OVER BAIT....go for it, doesn't make a hoot of difference in my woods if you bait or not. I used to but never saw a mature buck over the bait. Also there are plenty of farm fields and timber loaded with acorns. Doesn't increase the odds IMO.

PUSHED DURING A DRIVE...go for it...I would think it much easier to shoot an unsuspecting monster buck from 20 feet high than a wired to the gourd deer on full alert on a full run or possibly, but highly unlikely, stopped at your effective bow range while checking it's back for it's pursuers. Definitely doesn't increase the odds for a bowhunter IMO.

CHASED BY DOGS...go for it...I can't begin to tell you how many times frickin' ferral dogs have chased deer by my stand, including some really nice bucks. Talk about a deer running for it's life...there just ain't no stoppin' them when a herd of canines are hooping and hollering and snipping at their haunches. If a fella can stick an arrow through both lungs in a situation like this then more power to 'em. Absolutely, positively, does not increase the odds for a bowhunter.

...given those situations I would say the deer are given more than a "fair" chase. I for one practice none of the aforementioned methods and I think you would find that most, if not all hunters that consistently harvest PY bucks, don't either.


Now if you would change the P&Y to B&C then I would say that they (with the exception of baiting) would all be considered borderline NOT fair chase. I think any "hunter" that sets out to kill a particular monster buck using these methods (Milo Hansen) is a punk and a whore.