In VA it is not legal to hunt over bait, or even feed deer during hunting season.

I did break this law in my own back yard, well sorta. We have a bunch of bird feeders, corn and sunflower seeds were included, so the deer would come and eat it, but I didn't hunt there.

Scent is bait as well, but is legal where I hunt so I use it. I have found illegal piles of corn on my fathers property that is frequented by poachers, so I destroy it without the poachers knowing. Soon as I found it I took off my sweaty tee shirt and hid it near the bait under some leaves. When I came back during the season I put human hair all around it. The corn just sat there and turned to compost.

We all break little laws here and there sometimes on purpose, sometimes not. However, it is my opinion that hunting over (food) bait is crap. But if it is legal, who am I to say one way or the other?

KP