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Originally Posted by sheephunter
So if baiting is that ineffective...why would anyone want to see it legalized here? I'm still looking for the upside.
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Hey sheep
I'm not picking on you, just debating is all......
I am slightly ticked off with the srd and what went on around home.... Can poke holes in their efforts all day long and for me it became a game of politics/assumptions...Have they ruined 236 , lets just say I hunted real hard to try and fill my mule buck tag this year, what used to be a land of plenty of 170-180 mule bucks isn't such the case anymore....Never seen too many mature mule bucks in 2 weeks of hunting..... Just to clear the air, I'm hoping the deer poulation will return around home , I'm not getting any younger ,
One upside of baiting is one is usually hunting from a tree stand or hunting blind..Should have a standing shot and a clean kill..Unlike road hunting.. Also One will sometimes have pictures of a deer they may particularily like or decide to harvest..... So when it actually does make a mistake you will harvest the deer your after with out ground shrinkage , well possibly
....lol... But the same can be achieved in Alberta putting a camera over a scrape
It may also help a few deer particularily bucks survive a hard winter or atleast help, after the rut..... I have a bait still going in Sask and have left my cameras out to see if the particular deer i was after will hit the bait again, and hope my efforts will help him recharge a bit after the rut
Of course this is just my humble opinion, For some people it's a ethics thing and I respect that..... then don't do it plain and simple.....I personally enjoy seeing deer up close and personal, and can't wait for my Sask hunt every year.... I love Sask and their deer numbers.... Might come down to management efforts.... Don't know
Nikon