my opinon is if its illegal to hunt over the bait, it should also be illegal to bait, if it is planted this doesn't count.the deer are subject to the disease either way, hunting over it will have no effect on wheither or not the deer catch and spread the disease, our state ruled it illegal because they feared the deer would spread the disease if it was legal,but its legal to bait and hunt that spot after the bait has been gone for10 days, to be honest,nearly every hunter or hunting club i know use bait, i do believe it changes their travel pattern in that area to mostly night,and little activity during day light, unless your baiting all year