic aflatoxin is to animals. It destroys the liver. It’s not the only negative factor impacting our birds but when you consider how prevalent baiting is, you can’t make me believe it’s not killing turkeys.Legalizing baiting was a good idea why again?
Not necessarily uninteresting questions mind, but it is an established scientific fact that the fungus that produces aflatoxin, Aspergillus flavus, is ubiquitous in nature, and that aflatoxin is a potent liver toxin.Not disagreeing with the baiting argument, just a few devils advocate questions.
How long have folks put out corn for deer in the summer for pre season scouting before baiting was made legal?
MSU says aflatoxins have been found in soybeans, rice, and wheat. Both in feeders and cut fields. Should we also stop planting corn, soybeans, and wheat?
What keeps turkey populations in states where baiting has been legal for as long as I can remember stable and not others?