09-11-2008, 01:55 AM
So we finally got the CWD and a ban on baiting .
The plan was developed 6 years ago untill the DNR could figure out how to handle the situation , as usual the DNR sat on their rumps and did little or nothing during those years .
So what now ? All baiting is banned , there goes my bear bait pile of corn and other sweet stuff , all on the list , all removed to a dumpster .
Is our "wild deer " contaminated ?
Nope, not as far as anyone knows , it is limited to the one pennend in ranch , others are under investigation .So why the ban ?
To save the herd says the DNR , my opinion , DNR dropped the ball once again by not figuring out a plan such as they did for the TB zones .
My guess is that bating will resume AFTER the 2008 deer season ends .
Baiting right now would be a little foolish , even so , I did see that mineral rocks were sold out at Jay's in Clare . Rocks weren't banned , just about everything else was .
This year aught to be a little interisting to say the least , will the order stay in place , will it be dropped in time for the season , will it be ignored or followed ?
Time will tell .
The apple trees in our area didn't do too well in my hood , that late frost killed most of the blossoms .
Ya just might have to find yourself a good stand of oaks for some hungry deer this fall .
Me , heck I'll do m,y normal routine , scouting , tracking and using the scents to bring in some venison .
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The plan was developed 6 years ago untill the DNR could figure out how to handle the situation , as usual the DNR sat on their rumps and did little or nothing during those years .
So what now ? All baiting is banned , there goes my bear bait pile of corn and other sweet stuff , all on the list , all removed to a dumpster .
Is our "wild deer " contaminated ?
Nope, not as far as anyone knows , it is limited to the one pennend in ranch , others are under investigation .So why the ban ?
To save the herd says the DNR , my opinion , DNR dropped the ball once again by not figuring out a plan such as they did for the TB zones .
My guess is that bating will resume AFTER the 2008 deer season ends .
Baiting right now would be a little foolish , even so , I did see that mineral rocks were sold out at Jay's in Clare . Rocks weren't banned , just about everything else was .
This year aught to be a little interisting to say the least , will the order stay in place , will it be dropped in time for the season , will it be ignored or followed ?
Time will tell .
The apple trees in our area didn't do too well in my hood , that late frost killed most of the blossoms .
Ya just might have to find yourself a good stand of oaks for some hungry deer this fall .
Me , heck I'll do m,y normal routine , scouting , tracking and using the scents to bring in some venison .
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