Planting is not baiting. Putting loose seed on the ground is. The state and feds plant all the time just for this. Regs read, thank you. I just seeded a food plot for deer. State recommended seed mix.
When it turned into work, I stopped. I got too involved and burned out. I'm being polite here btw.
I still shoot some but I'd rather be at the cabin or on the boat.
It will cost you more than it is worth to have it properly prepped and plated. Lots of stripping, sanding and polishing involved before it hits the plating bath. If the cost does not bother you, go for it.
I worked in a plating shop many years ago. We did quite a few guns as side work. Lots of labor cost.
I'm reading this as I lie in bed with pain patches and ice packs. Been skim coating and sanding ceilings in Kaya's new house. Shoulders are a tad sore.
House down the street was abandoned with a green pool full of mosquitoes. Landlord didn't care. I dumped a gallon of used motor oil in it. No more skeeters. City made him fill it in.