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Unit 3A3 is now "no hunting over bait"
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<blockquote data-quote="Fritz the Cat" data-source="post: 321589" data-attributes="member: 605"><p>You do realize I didn't write any of the below. It is a copy and paste from the National Deer Alliance></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.deerassociation.com/6-ways-food-plots-not-baiting/" target="_blank">https://www.deerassociation.com/6-wa...s-not-baiting/</a></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Some people equate food plots to baiting and claim that if baiting is not allowed then food plots should be illegal too. This is flawed logic, which explains why not a single state outlaws the planting of wildlife food plots.</span></p><p><strong><strong>The five-second rule</strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong></strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong><span style="color: #000000"><strong>In food plots, deer tend to forage above the ground rather than right on it. This is a big deal from a health and disease standpoint. Many disease and parasite carriers live at ground level, and deer feeding off the ground, like at bait sites, are more susceptible to them. Conversely, when deer forage off plants well above the ground, they are far less likely to be afflicted with ailments.</strong></span><strong></strong></strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Similarities exist in the livestock industry. Progressive farmers and ranchers who rotationally graze cattle can keep them feeding on only the upper portions of plants. The upper portions tend to be higher quality than the lower, but this also keeps their animals foraging well above the ground and away from most parasites and pathogens.</strong></span><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #000000"><strong>In the food plot/bait site discussion, deer eat at ground level from bait sites and well above this in food plots, at least until the plots are eaten to the ground. Don’t underestimate the significance of this point, especially since bait sites can congregate large numbers of deer into a confined area. Anyone who has visited a well-used bait site knows the area is often littered with deer urine and feces. So, deer are eating from the ground, and food is often placed directly on top of urine and feces. I have a strong stomach, but you’re not going to catch me eating supper off the floor of our camp’s outhouse.</strong></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #000000"><strong></strong></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #000000"><strong></strong></span></strong></strong></strong></strong>Anyone remember this:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]48221[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fritz the Cat, post: 321589, member: 605"] You do realize I didn't write any of the below. It is a copy and paste from the National Deer Alliance> [URL="https://www.deerassociation.com/6-ways-food-plots-not-baiting/"]https://www.deerassociation.com/6-wa...s-not-baiting/[/URL] [COLOR=#333333]Some people equate food plots to baiting and claim that if baiting is not allowed then food plots should be illegal too. This is flawed logic, which explains why not a single state outlaws the planting of wildlife food plots.[/COLOR] [B][B]The five-second rule [COLOR=#000000][B]In food plots, deer tend to forage above the ground rather than right on it. This is a big deal from a health and disease standpoint. Many disease and parasite carriers live at ground level, and deer feeding off the ground, like at bait sites, are more susceptible to them. Conversely, when deer forage off plants well above the ground, they are far less likely to be afflicted with ailments.[/B][/COLOR][B] [COLOR=#000000][B]Similarities exist in the livestock industry. Progressive farmers and ranchers who rotationally graze cattle can keep them feeding on only the upper portions of plants. The upper portions tend to be higher quality than the lower, but this also keeps their animals foraging well above the ground and away from most parasites and pathogens.[/B][/COLOR][B] [COLOR=#000000][B]In the food plot/bait site discussion, deer eat at ground level from bait sites and well above this in food plots, at least until the plots are eaten to the ground. Don’t underestimate the significance of this point, especially since bait sites can congregate large numbers of deer into a confined area. Anyone who has visited a well-used bait site knows the area is often littered with deer urine and feces. So, deer are eating from the ground, and food is often placed directly on top of urine and feces. I have a strong stomach, but you’re not going to catch me eating supper off the floor of our camp’s outhouse. [/B][/COLOR][/B][/B][/B][/B]Anyone remember this: [ATTACH=CONFIG]48221._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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