Deer Hunting

When to start baiting deer?

Hey everyone,

This was my first year hunting deer and I had a few questions about baiting. I hunted on a family member's farm in NH who has 15 acres. I saw a ton of deer and missed two. The beginning of the season I didn't see anything, but as the season progressed into muzzleloader and firearms the area picked up. I figure it is because there are state parks and powerlines near by that are heavily hunted and scared the deer outwards to more residental areas.

The owner of the farm said he wanted to try baiting deer next season. In NH it is legal for the land owner to bait. Right now I know of two bucks and two does who are on the property on a regular baisis. I want to keep these deer around. I was thinking of starting small bait piles now to keep the deer around, maybe put two or three concentrated areas of acorns, corns, or apples with some salt slicks around the out skirts of the property, and constantlt stock these piles. To keep them in this area and to welcome them to stay instead of them wondering off to the state parks again. Then in the spring we talked about getting feeders or plant conservation mix, closer to the spots we hunt. We would keep the conservation mix going right up till fall when the season starts up. As the season starts I would gradually cut back.