Yes, I am from Texas. I do use bait. However, where I usually hunt I haven't seen a deer use a feeder in the past 5-6 years. I prefer to watch deer and be selective in what I take; not necessarily the biggest, but the most appropriate for maintaining age structure. Therefore, I use bait to stop the deer as the pass by so I can see them. Because of the extremely thick vegetation , we have to hunt open strips called "senderos". Stalking is not a possibility when you can only see about 10 feet in front of you. You only have about 3-4 seconds of a deer walking across that opening. I judge a successful hunt on what I saw during that hunt and I like time to observe.

As for high fences, I would rather not see them. I definitely can't stand canned hunts in which they place an animal in a particular pasture that someone will be hunting. I've even seen websites advertising an individual deer with a price underneath the picture. I guess a trophy depends on the eye of the beholder. On these, I think it is just atestament on how much money you can spend. If that makes them happy, then good for them.

Not all high fences are canned hunts though. I hunted on a high fenced place this past year because I was asked to help cull doe. It took 4 trips out there until I even saw a doe or any deer for that matter; it's definetely not canned on all high fenced ranches. It's just that these deer farms make it look that way.

Great discussion here. I like to play devils advocate sometimes and stir the pot.