I've put out 1500lbs of corn this year. The deer in alot of places are only hitting the bait at night now that the booms sticks are out. Before rifle season my Dad set over several of our places and seen alot deer, just traveling through that didn't even stop to eat. I feel like it helps concentrate the deer more, but hunting directly over a bait pile is rough in my experience. I don't start baiting until right b/f muzzleloader season and I do this to concentrate the does in hopes of seeing a trailing buck. For the most part it's worked. I've passed up several bucks this year that would score around 110", and seen a couple out of bow range that would go P&Y.