There are NO acorns where I hunt, and the neighbors all feed the deer lots of corn. I HAVE to bait them, or risk not seeing a deer, much less having one in range.

I was thinking of putting out corn and apples near a stand site in the evening, and hunting it in the morning. However, if the deer find it at night, I might push them out of there on the way in. Also, I don't want to scare away bucks, the way baiting sometimes does.

Any advice? The browse lines tell a story of too many deer, it's just that they are down the mountain at this time, or on my neighbors who incessantly feed them corn every year. As much as I hate to feed, I think I have to compete or I might not even see a deer.

Any advice on how to do it would be appreciated.