Is it wrong to hunt over bait?

[seven08]

A stinky wet meat absorption pad really draws them in. Had to cut my distance to 40 feet because they were too hard to see that well. Just cover the vermin with the tiny ball and squeeze the trigger. I am heading out for more action.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC03sHm_YYA

 

[cmatera]

Nope. You use bait when you go fishing, hunters put in food plots to attract deer, African hunters hunt at watering holes

 

[Yo]

Watch them Brits in UK and their squirrel bait feed station videos shooting from their camouflaged hides.

 

[Kgphotos]

Dude— as soon as it cools off around here I’m totally gonna try that. It’ll be a backyard safari.

 

[Cleeh84]

Check your local laws. It is illegal in Tennessee 

 

[survivor45]

I have eradicated all the rats and mice in my yard hunting over bait. 
Looks like I’ll have to resort to this if I want any air gun action

 

[Dingfelder]

Seems weird to me that you are allowed to hunt a damaging pest, but not bait them. If they're THERE ... then ... you are allowed, so ... what's the problem? Game, I can see. Game is limited and part of the whole sportsman ethos to my mind is that they have at least a chance. Otherwise why not just throw grenades? And/or leave all meat to rot and LOLZ while pounding beerz?

But when it comes to pests, the idea is you're doing something practical, not sporting. Would it be any more "sporting" if you poisoned them? And maybe any predators or rivals who then ate the carcass?

 

[seven08]

nailed a few more, but only got little more on video. Had a few close misses, one walked into his demise.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcqkMUgEdDQ



The fragged one was spinning rapidly on the driveway severely wounded.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9bM9fVtJqk

 

[Motorhead]

Great FUN ! having done similar while out camping shooting Yellow jackets on a meat package we just cooked and ate the contents of.

We likely sat there in our lawn chairs, both with spring rifles for a least an hour !!

 

[pb0201]

It's not hunting, it's just killing.

 

[JSB18]

That’s FUNNY !

 

[Bullfrog]

Nothing wrong with it at all. There's no magical hunting morality written into the fabric of the universe. Otherwise most predatory animals would be immoral for their hunting tactics. 

 

[Beach-gunner]

Dingfelder hit nail on the head. The line is getting blurred between “pesting” and “hunting”. Filling a feeder with food in the woods and sitting in a blind...I do not consider hunting. Hunting is knowing the habits and life sustaining activities in a natural setting of the quarry that you are hunting. Example safety areas VS feeding areas VS when the quarry will be in these locations. Canceling movement while you travel to these areas, knowing when your quarry will most likely be in these areas.

 

[Pickzilla]

Only for snowflakes

 

[Guest]

Check your local laws. It is illegal in Tennessee

Did you watch the video?

 

[c_m_shooter]

Dingfelder hit nail on the head. The line is getting blurred between “pesting” and “hunting”. Filling a feeder with food in the woods and sitting in a blind...I do not consider hunting. Hunting is knowing the habits and life sustaining activities in a natural setting of the quarry that you are hunting. Example safety areas VS feeding areas VS when the quarry will be in these locations. Canceling movement while you travel to these areas, knowing when your quarry will most likely be in these areas.

As long as you are following the laws for your local area, it is all good. It is great to pattern the game, learn their bedding and feeding areas, and try to ambush them inbetween. Unfourtunately, a lot of us only have access to smaller parcels of land, a trend that is only going to get worse. If you are going to hunt sometimes you need to do what it takes to make your property more attractive to the game than your neighbor's place.