ORIGINAL: stretchhunts
The reason I couldn`t believe the deer where within 5 feet from my wife is b/c she was sitting in the tower which sites on a 12 foot wide X 150yard long trail. The deer come right out of Hemlocks(which they used to eat) to get to the food plots. The hemlocks are a natural food source and give them awesome consealment.
Are your 10 x 10 foodplots in the woods?
If that's the case then I don't think there is a difference between baiting and planting food plots in that manner. A large field, which is where we started I think,is far different than some 10 x 10 patches of food plots surrounded by woods.
Yes, even a field is surrounded by woods but a large field versus a 10 x 10 food plot is different IMO. So with that in mind I guess the size of the food plot mayplay a role in whether or not it's considered baiting.