Not so funny story. I had a Dove field all ready for opening day. Being super excited, I went out the day before to see how many birds had built up for the season. There were 50 plus birds with more coming and going every second. Walked the field and found some SOB had spread cracked corn in the rear corner of the field. This field had mowed sunflowers and wheat. I would never use corn, even if it were legal. So stupid.

I walked to the trail cameras around the field and pulled the SD cards. Then pulled the cards on three other cameras nearby, including the one watching the lane. Had my laptop in the truck. Took five minutes to find find the moron baiting my land. Did not know him. Then watched when he drove in and out of the lane three days earlier. Then saw the game warden had driven up my lane earlier the same day I was there. I was livid for the baiting. The close inspection, by the, warden was no surprise to me as I try to be legal and don't care if I am checked. But I had a major problem so I called the game warden. Half an hour later he stopped by. Showed him the cracked corn. Showed him the video of the baiting being done by somebody else. Not surprised he acted like he might know the fellow. So I showed him the video of the truck coming up the lane with a decent tag shot. He knew the truck he said. So I said I want him dealt with. He said he would drop by for a talk with him. I told him a talk was not in the cards. I wanted charges brought.

So my field was baited and closed to hunting. I found out today this moron had his own field about a mile away. My guess us he did not want me nearby. Hoped I be forced to disc everything under, which I have had to do. No way to remove the corn, "bait", for ten days and still hunt there this year. I was told he was cited by the game wardens today. Not enough. Not that many years ago I'd deal with this myself. Word is he says he was drunk when he did it, does not know why he did it and all the usual things guys say when they get caught doing dumb things. I don't care. Thank God for trail cameras and dumb luck of walking a "safe" field the day before. Without them I'd be cited for baiting, which I did not do and unable prove it or show who did. I was lucky enough to have two other fields to hunt instead so my season was only reduced, instead of ruined. Lesson learned is buy a few cameras and use them. Be safe and watch your backs and "neighbors".