I was sitting out here hunting one day thinking about this debate. I was looking around at the pear trees I planted that were producing pears that the deer eat�..the apple trees I planted�.the Asian persimmons��the plums�..the peaches��.the Chinese chestnuts�..the sequin chestnuts�..the nuttall oaks�.the sawtooth oaks�.the chinkapin oaks�..the crabapples�..the clover�..the cereal rye��the oats��the turnips��.all of which were providing food sources that bring deer into my property. I thought to myself that it sure seemed silly that I was allowed to feed the deer with all of the other food sources�.but if I put out a little corn in front of my camera over there, then I would be considered then baiting. That seems absurd to me. Just legalize it so we can move on to more important issues.
I agree it's perfectly legal to hunt an apple tree but if you throw out a bag of apples it's not