Let's clear one thing up. It's not the bait that is causing me to see the number of deer I see. I can walk through the woods where there is no bait placed and see 25-30 deer in a matter of a few hours. In my hunting region it is common place to drive by an alfalfa field and see up to 60 deer on aquarter section(160 acres). The bait doesn't ensure me a chance at a deer each season. Geographics does. Anybody hunting that area of Saskatchewan will have a chance at a buck within two days of hunting no matter how you hunt. A doe will take you probably less than an hour. I find hunting in a stand over bait very relaxing and enjoyable. I can watch the deer behavior and get a good look at the deer in the area. I also have chronic severe back pain, and cannot walk for more than about 4 hours. Therefore my morning hunt I usually walk for the first couple of hours, and then I hunt from the stand the rest of the day.

If you want to talk about feeding time at the zoo though, let's talk about the game ranch set up next to my property. Every year hunters(usually from the USA) pay a local outfitter $5000 per animal to shoot an Elk or Bison out of the ranch. I have watched in disquist as the outfitter chases the animal the hunter is after into a corner of the ranch, the hunter shot the animal, a front end loader came and picked the animal up set it in front of some bush so you couldn't see the fence. Pictures were taken of the hunter with his "trophy", then the animal was lifted with the loader again dropped in the back of a truck, and they drove away. This is considered hunting to some people. People are telling me baiting is wrong when this kind of "hunting" is happening. And I know there are lots of "hunting ranches" in the U.S. as well, where maybe the hunt is a little more sportsmanlike, but you are still shooting a penned animal.