Buckwheat, my guess is that your local Game & Fish Commission banned the baiting of deer because of the nature in which CWD is spread. The bait will concentrate the deer which helps spread CWD; and by the bait being usually placed on the ground will allow the deer to pick up soil along with the bait, which can further help spread the disease since CWD is a soil bound disease.
Buck3791, Predator1 and Coldbeer gave some good answers to you baiting questions on another DeerDays forum; just keep in mind the possibility of spreading CWD by concentrating the deer. Hopefully you don’t have CWD in your state yet. Happy Hunting to all!
Yeah, it is CWD and I know it affects the brain of deer, similar to mad cow disease. If the disease was found in a wild animal than I would be happy for the ban, but it wasn’t. I guess they are just being cautious because the disease kills every animal that is contaminated.
Is this CWD your talking about?