it's feeding until you go out to it with a weapon with the intention of taking one. Than it's baiting. If its legal and floats your boat go for it.. we can feed all year round, we cannot hunt any closer than 200 yards to our feeding station.
I don't see any differance from corn on the ground than a food plot , same ole, same ole. trying to draw deer out of cover so you can see them, for whatever reason.