If it's legal in your area, I really don't see a problem with it. To me it's the same as sitting on the edge of a wheat field or other food source. I just got a new area to hunt this year and the only food source I've found is acorns. I have a stand set up in a wooded area that looks like it has some deer trails through it and there are lots of acorn producing trees there. I put up a home made corn feeder, but it hasn't been touched all season, except for birds, so I don't think I'll use it again. I'm still fairly new to hunting and I'm trying to figure out what brings the deer in. I'm still trying to figure out scouting and looking for deer sign. This was my third year hunting (second with bow) and I saw lots of deer last year, but not too many this year. I did get lucky enough to take one buck, but haven't seen much else all year. I plan on doing some work to the land for next year, ie: planting food plots and clearing some trails. I hope to figure this stuff out so that I can have a "more successful" season. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy that I was fortunate enough to take one doe last year and one buck this year. I love hunting and spending the timein the woods and I love learning more every year. Things are coming together and I'm sure with more experience it will just continue to get better. As for baiting, if it's legal, I don't see a problem with it. It's a personal prefrence. In OK, you can use feeders, but you can't shot while deer are feeding from them, only while they are walking to or from.