Yep. Just another reason to hate Florida.

This is how most clubs here in Louisiana are. You get 2 spots. And most won't let you hunt anywhere but those 2 stands. Can't go out in the woods and find good sign and hunt it. F$&K THAT!!!

We got 4 hopper bottom trailers on standby to haul the corn to our place. We're gonna have a yellow glow over our place.

Does anybody have an answer to Inflation or dispute the fact that it cost more for an Agency to operate now than it did 10 years ago?

That seems to be be main complaint....the fact that they will be directed to contribute more to the DCNR to purchase a license to hunt in a Baited Area.

Also, judging by the Votes vs the Comments on this thread, it seems as if the vast majority Supports this. But, the whining Minority is by far the most Vocal.

About the same spread as it is on Aldeer...................

The way we did it in SC in the club I grew up in that worked well was club buys the corn and only club stands get baited. Members can hunt any stands, no private stands, and can climb anywhere, but no corn was allowed to be put out except on those club stands using club bought corn.

I’d rather them just increase the price of a license by $15 than have an a la carte menu.

I'm beginning to think this feeding bill passage was all about generating revenue and not the betterment of wildlife in the state.

if a club doesn't bait and the one next to it does. Guess which club will have all the deer.

The club that baits will have all the mature deer at night. Easy answer.

Yes Sir!! A blind person can see that.

I see it slightly different than that.

This Bill has been introduced in various forms for many years in the AL Legislature; which is where Laws are made/modified/deleted. The Legislature is made up of elected Representatives of the citizens of AL. The few polls that I have seen are all similar to the one I posed above showing overwhelming support. So, I feel like the Bill supports the majority of people’s desires.

Now, we all know that our DCNR in the past has either kept quiet, or actually resisted the issue of legalization of Baiting. That changed the past few years with what appears to be support of the efforts of those who want to supplementally feed the deer on their hunting properties.

In what I see as a compromise, it does appear that there was a resolution made by the DCNR to remain neutral and silent on the issue and let the votes be made without any bias from them. But, in return, they were given the Authority to cease feeding if required for Biological reasons and to also generate revenue for the Dept to offset the loss of fines and such and to help support their budget.

So, yes, money was involved. Anyone who thinks it is not a primary consideration in almost ALL decisions that are made is quite naive. But, I do not think that it was the driving force behind this Law that was created by our Legislature.

I agree

Aw, c'mon man. Surely you're not THAT cynical and skeptical. This clearly was about sound wildlife management, which is the basis for all decisions regarding hunting and angling laws and regulations.

/not/

Yep.

Never had a chance of passing until they figured out a way to make money off of it.

We all know that it was never about "sound wildlife management".

I wonder how many folks who are in the "we're killing too many deer in this state" camp were also in favor of baiting being legalized? How are those folks going to feel in two or three years?

It's not hard to kill a whitetail deer in Alabama. I hate that the state has made it even easier.

Upwards sports has come to hunting.

They will begin the campaign for a 1-buck season and more restrictions on does.

Clem said-"They will begin the campaign for a 1-buck season and more restrictions on does."

Let me tell you how that works--I am living in a one-buck state. In the western part of Oregon we have a month-long general season where we can buy a license and a tag (total $49) to shoot one blacktail buck. This year I also paid $8 to get in a drawing for a doe tag (about a 10% chance, and if I win the doe tag will be an additional $27.50). If you want to hunt mule deer in the eastern part of the state, or elk anywhere, you pay $8 to apply for a tag drawing for a week-long hunt in a particular unit. It is so complicated that the big game hunting regs and seasons brochure runs over 80 pages. There is another huge brochure for fishing, and a third for game birds. If you want a license for everything, it costs around $150 per year, and you still have to pay for additional game and fish tags---yes, we tag steelhead and salmon. Most western states have these complex regs and seasons. If you have lots of money to throw around, there are "consultants" who will help you navigate the process in each state so you have a chance at an elk or a trophy buck. There are trophy mule deer units in Oregon where over 1000 applicants vie for 10 tags. When they talk about the "hunt of a lifetime" they really mean it.

This is the crux of the situation. It eventually gets to the point where hunters and anglers say, "Phuck it, y'all have made it too complicated and not enjoyable anymore. I quit." and they hunt squirrels or fish for bream or just quit altogether.

Less. Is. More.

You could always ask Alexia how to do it.