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Originally Posted by Sledhead71
Well the "reason" would be experience and dedication to the passion of the whitetail deer  Knowing when to hunt a stand and knowledge of where to set-up and why has the CWTV team tipping over mature deer every season.. One thing about CWTV, average people with full time jobs sharing their passions with the general public, these are NOT full time outdoor producer types, only Pete..
Something to think about, the AO idol, Cody who kills monster donkeys does this with-out the use of bait, obviously because the Mule deer is not similar in habits as the whitetail.. So Cody does bait for whitetails but his success rate is actually poor in comparision to his mule deer accomplishments.. What does this tell our community ? Cody is an amazing sportsmen with a passion for all species, but continues to struggle with the jumpers year after year, employing the same techniques as these part time others who get it done year after year
If "baiting" was the ticket, well I am pretty certain Mr. Robins would be show casing many a 200 inch purdy deer as opposed to the giants with big ears... |
Location is everything. If you don't have 200" WT living near your, you're not going to get one by baiting. Don't think baits come with teleport...
Cody kills big mulies cause he puts in a ton of time scouting and has great areas to hunt! He does however hunt a lot of agricultural land before harvest. Basically hunting the food source for mulies, then creating one (baits) to hunt whitetails. Nothing wrong with it, it's legal and it works.
But most importantly these guys all have great areas, good setups and time. That, and knowledge the have accrued from those 3 things, is what makes them successful. Baiting and a bit of luck likely just tip the odds a bit more in their favor.