RE: Why bait?
I don't think it is your opinion that people will have a problem with. It may be the way you presented yourself in the post. You say you don't mean any disrespect but you have me fooled.
I do not bait but I would never judge someone who did. It is there style of hunting ( yes I said hunting) that they chose. I have planted corn and soy beans in my fields. Does that make me a poor hunter because I hunt these areas? Some hunters also don't have the time that others do. If they are only able to hunt weekends or a couple of days a month it may allow them a better chance. I am sure they have there reason. Try not to look down on others. It may not be long before someone offends you about taking a pic of a deer on the back of a trailer. Some would say it is disrespectful. But I am sure you have your reason.