Althou I do neither, the main difference I can see between the 2 is: with baiting you attract the animal to an EXACT spot with unnatural food source, in some instances even to the exact time (timer baiting) the hunter will be there. Food plots on the other hand act just like any other natural food source except enhanced, and merely draw them to the general area (depending on the size and number of plots), to feed on their own natural feeding schedules. And food plots are there year round by their nature whereas baiting requiresquite often trips into hunting area.