I always hang a feeder, but I have never seen deer there, only near by. This year my farmer buddy talked me into just dumping a 50# sack of corn in a pile. I dumped several sacks but never saw any deer early, but the corn would be gone. The second evening of season, we watched an 8 point cross almost a 1/2mi of open field straight to the corn. I dropped him within 3' of the corn pile. I shot another 8 point last year from the same spot without a corn pile, but a feeder nearby. Life is good.
I really don't have much of an opinion on baiting. This is just what I do. Two 8 points, a 9 point, and a 12 point were taken this year within a 1/2mi of that corn pile.
