I dont know. I mean there can be little question that deer living near farms get better & more nutritious food than those living in woodlands. So to be fair you'd need to not allow hunting near farms & I dont see that happening. I'm happy with the deer I get. I use bait to some extent but never trued a food plot let alone them fancy ones. Dont see any issue with it tho. If a person wants to try growing bigger deer whats the problem?

I do find it slightly hypocritical to feed them in your backyard but speak against baiting or food plots of whatever kind. Those feed plots or bait piles feed all the deer & wildlife in an area, not just the ones getting shot. If its ok to feed them where they cant be hunted how can it be wrong to feed the ones that can? Almost seems wrong IMO to draw them into a situation where over population is going to happen. Might be better to push for hunting if theyre eating up all your bushes. We have alot of that here & in areas where people wont grant permission to hunt the municipalities eventually pay sharpshooters to kill what we would pay to hunt. That said I couldn't care less what anybody else does, including high fences. Not for me but who am I to tell another what to do. Theres enuff busy bodies butting into others affairs without me.