"Baiting" in South Texas is not just dumping a pile of corn on the ground, it involves timed feeders set to throw only a small amount of corn once or twice a day. Not only will hogs, coons, and squirrels get it, but a flock of grackles will wipe out anything on the ground if they come though. Kix is right on the money about the thick brush and cactus - this is why it's called the "Brush Country", also why it's good to kill them DRT - instead of losing them. Feeders attract does and young bucks easily down there, but a trophy buck is much harder, doesn't just step out in the open. I used to hunt with hounds in East Texas - same principle, traditional hunting methods have been developed because they work in their respective areas. This said, however, trophy deer hunting in Texas has become a big business that even has a lot of influence in state government, and the problem isn't feeders. Much of it is out-of-state hunters wanting to pay big bucks to hand a geneticaly altered buck on their wall.
