Well, after reading 10 pages the only thing I could add is that some hunters I know do every thing legal in their state to attract deer. This includes food(plots and feeders), scents(tarsal gland and doe estrous), sounds(rattling and grunt tubes) and visual( Buck, doe decoys). In my opinion, they're all a form of "baiting". Some use all and others use some but as hunters, I believe it's in our nature to to attract our prey to within killing range. Some weapons don't require us to be as close as others but at the end of the days hunt, each hunter must be happy with what he's doing or there's just no point in doing it. Personally I love taking a deer with my compound as well as with my muzzleloader and my .270. I've used all the methods mentioned above(except a decoy) with all my weapons of choice and they all tasted the same and I'm just as proud of one as the other. God, I love deer hunting. Keep it legal and keep it safe.......Happy Hunting.

Bernie, great job on the bows. My brother used to make take down recurves but I don't think he's ever taken a deer with one. That's quite an accomplishment in my eyes.