Here is another scenario for you. Club has 35 fields and lets say 20 members (number of fields and members irrelevant). 11 members pay the $15 corn fee and 9 don't because they disagree with it. The 11 members with "corn hunting" on their tag put feeders in every field and all the high traffic areas in the woods. Now the 9 members without the permit are restricted to hunting only the places that the other 11 didnt put out corn.

it won't I promise.

Pay the $15 and shut your pie holes. The DNR is broke as it is. Baiting needs to be legal and along with it, more antler restrictions and a shorter rifle season. I swear some folks will cry about everything

ya'll do realize it is just another TAX????

ya'll do realize it is just another TAX????

Well, here's how it worked in Florida...

Let's say your hunting club is 3500 acres, with 20 members. Before the baiting law came into effect, everyone hunted the entire club...first come, first served.

Baiting law is legalized. People put out feeders in "secret" spots, with plans to hunt them opening morning. Come opening morning, they get to the club, and their "secret" spot is already signed out...ie, someone has found the feeder and plans to hunt it. The fight ensues. A miserable hunting season for all club members is endured...lots of fighting over "my" spot.

After season is over, club management develops a plan to avoid the same problems the next season. The club is broken up into "sections". Each member is given 2 small "private" sections in which they run their own private feeders. Members are only allowed to hunt their private section and club food plots. Some club members are overjoyed with their sections, some are just ok with theirs, and the other club members know they got the shaft. All members end up watching at the same two feeders all season long, year after year.

Kids getting into hunting go from learning how to scout...finding food sources, identifying travel patterns, searching for scrape and rub lines, etc...to learning how to open a bag of corn, pour it into a feeder, and making sure the battery is fresh.

Pay the $15 and shut your pie holes. The DNR is broke as it is. Baiting needs to be legal and along with it, more antler restrictions and a shorter rifle season. I swear some folks will cry about everything

ya'll do realize it is just another TAX????

Well, here's how it worked in Florida...

Let's say your hunting club is 3500 acres, with 20 members. Before the baiting law came into effect, everyone hunted the entire club...first come, first served.

Baiting law is legalized. People put out feeders in "secret" spots, with plans to hunt them opening morning. Come opening morning, they get to the club, and their "secret" spot is already signed out...ie, someone has found the feeder and plans to hunt it. The fight ensues. A miserable hunting season for all club members is endured...lots of fighting over "my" spot.

After season is over, club management develops a plan to avoid the same problems the next season. The club is broken up into "sections". Each member is given 2 small "private" sections in which they run their own private feeders. Members are only allowed to hunt their private section and club food plots. Some club members are overjoyed with their sections, some are just ok with theirs, and the other club members know they got the shaft. All members end up watching at the same two feeders all season long, year after year.

Kids getting into hunting go from learning how to scout...finding food sources, identifying travel patterns, searching for scrape and rub lines, etc...to learning how to open a bag of corn, pour it into a feeder, and making sure the battery is fresh.

I disagree with everything you think we "need".
Baiting does not promote more deer, healthier deer or even hold deer. There's no sound reasoning for legal baiting. There's no practical way to measure or count antler points in most wooded areas, making antler restrictions totally impractical. We have a buck limit and that's sufficient if its enforced. And likewise there's no sound reason to support a shorter season either.

^^^^^^^^^THIS is what hunting in Alabama will look like in 5 years. Mark my words.

ya'll do realize it is just another TAX????

Probably a moot point anyways. I doubt It passes.

Unreal. A $15 permit to pour out corn to shoot a deer, and people are approving of this new government regulation and fee.

Conservatives scream about less government, fewer fees, fewer taxes and yet won't bat an eye about this and even will support it.

Just unreal. And coming from a GOP-administration and GOP Legislature. What a bunch of f'king hypocrites.

I disagree with everything you think we "need".
Baiting does not promote more deer, healthier deer or even hold deer. There's no sound reasoning for legal baiting. There's no practical way to measure or count antler points in most wooded areas, making antler restrictions totally impractical. We have a buck limit and that's sufficient if its enforced. And likewise there's no sound reason to support a shorter season either.