State land bag of corn?

[corydd7]

My buddy got this today on state land. Orange County

[Caveman]

I was small game hunting on state land in Cattaraugus County last year and came across three large bags of corn dumped back in a swamp.  I remember thinking that, although I disapprove of baiting, I was almost impressed that someone carried 150 lbs of corn that far into the thickest, nastiest part of that parcel. 

Edited September 1, 2021 by Caveman

[BowmanMike]

some people really are wiling to put a lot of work in...

[Gobbler Chaser]

I shot a doe about 10 years back on state land and opened the stomach to find it full of cubed apples. No apple trees anywhere in the area and these were cut up by knife not deer teeth. I've plugged many a turkey on my property with bellies full of corn too

[Gobbler Chaser]

1 minute ago, blackbeltbill said:

I have found Piles of Corn in September  usually where,I Shoot near Pine Island in the " Black Dirt" area of Orange County.

Baiting is as common as deer poop in my part of Ulster. The guy at our local tractor supply says he can't keep corn on the shelves when hunting starts.

[Lucky118]

Don't  tell us tell the DEC.

[Daveboone]

I never understood how baiting (or feeding wild deer year round) is illegal, yet feed corn labeled "Deer Corn" is sold....or the myriad other salt licks, etc.

[rob-c]

10 hours ago, Caveman said:

I was small game hunting on state land in Cattaraugus County last year and came across three large bags of corn dumped back in a swamp.  I remember thinking that, although I disapprove of baiting, I was almost impressed that someone carried 150 lbs of corn that far into the thickest, nastiest part of that parcel. 

One works that hard to hunt illegally , but puts in so little effort to do it legally makes no sense to me .   

[Gobbler Chaser]

12 hours ago, Lucky118 said:

Don't  tell us tell the DEC.

I suppose. But showing the DEC a belly full of apples isn't something they seem to get too excited about

[BizCT]

14 hours ago, corydd7 said:

My buddy got this today on state land. Orange County

report it

[skully]

16 hours ago, Lucky118 said:

Don't  tell us tell the DEC.

Try and use it to your advantage. I was hunting westchester years ago and there was a complaint about feeding in my area and the DEC officer ( total jackoff) walked the whole area about 150 acres total and literally walked under my treestand every morning at 730 am until I got fed up and hunted somewhere else. I was told he did it every day the whole season........

[Gobbler Chaser]

10 minutes ago, skully said:

Try and use it to your advantage. I was hunting westchester years ago and there was a complaint about feeding in my area and the DEC officer ( total jackoff) walked the whole area about 150 acres total and literally walked under my treestand every morning at 730 am until I got fed up and hunted somewhere else. I was told he did it every day the whole season........

Good point. When go out to hunt, I go out to hunt not to turn in bad guys. I mind my business and enjoy my time in the woods

[corydd7]

Not my camera not even sure where my buddies spot is. We hunt private land together but we do our own thing when it comes to public land. I will ask him if he reported it though.

[Lucky118]

4 hours ago, Gobbler Chaser said:

Good point. When go out to hunt, I go out to hunt not to turn in bad guys. I mind my business and enjoy my time in the woods

And that is Why they keep doing it. I know i wouldn't  tolerate it and the main reason why i hunt by myself anymore. To many  people now adays are willing to come to close  to breaking laws or straight up ignoring them. 

[Gobbler Chaser]

2 minutes ago, Lucky118 said:

And that is Why they keep doing it. I know i wouldn't  tolerate it and the main reason why i hunt by myself anymore. To many  people now adays are willing to come to close  to breaking laws or straight up ignoring them. 

NY state doesn't have the resources or desire to go after baiting/poachers. Besides do you really want armys of DEC officers in the woods looking for bait piles while your sitting in a stand hunting legally. You'd need just that, an army. 

[Lucky118]

4 minutes ago, Gobbler Chaser said:

NY state doesn't have the resources or desire to go after baiting/poachers. Besides do you really want armys of DEC officers in the woods looking for bait piles while your sitting in a stand hunting legally. You'd need just that, an army. 

Thats why if you can't  walk and hr to Get to your stand i don't  hunt it lol. Most law breakers aren't  going to put in that much effort to get to places i hunt.