Aldeer.com Forums Alabama Deer Talk Serious Deer Talk Forum New Baiting Bill from the Senate

Some States like Michigan allow baiting on public land, Alabama's proposed laws doesn't. To use the justification of "other States do it" is like saying "just because" since all of the other detail and nuances of those other States laws are NEVER presented and are NEVER the same as what one is trying to get others to believe is the factual truth. So lets just stay with the bill that has been proposed for the State of Alabama.

The convoluted statements about high power rifles, lobbying against guns seasons and comparing that with corn is, quite frankly, confusing. One thing is for sure, you will not kill a deer with a high powered rifle if you don't see a deer, where on the other hand you can kill a deer with a spear if you have a deer standing at a bait pile. The difference is that "baiting" (pouring bait out of a bag) does not require any hunting abilities and therefore, can provide more opportunities to kill a deer, which is not conducive to "protecting" the herd. Where on the other hand not having the skills necessary to consistency see deer when you have a high powered rifle in your hand lends itself to conserving or "protecting" the herd. Wouldn't you agree?

Of course there is the advocated fallback position that if too many deer are being killed using "bait" then the State can always just "lower the limit" because a person shouldn't actually have to have any hunting skills to be successful, so lowering the limit is better than the sport requiring hunting skills.