I'm late to the party here.
I don't have an interest in hunting over bait,I do understand where in some area's it is the only practical way to hunt or to control populations.I don't like how conditioned and desensitized an animal may become and I believe that to kill an animal under those circumstances doesn't present any particular challenge.To me it is more like shooting an animal for food than hunting.
The biggest objections I had to the seven year old killing the young buck was that the animal was completely desensitized,and that the set up of the weapon being used wasn't sufficient to kill cleanly and quickly,I also question whether a child of the age of 7 should be killing any thing yet,but that is another conversation.
I do see feeders being different than short term baiting,primarily because of the predictability of the response.Animals become quickly habituated.Years ago prior to it being illegal for a couple of winters I put corn out for deer after all the hunting seasons ended.I wanted to help them through the winter.In hind sight it was a mistake even though I fed them regularly from January through april.I would put the corn out in the morning before going to work.The deer actually became habituated to hearing my garage door opening and would come running and wait for me to put the corn out.20 or 30 deer of all different levels of wariness would stand in the field and wait for me.
I know the same thing holds true for the programmed timers on feeders.Do I think it likely a mature buck would come rushing in,no I don't,but if it were during the rut and a doe he was tending came in he would be close behind.
I am not opposed to the practice I just don't equate it the same way as other methods of hunting,taking an animal under those circumstances would not bring any particular satisfaction to me,other than enjoying the meat.
No offense is intended to anyone.