lsnydes

Now how about this. A food plot that is used for hunting purposes only and the plot owner applies for nuisance permits because of all the crop damage. legal right!! Of course it is by law.

I started this post to see where most of you stood on this subject.. It has been all over the board as you can see. I now have been called a number of things, an anti, spammer, etc. Lots of name calling. I did BAIT it a little myself to keep it going. But that is OK because I struck a nerve. I am an average hunter and have been for a number of years. It is a subject that I think is being misused by a number of people so I threw it out there. What is a food plot? I don't think the DEC has a handle on it yet and they should if they allow it. What are the perameters? Is there minimum and maximum sizes? Crops that can be planted? Do they have this info? To say that an orchard or oak grove is a food plot is by definition. If food plots took as long to grow as these do there would be no food plots. What bushes and flowers do deer love to eat. I could really dress up my deer stands so if no deer pass by I can still enjoy my well landscaped location!!!

With the advent of rifle hunting in most of NY a food plot might as well be a pile. Not many food plots are big enough to make a difference what end a deer come out of. The rifle pretty much covers the whole plot very nicely. Just sit in your treestand and wait for the deer to come in to the bait, excuse me,field

I know it is illegal....so if it is not in a pile it is legal??? Sure!!

I am not talking about a feeder that drops at a certain time each day. Just corn scattered on the ground just like the corn field.

I know of people who grow the corn and knock it down before the season so it is on the ground...habitat for what mice. It is now food scattered on the ground for feeding deer and is being hunted over. What is the difference!!

This should liven up this forum. Looking into the legality of food plots. To put this into simple terms...Why is it illegal to put a kernel of corn on the ground and hunt over it and it is legal if you put that kernel in the ground and it produces lots of kernels which are now above the ground and you hunt over it. Both kernels were put there for the sole purpose of attracting deer to harvest. No other reason. No corn was growing previously. It was not natural to the land it is on. And it is next to some perfect trees for stands. What is the difference???

Does anyone know the real story on how these coyotes got here? I have heard alot of stories. I'm sure you have too. I have heard anything from they just naturally increased in #s because they are prolific reproducers to the insurance companies paid to have them brought into our state through lobbying with our powers to be to reduce the deer herd. Does anyone know the real story? Unfortunately they are here to stay. I had one come in to me the other day while using a fawn bleat.

I saw 2 groups of does tonight and not a buck in sight.They were calm and feeding. Saw bucks chasing last week and nothing so far this week.

I basically only archery hunt for deer. I enjoy being in the outdoors during this season. If and when I get a deer, I get a feeling of accomplishment. I put a lot of time and effort into it. It is the challenge of trying to harvest a deer that I enjoy.You have to do your homework. Usually you have done things right to get a deer during archery season. Gun season not so much. Usually the shots you get at deer happen because someone else spooked the deer. I certainly don't have to bring a change of underwear with me to change into when I get one.

Not an assumption. I know hunters who do this.

I am not against that at all. Donating a deer is great. I am not against the program. I am aware of some who go out to shoot deer and donate all the deer they shoot to the program. They don't even like venison. They just get a charge from killing and will shoot 4 or 5 deer then gloat about supplying deer to the program. They use the program to feed their desire to kill deer. It cost them nothing. Maybe there should be a $5 charge to drop deer off to help defray the cost for processing. Do you know if the costs for processing comes from hunting license fees or from taxes?

I hunt 8Y Have only seen a few does and I get out often

I am refering to most hunters who do have multiple tags. On this site there were hunters talking about having 2 tags and going out and getting 2 more. Now why would they take the time to go out and get more tags if they were not planning on using them if given the opportunity??

It may be but isn't 1 death too many!!