here in North Carolina it is not illegal to bait deer. and we definitely take advantage of the opportunity to use feeders and corn. in reality it doesn't benefit you any towards shooting a big buck because a nice, mature buck isn't even going to be out during the day (here anyways .. unless during the rut) and it's especially not going to be eating under a feeder. feeders and food plots only keep the does around. i love having feeders on some of my stands because you know when you go hunt you're going to at least see some deer. and yeah, it gives you the advantage on shooting does if you're looking to put some meat on the table. we'll even put feeders in our fields to help sweeten it up even more. i don't really know how you can harvest a deer without using a feeder or food plots either. idk how it is out west but here in NC you're not going to see deer unless you have some type of food source. how do yall harvest a nice buck from year to year if you can't have any type of food source? do yall just walk through fields and try to just get lucky and shoot one at long range?