this is my first year hunting private land. my whole life i have hunted public land to where it was illegal to bait, feed, etc. my feeders are filled with protein pellets, not corn. so what i am feeding is actually benefiting my deer population, not just fattening them up like corn does. i also will not be hunting over it or near it. i put the feeders up solely to give the herd better nutrition and for game cam pictures.