This is a topic that i' ve seen many times and the debate goes on and on. I think it' s a matter of personal preference. I think anything that a person can do to up their odds and help them fill their tags as long as it' s legal then i have no problem with it at all. I have several stands i bait and several that i don' t. I see no difference in hunting over bait and/or scents. I also see no difference in hunting a cut corn field compared to hunting over a corn pile, it' s still bait same as a bean field or an acorn ridge no matter if you put it there or not. Sometimes i hunt over the bait and sometimes i hunt trails leading to the bait just depends on if i' m meat hunting or hunting a nice buck. Like already stated a mature buck usually won' t come to a bait pile but you can catch him on a trail leading up to it especially if he' s following does. Like i said if it' s legal where you hunt then it' s up to you whether you choose to bait or not. This is just my personal opinion but as for me i bait and will continue to do so. God Bless!