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" IF the state and experts could successfully convince people that baiting is bad, then I believe most would pay attention to that."
You clearly missed what I was saying. Even if they were able to fully convince them that baiting is bad, the hunters in this state will still buy their corn by the pallet load and hunt over it. It doesnt matter to the avg alabama deer hunter one bit, what is best for the herd, the state, what the experts say or whatever is legal or illegal. If they feel that baiting will give them a better chance to kill more deer, then to heck with what the state and experts say. Being able to attract and concentrate more animals and more easily kill more deer is the only important variable in the equation to them and exactly what they are going to do. Years of history from when it was taboo and fully illegal prove my point. Regs, laws, what's best for the herd and wildlife across the state, all take a back seat here in Alabama, when it comes to being able to attract and kill more animals. Only thing that will stop them is fear of jail time, losing their vehicle, their guns or bows, or being fined enough that it affects their lifestyle. Short of that, nothing is stopping the baiting train here in this state.
IF... If you read all of my comments, I clearly implied the state would never be able to do that. But... IF the state were to be able to prove that baiting would eventually wipe out the deer herd (again something that I don't think can ever be done), I'll stand by my statement that most of the hunters I know would halt the practice because I believe there are still hunters out there who want to preserve this sport for future generations. Would many selfishly continue to bait... absolutely. But I don't know looking back to the pre-baiting period gives any clear picture of what the future might be because ( I may be wrong here) baiting at that time wasn't ever proven as being detrimental to the deer herd. To the best of my memory, it was presented more from the view of "fair chase", not from a point of "it will destroy the deer herd".
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