Originally Posted by CNC
Originally Posted by abolt300
No agenda. I’ve run clubs and held big leases since the early 90s in multiple counties. Washington, Covington, Choctaw, Marengo, Wilcox, Clarke, Dallas. Smallest was around 800 acres, most 2000-3000 acres. When you control big pieces of property, you touch a lot of smaller surrounding properties. All were low membership and high member/acreage ratios, so it was a fairly controlled group of guys. Rare was the year that we didn’t kill multiple deer, on our managed, non-baited property, that showed up at our skinning shed full of corn. I’ve helped game wardens make a bunch of baiting cases over the years. Call it in and report it, show the GW where you think it is occurring and then let them access across my property to bust the neighbors baiting their smaller inferior property just across the line, who mistakenly thought the GW would have to come in off the highway, or by their house, the same way they were coming in. Lot more of it going on than people would think. If you didn’t control a big piece that touched a bunch of other parcels, you’d never know. Happened enough that I lost all faith in people actually following any of the game laws in this state. I’m sure others have similar experiences.


I hear what you’re saying but cuz……..”multiple deer” is a whole lot different than ALL deer……I know what is going on, I go out in the woods and see it everyday on property after property after property……Probably like 95% of places have corn piles and feeders everywhere now. Its not just a little bit anymore…..We’re on a whole different wavelength than we used to be……It isnt just those few guys who border up to some big hunting club these days……Its virtually EVERY HUNTER……and in WAYYYY more places where its being poured out and deer being killed……..


It’s not just baiting. Smaller places feed off of bigger well managed clubs


We had a pasture on our NE aside and guys had always shot what ever they wanted and how many they wanted. When we came along they started wearing out those 2.5 yr old 8s. Bragged about how many there were killing.

We also had guys bragging that they’d sneak on our club and hunt. It was like an in your face challenge when we showed up. What was funny they’re all gone but that club is still rocking along.

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