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Location - Texas
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Location - Colorado
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Location - Michigan
Jake Fagan - He's really just here to hang out, so don't mind him.
Location - Georgia
Will Brantley - Loves hunting in a dorag because it makes him look Ramboish. Some may call it Little Man Syndrome.
Location - Tennessee
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Food For Thought, or Should I say Corn!
The study looked at the Piedmont region where baiting is not allowed and the Coastal Plain region where it is allowed. Although deer density is similar in both areas, the study did concede that there are slightly more deer in the Coastal Plain region, and that the area has a longer season by about 30 days. Other than that, no significant differences were noted.
In the Piedmont region, where baiting is not allowed, hunter success was 33% greater. Furthermore, in that same region, doe harvest alone was 41% greater. What was even more interesting, is hunters from the Piedmont region spent 6% fewer days in the field chasing deer. In a nut shell, where baiting is not allowed, hunters killed more deer in less time!
Now I know this is only one study, and in different regions of the country, variables like mast crop, hunting pleasure, deer density, farming or just plain old tough country, could make a difference in these findings. But it made me wonder, does baiting equal higher hunter Success? Quite frankly I don't know, but this study might make you think twice before you slap that stand over a feeder this season!
Just Food for Thought
-Brian
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