Pretty much, they believe that anything that brings deer together may spread the disease. Baiting, which brings deer together, causes them to leave urine, feces, and saliva in the area which is a potential for the spread of CWD.
I dunno bout that statement. Alot of things bring deer together. In places with hard winters they yard up in big numbers, crop fields as well as most other food sources group them, not to mention that they are a very social animal. I bait in some areas mostly because everyone does & in the late season here if you want to see deer in the daytime a pile of corn helps. Its not a guarentee either, they treat it like any food source & aproach with the same if not more caution. Make no mistake about it, they know who put the corn or bait there. Especially if put out regularly. I thought it would be like shooting fish in a barrel & resisted it for a long time. As mentioned hunting property size matters alot too. Alot of places I hunt just aren't big enough to ambush them over the next hill or on the other side of the brook or whaty have you.